because we have a lot more points to cover. And get more
confidence before you do winter RVing. Exactly. We'll see you
out. Yeah I said it and you're going to learn a lot more
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mean it's like just a little tip for you guys you know. And
tanks and the toilet and shower and all that, the more you're
friend's property or you're at a like a campground, utilize
yourself to risk of freezing pipes. Yeah. So, if you're on a
a little too cold now not everyone's going to have this
option but if you do have that option use it accordingly
under there. Yeah and I guess if that is your option, that's
make the calls. They'll come fill it up and then you're good
to go. But I thought you like going outside in your pajamas
get a larger propane tank and partake in the discounts and
through a 30pound propane tank in twenty-four hours that a
going to have to dump and the more you're going to expose
their facilities as much as you can. Just a just a little I
it will help just cut down on any like concerns of
have really good point there because the more you use your
because that way you're not like having to deal with
Hanks. We got some good ones for you. Thanks, Hanks. Propane
that why do we say this well because like anything else in
chance we had was opening the door and literally looking
open. Oh, we did. Without reflects so you just saw our
rodents. Mm. The mice are like. Bring it on. It's a hay rod.
you've done this before. Have you had experience with the hay
Try to utilize the campground's facilities as much as possible
Well, they're like. It will help prevent the air. They're
warning, it's kind of depressing. Like, you put em on
one is get a pool noodle. Cut it in half and then. Oh, that's
be covered on one side. Yeah. I see why I'm doing that. I love
hopefully the wind will not be blowing that way. Yeah. We'll
wind. We knew we were going to eventually like face these wind
something that's really big that's going to help block the
running these bad boys. If you have the option, park next to
advantage and saving on propane you see what we did there like
the slide outs it's super fancy I'll let you take it we just
take some sheets and blankets and shove it in there we
too well what's an easy way to like prevent air loss around
like about that is unlimited hot water. Yeah. You actually
bales? Does it work? Does it not? Or you know? Yeah. The
do want to go check this out. We have learned so many hard
potentially freezing your pipes. Don't do that. Don't go
dumping your tanks so many times when it's cold and what I
at 4 AM to like switch over. Hold on. Just hold on. We'll
Don't forget that some AC units come with the heat pump option.
lot. Yeah, I went quick. So, if you're somewhere stationary,
get into that in just a second. Pump the breaks there. Nae no.
to the store like Ace Hardware or something yeah we went
and you're going to constantly having be having to make trips
what you're doing. Just be prepared for the rodents and
because you're going to attract every rodent under the sun
helps because heat rises and you don't want to escaping out
air gap and you can also use the reflectix for when it's
that it's different than actually skirting your RV so
it on Amazon or Walmart. Yeah. That really helps because we do
back to this no cheating we're watching you do insulate your
going to be running out of propane quickly and frequently
lessons over the years with Winter RV Camping. So look into
there. Not good. Don't go there girlfriend. But somewhere you
maybe set some traps or something. Keep us updated if
cut down on the wind. Hmm. When it comes to skirting, we would
we realized, well, let's just park next to something and
advise you steer away from using hay bales. Don't do it
mean, honestly, even some trees or something. Just anything to
the frozen butts but after we words, we learned quickly and
chills. Well, we didn't know right away. Right. Since we had
you said, 40 degrees or higher is usually the sweet spot for
because a lot of the RV parks you stay at electricity is
included so you can be using the electricity to your
fill them up it just depends in your area like where you can do
in the larger ones you can buy them you can rent them and then
into some bonus tips. Some thanks Hanks bonus tips. Thanks
heads like. Creeping out like help us and people are like,
that. I know you kind of catch both. Yeah. Anything helps. I
some thermostats that you'll switch it to heat pump and
where I want you guys to pause a video and if you're watching
comments has like done the coldest and if you don't know
degrees Fahrenheit that's fair that's like I mean that's
Fahrenheit they don't really work as much and you'll see on
you do have to know that if it's like below 40 degrees
life the bulk discounts when you're RV winter camping you're
Oh, good one. Yeah. Yeah. Stay nice and toasty with that but
say about that reflectix. Okay. Oh my goodness. Just before
we covered all of our windows of reflectix and the only
it'll like coincide blowing the furnace because it's like it's
Yeah. Buy those. Oh, that's right. Yeah. So, we'll throw it
the windows. You're not going to get any sunshine and
tanks come in many sizes so we encourage you to always partake
people can come fill them up you can go get them fill them
are those people okay? We need vitamin D, man. Alright, now
the time has come that y'all been waiting for. Let's get
outside. So, just for a warning. We left one window
the walls were wet. You ran your hand over the walls as I
it could be done but our advice is just don't do it yes and the
It's a little chilly up there. Y'all are pushing the bar. I
we needed one. Yeah. I remember we were in our Grand Design
you just kind of encompass it like slide it under there.
airdrafts. Another bonus tip that you made me think of
the door so you know how RVs roll like nothing's perfect in
preslit and you just slide them around the slide and it creates
on an Amazon link below but basically, they're already
like those pipe foam things because they're already slit.
that barrier You're good to go. Before moving on, I did want to
then you're not having to make the trips yourself. You can
definitely recommend doing that because there's airdrafts under
to do that so get one of those vent covers that's really cool
that's not part of our other bonus tips. This is a separate
right. Put it around your slide. So, the kitchen slide,
these things so you're continuously have these
helps prevent mold and that's even better. Our RV is a grain
we have so we will put that below. It has not given us any
not have dual-pane windows. No, and it's like a shiny bubble
you like a little insert that you put up in the vent and it
really hot. Yeah, that's actually a good point too.
do that? We got a good one for you. It's called Reflectics.
