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Originally Posted by The Driver
Hey Bill (Busskipper)...you're nearly famous!
There's a photo of your coach with a nearly-correct credit to your iRV handle for shooting it!
RV LIFE: Winter RVing Tips From Experienced Snowbirds - RV LIFE.
https://rvlife.com/winter-rving-tips/
Unfortunately, they don't quote you about anything.
Their loss, good buddy....
Doug! |
Doug,
Thanks for the Shout Out on the Image - That Pic was taken in Golden, Colorado - Clear Creek RV Park - our favorite CG in the USA (with 4 granddaughter's just 12 miles away, sure helps). Image was shot after a early October Snow - I had to get out and shoot the Pic quickly, as the snow had all melted by 10:00.
On a side note - the Coach did spend three winters in that park - one year it was -17 for ten straight nights - freezing Clear Creek Solid. We left a week later and toured Utah and a little of Nevada for 4-6 weeks - was great! When we returned in Early February, the Creek still had Ice, maybe a Foot thick. Water was flowing and we did our walks in Short with the Locals - along the Creek. when the Sun shines in Golden it is usually Warm all year round.
Reading through the article - While I do have and have used a heated water hose - from experience, my advice is to only stay hooked up when it is not that cold, maybe mid twenty's at night to about 40's during the day. IMHO, and from experience of watching others just too much risk to stay hooked up. Fill your on board tank, it will be warmer and will not freeze. I cannot tell you how many people do not follow this advice and regret it later. (Hose's Freeze - Hose's Burst.... -
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I have never Full timed - so skirting would just be a little too much Work for me.
The Tip to keep the RV floors warm is smart but you need to order the Coach that way We did add some foam insulation in the basement and it helped - when we asked for it, Heated Floors in 2004, TS had never done it and it became an option after we ordered the Coach. we used rugs and because the electric was included in the rent - we often kept a Heater in the bay - keeping the Basement Warm thus the floors over - Bedroom is over the rear Axle, so it will get a little cooler or just plain COLD!
Reducing Humidity - as we were in Colorado - with very little Humidity we seldom had an Issue here - in fact we would often have to add humidity with only partially dry towels - they easily dried overnight.
Knowing your systems and resources - Having a Hydro Hot and free electric is a Really big Deal in the winter, making most things just easier and costing less.
We found out that light bulbs make heat and they help - Halogen especially good for heating the Basement and the Utility Bay - I do both and they really worked well.
When we had our Coach Built TS allowed us to make a lot of adds (actually we ha some 85 + separate Adds in our build) - the winter adds - Dedicated outlets for electric heaters - Bedroom - Bath Room - Kitchen and Front - those 4 - 20 amp outlets let us heat the Coach with electric in the Winter, it is usually included in the daily charge and just make life easy. Add to that that the Entire Coach was wrapped in Reflectix Bubble Wrap and you would be amazed at what that does to not only help with heat but also with A/C. - I also used real Duct Take to seal the Vents, helping in both summer and Winter. I also had the tank heaters added but they only lasted a few years.
The most critical thing that was not mentioned was to use Reflectix in the Front windshield (the large single pane glass surface is your Biggest Issue in the Winter) at night and to try to locate the rig so that front Windshield is Faced South - allowing solar to Help out with the Heating, we do this in the Winter and the Opposite (North) in the Summer.
So Doug, thanks again for the shout out - It was fun to have a quick trip down memory Lane - the oldest GD'er would spend the night with us and shout out at the Woof Woof's (dog's) as they walked down the sidewalk along the Creek - this summer the 1-2 YO GD'er traveled with us again - she is Now 14 - from Yellowstone to Taos, with her sisters, and cousin and families, letting us turn the Covid Lemons into Lemonade - what a great summer. Where did all those years go?
DW had stayed in touch with the Managers of the park, they were able to slide us in with a cancelation and we returned to closeout our trip - three months in the Rockies, with the Families, ending in Golden - Heaven.
images - Real Winter in Golden
This October on the Creek in Golden
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