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Originally Posted by OneMoBear
We're heading north for a few days armed with all the cold weather advice that has been discussed at length recently. We've got our original space heater as well as our new oil heater. Thanks so much for all of the advice about cupboard doors open, bathroom fan running and blocking the vents. We have been out in the TM in worse temps than this before but dry camped so this is our first trip in it using water in these temps for an extended period of time. We do have a heater on our grey water tank so that shouldn't be an issue. We have a piece of insulation that we are going to put in with the outdoor shower once the TM is open. We really want to make that shower go away . . .
We should have daytime highs between 28 and 39 and overnight lows between 20 and 27. A virtual heatwave compared to what Bob experienced in Moab!
I hope we have no dramatic updates when it's all said and done! 
Malinda |
That's GREAT! I imagine you are pretty happy to get out of the house and into your TM for a while, I hope you have a blast. I think you will really be pleased with your heating setup.
The one thing I learned from my recent Utah trip is as soon as it goes below freezing it's actually better to leave the hose connected and turn on the cold water in the bathtub, which prevents the hose and plumbing running through most of the TM from freezing. A slight trickle is all that's needed to keep the water flowing throughout the RV. The colder it gets the more water I would flow. I also would fill the bathroom sink with warm water and drain it occasionally to keep the gray tank and sewer hose from building up ice and possibly clogging. In all the cold weather I faced I never had a problem with my sewer hose. I realize this is a bit wasteful, but in such harsh conditions I feel it's merited to make sure you have drinking water and water to use in general, basically to survive.
I found by filling the inside tanks and using the water pump does NOT prevent the plumbing from freezing in the more exposed locations in colder temps. Mine froze within an hour or so after I stopped trickling the water in the bathtub, and my water pump no longer worked, all of a sudden I had NO water. Most likely the main line that runs through the fridge compartment froze first blocking everything from that point on. Once that happens you are chasing ice ghosts with a blow dryer in very cold temps...yikes!
I will be keep tabs on your trip...ENJOY and have a safe trip
Bob.