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Suddenly widowed & on my own. I’m in the south but getting some cold weather below freezing over night. Totally new to winter camping and on my own could use some tips at like ypu’re explaining to a 5 year old level. I hate winter! Always have & on my own for the first time it sucks to be clueless.
We used to regularly winter RV in a couple of motor homes. We spent most of the time in the Canadian Rockies and it was not unusual to have temperatures in the -20 C range. We have moved on to a 5th wheel and are finding preparations for cold weather camping a bit of a challenge. In the motor home, keeping the drain valves heated was a non-issue as they were in a box accessible from a door on the outside and placing a trouble light with a 60 watt bulb in there was enough to keep the valves from freezing so we could still use the toilet and sinks. We had to carry water as at those temperatures, using the water tank was a non-starter. Pouring RV antifreeze in the drains and toilet kept the fluids moving and we carried a supply of that. I am still trying to come up with a way to keep the 5th wheel drain valves from freezing as they hang down from the bottom of the unit and I'm leaning towards heat tape.
To answer that question near Algonquin park, it got down to below -40° for a couple days, needed three different heaters to keep it above freezing inside
Coldest was 5 degrees last week. Our tanks froze solid. Nothing broke however. Don't know why. All our water lines are inside and we had the heat up. Thanks for the video. I know it is a year old.
I camped on the pack ice in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada in February. I drove a Ford F350 with a BigFoot Camper up the Mckenzie river ice road. I had to run the honda generator continuously and alternate propane bottles to keep them warm. Temp was -35 F. Due to lack of dumpsites I had to run dry.
Here in New Mexico, it's interesting trying to stay warm in an older fiver. This winter will be warmer inside than last year. I've repaired places, used spray foam and other types of insulation. MUCH warmer this upcoming winter than last year.
I have lived in my fifth wheel on and off for the last ten years. the coldest i ever stayed in was a -40c cold snap that lasted for about a week. i always skirt my trailer and cover the slide out with insulation. this particular time i didn't have water running in the trailer as i was staying on family property. the worst part of this experience was during the cold snap my furnace was running so hard it blew the blower motor in the middle of the night. it took 2 days to get a new one ordered in so i could install it. trying to keep a fifth wheel from freezing in -40c with only space heaters is insane. this was the worst experience ive had in ten years of travelling and it did make me move out of the fifth wheel for about a year and a half. i missed it to much though and ended up moving back in. the best recommendation i can give for winter camping in canada is have a wood stove
I’m currently fighting Wisconsin’s neg 20 atmosphere with High winds. Trying to keep my wife from losing the dream to. It’s just kind of heartbreaking when all your frustrations don’t add up to anything. We just had all of our tanks freeze to a brick spent the last three days absolutely freezing foam boarding and HVAC tape put two space heaters underneath hope that does the trick.
@@fightintheshade we got there. Pushed through the winter, the tanks did freeze but no damage so we got lucky. The roof did have a leak but we tarped it for the end of the winter. Bought a newer step up trailer w no leaks! Lol and succeeded at moving to much warmer climate. The total was 4 heaters running two under the trailer in the tank box i made out of foam boards n foil tape and two in the trailer. Plastic over the windows and that foam stopper in the roof vents w plastic over it. Keep the heat in.
Do you have a video about skirting an RV for winter, reducing the amount of cold air going underneath the camper. I have a 2017 330bhs bullet by keystone and it is not a 4 season camper. Lynnville Indiana.
This is my first year living in my rv and am concerned about the winter if anyone can post in the comments were to buy the nessisary item to keep my tanks warm I would appreciate that
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Now that that is out of the way. Every manufacture of heated tank pads is different when it comes to power consumption. Do your home work and check each before you buy
Spending the winter in Kentucky this year. Temperatures as low as -8. Boondocking. Only real problems were the grey and black tanks. Emptying them was tricky and messy. When they thawed, I added RV anti-freeze. That did the trick. I had prepared by placing foam board around my fresh water tank. (Grateful that I had access). Refextic everywhere! Access doors, around valves etc. Left lower kitchen cabinet door open to allow heat to get to the fresh water tank. The worst is over and I am headed to Houston next week. (I know I have it backwards. Family issues.) Next, studying how to stay cool and dry. Happy Trails!
