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04-18-2019, 07:58 PM
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5th wheel in winter
Wife and I have decided to sell our house and live fulltime in newer 5er or motorhome. We will be living in eastern Washington and continue working, which means winters in the rv. Looking for advice as to best option between 5er or motorhome. Single digits and snow in winter and 90 plus in summer but we will have full hookups.
Thanks
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04-18-2019, 08:06 PM
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There is only one brand I would consider wintwring in Eastern WA in. TETON. They have been out of business for several years, but are still one of the best for cold winters.
Instead of a fiver consider a park model. Better insulation, more room and less money.
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04-18-2019, 08:19 PM
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I never even considered a park model, I will have to do a lot more research I guess. Is there any that people give good reviews on?
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04-18-2019, 08:30 PM
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A quality 5er should be fine , BUT , you'll need to check that the RV is usable with the slides in ; for those really cold nasty storms ; because the slide floors and walls are the weak points in the RV's insulation , and pulling them in will save energy and help keep you warmer.
Also consider a mattress warming pad for the bed, better than an electric blanket , for bad weather in an RV.
BTW: I've boondocked in a 5er at -22 and been comfortable. But that company no longer builds 5ers. 
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04-18-2019, 09:03 PM
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Just go look at them. Most will be at least 2x4 stud walls built like your house except smaller. Where RVs have RV appliances like toilets thst dump into a holding tank park models have residentail toilets, residental refers etc. When it gets down to the teens an RV can burn 25 gallons of propane a week at minimum inside temp. We had what I consider a very good fiver, we spent one winter in the Columbia river gorge just east of Portland. Once it got cold and using two portable heaters we were using a 25 gallon propane tank a week. Temps inside the fiver was usually mid 60s.
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04-18-2019, 09:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 450Donn
There is only one brand I would consider wintwring in Eastern WA in. TETON. They have been out of business for several years, but are still one of the best for cold winters.
Instead of a fiver consider a park model. Better insulation, more room and less money.
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It's good to hear that they are still thought well of. I worked as the Quality Control Inspector for Teton for a while around 2003-04. Lots of the workers hated me because I was incredibly picky, but I always felt that they should be as close to perfect as possible given the price and reputation. I finally moved on to a better job for Freightliner, but every now and then I run across a Teton and it sparks some good memories.
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04-18-2019, 09:34 PM
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We been full timing for 9 years. Two Alfa's now a Crossroads Rushmore. In Richland Wa...yes it's gets cold here too. Teton, great choice. Alfa great choice. New models, Riverstone. Artic Fox. Good luck. PM your #. Lets chat.
Gary
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04-18-2019, 11:16 PM
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You should check on RV lots. Availability might be short. I work at Horn Rapids RV resort here in Richland. We have 50+ people on our waiting list for full time spots. Plus 5 calls a day of people looking. 225 lots. 3/4 of them are fulltimers.
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04-19-2019, 06:50 AM
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There is no RV that will be as warm as a house.
The best insulated RVs are Outdoor RV and Artic Fox. A smaller RV is easier to heat,/cool than a big RV.
If you are not going to travel I agree with looking at a Park Model of how about a custom built Tiny House that you can have more insulation put in at build time. I am thinking you could have well built Tiny House for less money than most 5th wheels.
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04-19-2019, 07:52 AM
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The space I have to put it will not accommodate a tiny home. That would have been my first choice for sure. The space is at very small rv park.
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04-19-2019, 12:25 PM
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ive just wintered in single digit lows, ice, etc. Below freezing for 9 days at one stretch in January. My teton handled it no prob. 9-11 gallons a week. 2 furnaces never below 68 inside. Slides out life was fine. Hope you got plenty of truck to move it
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04-19-2019, 01:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by consolenut
ive just wintered in single digit lows, ice, etc. Below freezing for 9 days at one stretch in January. My teton handled it no prob. 9-11 gallons a week. 2 furnaces never below 68 inside. Slides out life was fine. Hope you got plenty of truck to move it
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I only have 1 ton srw so might be a little heavy. Lol
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04-19-2019, 06:34 PM
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the smaller tetons are moveable.. the sunrise for example. or look at a NewMar Kountry Aire 5th wheel. I had one previous it did great in cold weather too. It handled winter in Minneapolis easily.
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04-19-2019, 06:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bookem15
Wife and I have decided to sell our house and live fulltime in newer 5er or motorhome. We will be living in eastern Washington and continue working, which means winters in the rv. Looking for advice as to best option between 5er or motorhome. Single digits and snow in winter and 90 plus in summer but we will have full hookups.
Thanks
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