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Old 12-13-2017, 07:50 PM   #15
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We are debating whether to attempt a Christmas trip from Texas up into Missouri where forecast lows are 15 deg. The water lines and holding tanks (incl fresh water) are fully exposed underneath our 2009 Fleetwood gas MH, so I assume they would freeze even while driving. Does anyone ever travel in winter with a similar setup? If we drained the fresh water tank and lines before leaving, could we get by just driving and sleeping in the coach -- keeping it heated inside but not using water?
The answer is #2. Drain the tanks and blow out the lines. I tend to overkill so would add pink to the lines as well.

Now if you are only going for a short time consider staying in hotels. You will be burning a lot of fuel to get there and have to deal with propane for heat when you get there.

Additionally what would you do if you hit inclement weather with ice and snow on the road. MH are not great in those conditions unless you are prepared with lug tires.

It may make more sense to do a quick drive.
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The tanks probably won't freeze while driving because the heat put out by the engine will keep them warm enough. However, If you stop for any length of time, everything exposed will probably freeze.. On our Mirada, the gray and black tanks were exposed, but the fresh and plumbing was completely inside.


When we traveled with our old Mirada, we'd drain everything and winterize the system before getting into below freezing weather. We would use the toilet, but flush with RV antifreeze or the -50 windshield washer fluid. If you drain the water heater, make sure to pull the fuses so it cannot lite.
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The simple answer. Just keep RV antifreeze in your RV's plumbing system and you'll be just fine.
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I am sure the design of the different coach manufactures varies when it comes to keeping the tanks and plumbing from freezing. As a rule, we use our coach (a 40' diesel) more in the winter than in the summer. In the last 10+ years I have never winterized our coach. That includes use in Oregon's high desert where we saw multiple days of temperatures below freezing and night temperatures dropping to minus 30F. We did have one incident of a hot water line freezing during the night at -35 but thawed when the coach heat was returned to our normal temperature of 70F. None of this might apply to your coach but we have found that anti gel for the fuel and condensation forming on walls and in closets is the bigger of the problem with low temperature use. Just keep it heated.
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Just a side note. I'm reminded of the time we rented a big U-Haul truck (26ft box) that had just been brought up from Texas to NH. We drove it about 20 minutes and the radiator froze solid... The truck was running, but it was so cold out that the thermostats didn't open and circulate hot engine water to the radiator!
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Enjoy your trip and put your furnace on to keep everything warm.
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Enjoy your trip and put your furnace on to keep everything warm.
Might not be complete advice. OP tells us
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Rv antifreeze

Walmart sells their store brand of RV antifreeze. I think it sells for a little under three $ a gallon.
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