They key to black tanks is heating that area. I recommend opening all you cabinet doors to get air flow in them and to put a shop light with and old school light bulb 💡 in the wet bay. that will keep that small area warm.
I was boondocking. No electricity. But I will keep that in mind when I am at an RV park. Thank you! I don't know where you've been but glad you are back.
Glenn Allan Alaska 1975, I was renting an 8x24 foot travel trailer that I couldn't heat up for the life of me. Being from Southern California, the land of sunshine and pretty girls, I couldn't imagine winter’s impending double-digit below zero temperatures that were soon to freeze my future. In this interior Alaskan town, the temperature in mid-winter would reach sixty degrees below zero. To get an idea of my frigid air future I would go sit in the walk-in freezer of the restaurant which was 0 degrees, It was cold in there; however, it could still get 60 degrees colder. How could that be possible? The trailer wasn't insulated, but it did have three heaters in it, an oil stove, propane stove, and an electric space heater. At 20 below the oil would start icing up and the stove oil quit flowing. At 40 below the propane quit expanding. That left me with the 1,000-watt electric heater that was more ceremonial than functional at 60 below zero. Upon awakening in the morning, I had to break the ice on the dog’s water dish that was placed directly in front of the electric heater. Thank goodness for a good down sleeping bag, overalls, parka, hard head, and the love of a good dog. Routinely between minus thirty and minus 55 most days ( back then). It warmed up only when it snowed.. I found that it wasn't the cold itself that bothered me; it was the mechanical failure that it caused. Heating a house with anything but wood was absurd too impossible. You had to plug in your engine heater and battery blanket whenever you parked the car so that the engine didn't freeze up. If you were going to park somewhere there wasn't a place to plug it in, you just left the car running, you locked the door and hoped you remembered your extra key. Everything would get brittle when it got really cold, you could close your car door and the handle would break off in your hand. After the car would set all night the tires would freeze flat on the bottoms, then for the first half mile it felt as if you were driving down a riverbed covered with cobble rocks in a 4x4 until the tires re-rounded themselves. One night I came home when the temperature was somewhere south of -60-degrees, and I went to plug in the car and my plug-in cords shattered into a thousand pieces like glass. I vowed not to fix that S.O.B. Until it was 20-above, and I hitchhiked for the next three-weeks. Up until now I thought that Frigid-Air was the name of a refrigerator.
Why leave the dump valves open when hooked up? First you do not get everything out of the grey tank as the heavier stuff can get moved out of the stream. The black tank left open allows any flying bug in the sewer line at the park a straight shot into your RV. Leave them closed until time to dump and do as you usually do. Dump and CLOSE THEM after the line has drained. Your sewer line if it only has a little bit of whatever on the bottom is not going to bust like it would if it is full. Remember when water and poo freezez it expands so keeping the valves shut is the best thing you can do and yes year round! Now if you have a valve that leaks which you know it's doing when you go to dump and remove the end cap and you get splashed with nice smelly stuff if black or grey you know by what came out at you and that it MUST be fixed but if one is bad replace them both! Freezing weather is not a plastic or PVC friend so protect your dump lines! Keep the valves shut 365 days a year until time to dump! It's part of the life! Oh, dont forget to drain your water hose as they will crack like glass when the water in it freezes! Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
@rolloverriderpgr I'm confused by your comment. I just rewatched this video and nowhere in it did I say that the dump valves should be left open. never the less You are correct by stating that you should keep them closed until they are 3/4 of the way full and then dump them. 3" PVC pipes will hold up better than the regular camping dump tubes in colder weather. Due to the thickness and better construction of the PVC. Stepping on one of the regular camp ones in the winter will destroy them. Thanks for your great comment that gets people thinking. You are a welcome member of the pack here at 3tails RV.
