Winterze in Charleston, SC

[Jimmy Ghi]

I have a 2014 Newmar Bay Star. In March 2016 my wife and I will become full-timers (still working until then). We have week long trips planned up through December. The average low temp in the winter in Charleston, SC is approximately 42F but it has been known to freeze for several days in a row. We would like to take some trips in January and February. Do I need to winterize and just forget taking any trips after our trip in December? Does the air temp have to be freezing for several days in a row to impact the RV? It will be in a outside stoargae area. I am working with the place I store at to see if I can keep the rig plugged in. I plan on keeping the heat at about 60 in the RV.

During our past few trip I have notice that the carpet where the fresh water tank is gets moist. The top of the tank is dry. There are no leaks that I can see. Ione of the level sensors for the tank has come loose. How do I fix this?

Thanks all,

Jimmy

[Patti Brown]

Does your Bay Star have the 110v heating pad option for the tanks? If so, between that and the inside temp setting you should be fine. We are in coastal NC and saw a week's worth of below 20 degrees last winter with no problem on our previous Class C with no heat other than a trouble light underneath it.

[snowhawk2]

I have owned fifth wheels for years and live in New England. My resources have always told me that you need a hard freeze of 2 to 3 days to cause damage from cold temperatures and freezing water. There have been several times when the temps at night went into the 20s and it would be above freezing or in the 40s during the day. Using this strategy, I have never had any damage from freezing water and I never ran the heat, unless it got really cold for 2 days in a row and heat was needed. That's been my experience and I hope it helps.

[Jimmy Ghi]

Originally Posted by Patti Brown

Does your Bay Star have the 110v heating pad option for the tanks? If so, between that and the inside temp setting you should be fine. We are in coastal NC and saw a week's worth of below 20 degrees last winter with no problem on our previous Class C with no heat other than a trouble light underneath it.

Yes there is a heat pad for the fresh water. I am hoping the storage area will allow me to keep the rig plugged in. If so that should solve my issue. Thanks for the help

[Jimmy Ghi]

Originally Posted by snowhawk2

I have owned fifth wheels for years and live in New England. My resources have always told me that you need a hard freeze of 2 to 3 days to cause damage from cold temperatures and freezing water. There have been several times when the temps at night went into the 20s and it would be above freezing or in the 40s during the day. Using this strategy, I have never had any damage from freezing water and I never ran the heat, unless it got really cold for 2 days in a row and heat was needed. That's been my experience and I hope it helps.

Yes there is a heat pad for the fresh water. I am hoping the storage area will allow me to keep the rig plugged in. If so that should solve my issue. Thanks for the help