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Old 06-23-2019, 05:29 PM   #15
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If you’ve got an unexpected cold snap where you’re staying you could pay for a campsite for the night. If you’ve got hookups electric heaters are the way to go for sure. I’ve stayed in 30f temps with two 1500w heaters and it was perfectly fine, no furnace running, no extra layers of clothing. If you’re struggling with tripping breakers in your 30 amp rig you can run an extension cord through the slide out for another 15amps.
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In my case I only had a 20 amp service so I could run just 1 electric heater. A smaller trailer is easier to tow, heat, cool, clean, park.

I have not looked at the small ORV or Artic Fox trailers. Lance builds most of their trailers smaller so they can be towed with a half ton truck. I would try to buy a truck/trailer combo that is easy to tow.
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If you’ve got an unexpected cold snap where you’re staying you could pay for a campsite for the night. If you’ve got hookups electric heaters are the way to go for sure. I’ve stayed in 30f temps with two 1500w heaters and it was perfectly fine, no furnace running, no extra layers of clothing. If you’re struggling with tripping breakers in your 30 amp rig you can run an extension cord through the slide out for another 15amps.
Keeping people warm is important. Using electric heaters to do that is a good way to do it.

However, electric space heaters will not keep tanks, fresh supply pipes, and tank drains from freezing. Any water under the insulated floor can freeze. Sometimes pipes and fittings are located next to uninsulated walls like steel wheel wells. Even closed spaces inside insulated TT walls can get cold enough to freeze water pumps. Yes, mine did ($230). A 50 gallon fresh tank full of water can last a couple of days at 29 degrees F. Pipes and valves maybe 4 hours.

Camping in the winter with functioning plumbing requires features through out the TT to be designed for it. A good sign the one you are looking at is
good to go is that the waste drain valves and pipes are in an enclosed space. Enclosed, insulated, and heated is what is needed.

Also look at insulation features listed in previous posts.
Don't believe advertising slogans like "All Season" or "Fully Enclosed and Heated Underbelly". There is no truth in advertising in the TT industry.

Many Canadian TT's builders do produce "All Season" TT's. Very few US builders do.
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For electric heat I think the oscillating tower heaters work the best. And I agree, electric heat if you are in a campground is what you want to use between 32 degrees and 60 degrees.

If it is going to go down below freezing a few degrees for a few hours there is nothing to worry about. I tested it. Now a solid freeze for 12 hours you will want to use the propane furnace to keep the enclosed underbelly heated.

I have had 2 trailers and 1 5th wheel. I would not give any of then a passing cold weather grade. It seems it is easier to keep them cool in a Pa. summer than warm in the Florida winter.
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