@@3tailsRV true BUT many Rvers especially the newbies will leave them open. I'm adding to the information. Hate bugs in the RV ESPECIALLY when sitting on the throne and the little buggers land on your arse! Reason I hook up, dump and close both valves. It takes nothing to go out every few days and pull the valves to dump! At least you're not looking for a dump station!! I HATE cold weather and am stuck with it until I get the floor of the cab over rebuilt from a sneaky window leak then I can GTFO of MO to AZ!! And not worry about freezing up! Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
My cold water is working in my room, but the hot water is not flowing hot water. I took a shower in my rv last night and had hot water but no flow today?
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Suddenly widowed & on my own. I’m in the south but getting some cold weather below freezing over night. Totally new to winter camping and on my own could use some tips at like ypu’re explaining to a 5 year old level. I hate winter! Always have & on my own for the first time it sucks to be clueless.
Ha NAVY! Hope you and your wife stay warm this Winter. I've been out of pocket doing army things.. Keep the videos Cumming brothers. Go ARMY!
OH here we go again... Go NAVY BEAT Army!!
@@3tailsRV LOL
We used to regularly winter RV in a couple of motor homes. We spent most of the time in the Canadian Rockies and it was not unusual to have temperatures in the -20 C range. We have moved on to a 5th wheel and are finding preparations for cold weather camping a bit of a challenge. In the motor home, keeping the drain valves heated was a non-issue as they were in a box accessible from a door on the outside and placing a trouble light with a 60 watt bulb in there was enough to keep the valves from freezing so we could still use the toilet and sinks. We had to carry water as at those temperatures, using the water tank was a non-starter. Pouring RV antifreeze in the drains and toilet kept the fluids moving and we carried a supply of that. I am still trying to come up with a way to keep the 5th wheel drain valves from freezing as they hang down from the bottom of the unit and I'm leaning towards heat tape.
Brian Frise wow thanks for sharing your experiences with the community's and also for watching.
I keep mine from freezing by spending my winters in Texas.
Why do that lol??
@@3tailsRV it's a lot warmer than in Missouri!!
Where in Tx as I'm heading that way to Az in a few weeks!
That’s great just don’t go to Hudspeth county🥶
It’s freezing in Texas. Gunna be 5 degrees in a few days
Move to Florida it 88 here lol
I found 2:58 useful for a way of holding foam board insulation up under the trailer.
Glad we could help. What state are you in?
@@3tailsRV Surprisingly California, but I use my trailer in the winter in Truckee, CA. I think -15 F was the coldest I had with the trailer.
To answer that question near Algonquin park, it got down to below -40° for a couple days, needed three different heaters to keep it above freezing inside
Coldest was 5 degrees last week. Our tanks froze solid. Nothing broke however. Don't know why. All our water lines are inside and we had the heat up. Thanks for the video. I know it is a year old.
Try running the water running just a little. That gets some movement in the lines and will help them nor to freeze up
Coldest, Iowa in January, - 18 lowest, with multiple weeks below 0. Didn't want to stay, but medical reasons kept me there... Brrrrr
What is that you are using on the outside water inlet ? Its at 1:37- 1:40 on the video. That is the problem area for me. Tia.
Thanks for this helpful info!
I camped on the pack ice in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada in February. I drove a Ford F350 with a BigFoot Camper up the Mckenzie river ice road. I had to run the honda generator continuously and alternate propane bottles to keep them warm. Temp was -35 F. Due to lack of dumpsites I had to run dry.
WOW Now that is COLD!!! BURRR
Here in New Mexico, it's interesting trying to stay warm in an older fiver. This winter will be warmer inside than last year. I've repaired places, used spray foam and other types of insulation. MUCH warmer this upcoming winter than last year.
Good to hear... Thanks for the comment 👊😀
I liked this video!
