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TimmyB · 12-30-2019, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rmueller

Nice...love South Haven, visit Sunny Brook every year.

Yep, 60 yesterday, 30 today and snow on the way. It's a little like living in Denver lately.

Ron

Sunnybrook? Them's the fancy side of the tracks! They only let me drive past it if I promise not to stop in.

Snow just started, here. 5-8 inches in the next 24 hours.

Jim.B1 · 01-14-2020, 05:29 AM

We have a 2014 Fleetwood Southwind and travel I-75 each January from Ontario to Florida.
I place 2 remote thermometers (Walmart $15) in the fresh water wet bay and the utility bay.
I can monitor the temperature from the drivers seat.
We travel with the propane furnace set at 60-65F and this keeps the basement area at or above 38F.
Two years ago the temperature dropped to -4F and the basement never dropped below 38F.
For the first couple of nights we leave both the dinette and bedroom slides in to reduce the heating area. Our coach is set up so that it is still functional with the slides in.
This year we went almost 3 full days on one tank of propane running both the furnace and fridge, but filled up ($38) before running out to be safe.
Using the remote thermometers ensures you are getting heat to these critical areas.
The biggest issue when travelling in the Winter is finding places to dump and also finding fresh potable water until you are into warmer temps.
As an FYI, if you find a Flying J with a dump station open in the Winter they may no offer running water to flush, or guarantee the water is potable, also, some Georgia Rest Areas have dump stations.

TimmyB · 01-14-2020, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim.B1

We have a 2014 Fleetwood Southwind and travel I-75 each January from Ontario to Florida.
I place 2 remote thermometers (Walmart $15) in the fresh water wet bay and the utility bay.
I can monitor the temperature from the drivers seat.
We travel with the propane furnace set at 60-65F and this keeps the basement area at or above 38F.
Two years ago the temperature dropped to -4F and the basement never dropped below 38F.
For the first couple of nights we leave both the dinette and bedroom slides in to reduce the heating area. Our coach is set up so that it is still functional with the slides in.
This year we went almost 3 full days on one tank of propane running both the furnace and fridge, but filled up ($38) before running out to be safe.
Using the remote thermometers ensures you are getting heat to these critical areas.
The biggest issue when travelling in the Winter is finding places to dump and also finding fresh potable water until you are into warmer temps.
As an FYI, if you find a Flying J with a dump station open in the Winter they may no offer running water to flush, or guarantee the water is potable, also, some Georgia Rest Areas have dump stations.

Those thermometers are an AWESOME idea. Thanks, Jim!

Alan_Hepburn · 01-14-2020, 10:32 PM

We were traveling during February a few years ago through south Texas and had been driving all day through rain. We stopped for the night and knew that the temperature was going to drop into the high 20s overnight so I made sure that our water hose and sewer hose were safely stowed away, and the furnace was running to keep the basement warm. We got ready to leave the next morning and had quite a chuckle when we went to raise the levelers: they had frozen to the ground overnight! Took me almost 30 minutes with a heat gun to get them raised up!

DurangoNick · 01-15-2020, 04:32 AM

You'll go through quite a bit of propane keeping everything warm. Attached was us lasi winter in the Rockies. PS: are there any places to stay in the winter there?

Ron750 · 01-15-2020, 04:51 AM

The new salt brine they are using to salt the roads is very corrosive and difficult to wash off. I keep my Mustang and Harley in the garage as soon as they lay it down.

okcnewbie · 01-15-2020, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron750

The new salt brine they are using to salt the roads is very corrosive and difficult to wash off. I keep my Mustang and Harley in the garage as soon as they lay it down.

On that note; I've never seen a MH for sale that had been on winter roads or had pets in it. Odd....

TimmyB · 01-15-2020, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan_Hepburn

We were traveling during February a few years ago through south Texas and had been driving all day through rain. We stopped for the night and knew that the temperature was going to drop into the high 20s overnight so I made sure that our water hose and sewer hose were safely stowed away, and the furnace was running to keep the basement warm. We got ready to leave the next morning and had quite a chuckle when we went to raise the levelers: they had frozen to the ground overnight! Took me almost 30 minutes with a heat gun to get them raised up!

Oh, dear! Reminder to self: leveling, not THAT important in the winter!!!

TimmyB · 01-15-2020, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DurangoNick

You'll go through quite a bit of propane keeping everything warm. Attached was us lasi winter in the Rockies. PS: are there any places to stay in the winter there?

Oh, wow, I HOPE I don't have anything that looks like that while we are there!!! As for where to stay, our daughter and son-in-law own a campground so we will just be staying there while we visit. The way the drive is set up, we'll actually be able to park right in the main road, next to our actual summer spot and use our power pedestal. The dump station for drive-ins is right there so as long as weather allows for it, we will be all set with that, as well.

TimmyB · 01-15-2020, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron750

The new salt brine they are using to salt the roads is very corrosive and difficult to wash off. I keep my Mustang and Harley in the garage as soon as they lay it down.

What state is that in, Ron?

nukid68 · 01-16-2020, 06:03 PM

I don't know if this is any help or not, but our 98 dream is full time for us. Last year in Muncie IN, we had 3 days or so at -16. We put a small heater in the water bay, and using heated hoses we did ok. 1 day frozen because water line ended being unplugged.

c92vette · 01-31-2020, 09:39 PM

Spent a week in 9 to 40 degree weather a couple of years ago. Stuck drop lights in the water bays along with a temp monitor. At 9 degrees the bay temps didn't fall below 40. Water was shut off in the campground and we ran through a good 50 gallons of our 70 onboard. Didn't have any problems other than having to deep clean the chassis from the brine used to melt the ice on the roads. We have decided that is too much winter for us and will not do that again.

TimmyB · 02-01-2020, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by c92vette

Spent a week in 9 to 40 degree weather a couple of years ago. Stuck drop lights in the water bays along with a temp monitor. At 9 degrees the bay temps didn't fall below 40. Water was shut off in the campground and we ran through a good 50 gallons of our 70 onboard. Didn't have any problems other than having to deep clean the chassis from the brine used to melt the ice on the roads. We have decided that is too much winter for us and will not do that again.

Thanks, Steve. Good info! I think we are seriously leaning towards this and (hopefully) we don't see too much of that stuff on the roads.