| Cold weather camping with no furnace [message #310326] |
Mon, 14 November 2016 06:40  |
jknezek
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Registered: December 2007
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We left Birmingham Friday morning at 3 a.m. EST. Went north to Knoxville before stopping for breakfast as the kids and wife woke. Drove up to Lexington VA, about 45 minutes north of Roanoke and stopped for two nights so I could visit my alma mater. Daytime temp in the 50s and low 60s, nightie temp in mid 20s. This coach has no propane but we had 30 amp hookups. Shut everything else down and plugged in 2 cube heaters. Since we left the dogs at home, we put both heaters on the floor, one at foot of steps, one across from fridge and we've been toasty warm. Got even colder last night near Luray VA, but no problems here. 50 amps at a nice place called Outlanders, we had both heaters and the water heater running, even the bathroom was luke warm thanks to the water heater. So yes, you can winter camp with no furnace, you just need a little planning. I wouldn't want to do it with lows in the teens and highs about freezing for long, but a day or two would work. I will say a big difference is our honeycomb blinds. They insulate the windows which seem to be the real weak spot.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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