I have lived in my fifth wheel on and off for the last ten years. the coldest i ever stayed in was a -40c cold snap that lasted for about a week. i always skirt my trailer and cover the slide out with insulation. this particular time i didn't have water running in the trailer as i was staying on family property. the worst part of this experience was during the cold snap my furnace was running so hard it blew the blower motor in the middle of the night. it took 2 days to get a new one ordered in so i could install it. trying to keep a fifth wheel from freezing in -40c with only space heaters is insane. this was the worst experience ive had in ten years of travelling and it did make me move out of the fifth wheel for about a year and a half. i missed it to much though and ended up moving back in. the best recommendation i can give for winter camping in canada is have a wood stove
I’m currently fighting Wisconsin’s neg 20 atmosphere with High winds. Trying to keep my wife from losing the dream to. It’s just kind of heartbreaking when all your frustrations don’t add up to anything. We just had all of our tanks freeze to a brick spent the last three days absolutely freezing foam boarding and HVAC tape put two space heaters underneath hope that does the trick.
@@jesseredfield8194 how did it work out?
@@fightintheshade we got there. Pushed through the winter, the tanks did freeze but no damage so we got lucky. The roof did have a leak but we tarped it for the end of the winter. Bought a newer step up trailer w no leaks! Lol and succeeded at moving to much warmer climate. The total was 4 heaters running two under the trailer in the tank box i made out of foam boards n foil tape and two in the trailer. Plastic over the windows and that foam stopper in the roof vents w plastic over it. Keep the heat in.
Hey how did you insulate the hose to RV connector?
Love from Ladakh, my mate.
:)
Thanks for watching
coolest place was -46 C in Edmonton and awesome video. Oh and the RV never froze lol 🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦
*Oh wow* no that is cold (for us in the us that is -50.8)
@@3tailsRV yes that was cod but thing is all the stuff we say does work lol awesome videos 👍👍🛠️🇨🇦
Thank you ❤️
Do you have a video about skirting an RV for winter, reducing the amount of cold air going underneath the camper. I have a 2017 330bhs bullet by keystone and it is not a 4 season camper. Lynnville Indiana.
I've seen several videos where people in snowy areas put bails of hay around their rig.
THat also attracts mice and other critters. my 2 cents..
NO I dont have a video for skirting, but there are plenty of them out there
This is my first year living in my rv and am concerned about the winter if anyone can post in the comments were to buy the nessisary item to keep my tanks warm I would appreciate that
Kind of random but I have the same pillow cases
thank you I think lol Thanks for stopping over and checking out the video.. See you soon
what would the power needs be for the tank heating pads for all 3 tanks
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Now that that is out of the way. Every manufacture of heated tank pads is different when it comes to power consumption. Do your home work and check each before you buy
Spending the winter in Kentucky this year. Temperatures as low as -8. Boondocking. Only real problems were the grey and black tanks. Emptying them was tricky and messy. When they thawed, I added RV anti-freeze. That did the trick. I had prepared by placing foam board around my fresh water tank. (Grateful that I had access). Refextic everywhere! Access doors, around valves etc. Left lower kitchen cabinet door open to allow heat to get to the fresh water tank. The worst is over and I am headed to Houston next week. (I know I have it backwards. Family issues.) Next, studying how to stay cool and dry. Happy Trails!
They key to black tanks is heating that area. I recommend opening all you cabinet doors to get air flow in them and to put a shop light with and old school light bulb 💡 in the wet bay. that will keep that small area warm.
I was boondocking. No electricity. But I will keep that in mind when I am at an RV park. Thank you! I don't know where you've been but glad you are back.
What can you do for your holding tanks if you can't get under the rv?
Do you have a wet Bay Area
Glenn Allan Alaska 1975, I was renting an 8x24 foot travel trailer that I couldn't heat up for the life of me. Being from Southern California, the land of sunshine and pretty girls, I couldn't imagine winter’s impending double-digit below zero temperatures that were soon to freeze my future. In this interior Alaskan town, the temperature in mid-winter would reach sixty degrees below zero. To get an idea of my frigid air future I would go sit in the walk-in freezer of the restaurant which was 0 degrees, It was cold in there; however, it could still get 60 degrees colder. How could that be possible? The trailer wasn't insulated, but it did have three heaters in it, an oil stove, propane stove, and an electric space heater. At 20 below the oil would start icing up and the stove oil quit flowing. At 40 below the propane quit expanding. That left me with the 1,000-watt electric heater that was more ceremonial than functional at 60 below zero. Upon awakening in the morning, I had to break the ice on the dog’s water dish that was placed directly in front of the electric heater. Thank goodness for a good down sleeping bag, overalls, parka, hard head, and the love of a good dog.
Routinely between minus thirty and minus 55 most days ( back then). It warmed up only when it snowed.. I found that it wasn't the cold itself that bothered me; it was the mechanical failure that it caused. Heating a house with anything but wood was absurd too impossible. You had to plug in your engine heater and battery blanket whenever you parked the car so that the engine didn't freeze up. If you were going to park somewhere there wasn't a place to plug it in, you just left the car running, you locked the door and hoped you remembered your extra key. Everything would get brittle when it got really cold, you could close your car door and the handle would break off in your hand. After the car would set all night the tires would freeze flat on the bottoms, then for the first half mile it felt as if you were driving down a riverbed covered with cobble rocks in a 4x4 until the tires re-rounded themselves. One night I came home when the temperature was somewhere south of -60-degrees, and I went to plug in the car and my plug-in cords shattered into a thousand pieces like glass. I vowed not to fix that S.O.B. Until it was 20-above, and I hitchhiked for the next three-weeks. Up until now I thought that Frigid-Air was the name of a refrigerator.
I spent a full year in calgary alberta canada..it would get to about -45 celcius..we kept warn and cozy..never froze up..pheeewwww
Thank you! Cheers!
So how'd you manage that?? Any details you can share?
-60 c in the Yukon bush for 2 years.
Why leave the dump valves open when hooked up?
First you do not get everything out of the grey tank as the heavier stuff can get moved out of the stream.
The black tank left open allows any flying bug in the sewer line at the park a straight shot into your RV.
Leave them closed until time to dump and do as you usually do.
Dump and CLOSE THEM after the line has drained.
Your sewer line if it only has a little bit of whatever on the bottom is not going to bust like it would if it is full. Remember when water and poo freezez it expands so keeping the valves shut is the best thing you can do and yes year round!
Now if you have a valve that leaks which you know it's doing when you go to dump and remove the end cap and you get splashed with nice smelly stuff if black or grey you know by what came out at you and that it MUST be fixed but if one is bad replace them both!
Freezing weather is not a plastic or PVC friend so protect your dump lines! Keep the valves shut 365 days a year until time to dump! It's part of the life!
Oh, dont forget to drain your water hose as they will crack like glass when the water in it freezes!
Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
@rolloverriderpgr I'm confused by your comment. I just rewatched this video and nowhere in it did I say that the dump valves should be left open. never the less You are correct by stating that you should keep them closed until they are 3/4 of the way full and then dump them.
3" PVC pipes will hold up better than the regular camping dump tubes in colder weather. Due to the thickness and better construction of the PVC. Stepping on one of the regular camp ones in the winter will destroy them.
Thanks for your great comment that gets people thinking. You are a welcome member of the pack here at 3tails RV.
@@3tailsRV true BUT many Rvers especially the newbies will leave them open. I'm adding to the information.
Hate bugs in the RV ESPECIALLY when sitting on the throne and the little buggers land on your arse!
Reason I hook up, dump and close both valves. It takes nothing to go out every few days and pull the valves to dump! At least you're not looking for a dump station!!
I HATE cold weather and am stuck with it until I get the floor of the cab over rebuilt from a sneaky window leak then I can GTFO of MO to AZ!! And not worry about freezing up!
Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
@@rolloverriderpgr Where are you in MO? We are in Poplar Bluff work camping @ Camelot RV Park..
@@3tailsRV Springfield, Mo. Cherry and Old Oak Grove area
Heated hoses are pointless when the power goes out in winter! FYI. Happened to me :/
@Homer Guerrero Sorry to hear that.. A generator would have saved you in this case
My cold water is working in my room, but the hot water is not flowing hot water. I took a shower in my rv last night and had hot water but no flow today?
Check you propane
You sound a lot and look a bit like John Goodman.
That’s a compliment btw. I love that guy!
Wish a had a dollar every time I have heard that lol