inside of your RV. Don't let it do that. How do we not let it
Yeah. There's a those vent covers that you can get that
the top so a vent is one of those places where it's likely
just cut whatever figure you want and slam it in there, tape
wrap but it's really like conducive to the windows. You
it up, and you're good to go. So. Yeah, create that little
always intruding on the inside it wants to steal the heat the
you and your spouse can both do it and both comment and we'll
Yeah, you can buy that at your hardware store or you can get
windows your vents and your slide outs now how might you do
such a wide surface area on there and that cold is just
you have a lot of heat loss through your windows there's
see like it's going to be a fun little yeah I'm going to get
pretty cold you gotta admit you know what this is a great spot
on the TV so jump on your phones click on this video hey
on the TV take a note I want you guys to comment below this
how to comment you need to get on your because you can't do it
research we found is steer away from like negative 20 to30
know people get away with it but we would not recommend it
to all those you're going to run into way more hassles yes
all this money into an awesome RV and then go like expose it
because I don't know. It's just such a headache. Don't spend
video if you've winter RV'd and I want to know who in the
people like setting up the skirting and getting ready to
go in Canada. Canada, I'm calling you guys out. Yeah.
like, hon, the RV is sweating. It's it really was. Don't
Imagine Travel Trailer back when we first started. Oh. And
was like, what? What? Looks like you sprayed a shower
to what these RVs can handle and I do see photos of some
winter RV camp in severely cold temperatures. There's a limit
nozzle over the walls. I'm like, this is crazy. So. I'm
if you're of larger RV, multiple rooms, you might
feet in length. Yeah. So, we just have one dehumidifier but
issues. No. You can run on a low high and you can set what
want to get more than one. You know, when we discovered that
you want the humidity to be. Which is great. Mm hmm. And it
design solitude fifth wheel and it is about thirty-five, 34
the air clear to that through dehumidifier. We love the one
fresh water tank. Mm hmm. Another big do is run a
and the whole heated underbelly so that's all part of the plan
where was it actually frozen in a is right at the inlet of our
to do in our preparation. Yeah, actually that's another point
Ensure that you're taking the necessary precautions to
water hose connected all night. If you look at your phone and
temperature drops at night, you gotta watch those wind chills.
then we go into like preparation mode but we'll get
those tanks open until you're physically ready to dump.
consider filling up the fresh water tank. Yes. Turning on the
think of right away. Yes. I say, hey hon, the temperature
propane furnace, that heat is just continually getting robbed
wind chill. That wind goes underneath your RV and it sucks
connects sewer hose that's exposed to the temperatures. We
even the sewer hose but actually the outlet that
it was going to get cold but then what we didn't account for
Oh, that's a good one. The wind is where it'll hurt. Yes. Your
up it's going to be 28 degrees as the little low tonight so
there. Preparation mode. Mm hmm. Besides looking at the
dishes a little bit here and there. You're taking a shower.
temperature drops and then that hose is going to crack and lead
having a visual? Are you like, don't go there girlfriend? I
you really don't have to worry all that much because these RVs
this winter and it's not going to be as cold but you
that's basically what happens. We look at our app and we see
and just make some preparations if you are going to have a
Yeah. That water is going to collect in the hose and it's
it's going to get chilly, definitely, not maybe,
noticed this as well when we're in Colorado and Pennsylvania is
hear you. So, when it comes to camping in cold weather, if
close to ending winter. Yeah. So we did not skirt and we did
you're staying all winter up in Montana yeah definitely
consider doing this but if you're going to go chill down
That's where we ran a situation where we didn't keep the
propane furnace running and we did all this diagnostics of
keeping the underbelly toasty. So that's another thing we like
running. It doesn't have to be on full blast. Right. But it is
that heat out. So no matter how much you're cranking on the
It wasn't the temperature itself. It was actually the
valve open. We've talked about this in many videos and we've
might have a colder night or two that drops below the 30s,
want to make sure you're skirting around your slides.
have to take like the fenders off your slide outs. You
might have been a slight exaggeration but it was toasty
meantime, all the pipes underneath us were slowly
freezing. Yes and I never remembered it getting anywhere
within your RV condensation I should say. So you want to get
dehumidifier. Humidity and moisture is going to build up
night, we showed up on our friend's property and we knew
experience with it. When we're in Pennsylvania the first
want to touch on this though because we have a lot of
But if we were there the whole winter. Yeah. You would have
we have more bonus tips okay so I jump the gun but we'll get
back to it we'll just do consider skirting your RV if
hose. You know, we talked about the the tank heaters being on
is we also make sure throughout the night that the furnace is
that I wanted to bring up is our fresh water holding tank.
water pump and just completely disconnecting the fresh water
is going to be 28 as a low tonight. Maybe we should
by the wind creeping underneath your RV. Don't keep your fresh
you see that it's dropping, that is one of the things we
was a wind chill and that's actually what froze our pipes.
preventing it from freezing. Okay, I like that. Tell them.
that like rigs blow up. Mm hmm. I've heard a lot of people say
are afraid of propane because they hear the horror stories
fancy electric fireplace or some people will plug in space
RV like all that cold air blowing underneath it. I do
due diligence. Well, we're going to talk about that but
lower temperature that night. Don't freak out. Just do your
Utilize those apps on your phones. They're all mostly free
and once that thaws out, you can have cracking of your
camping you can still flip those on because they run
you just gave a bonus tip and by the way when we're done here
actual piping of your RV and that's definitely no bueno. So.
eye on how the temperature's doing down there. You know what
prevent any whoopsies down the road. We definitely want to
in here and not so toasty underneath and another thing is
encourage you to do keep an eye on the temperature at night.
that water like Name was saying is slowly trickling out and
You can have poopsicles. Yeah. Don't do that. So, don't leave
to all sorts of goodies and good smelling things. Well, not
that's kind of icing up ever so slightly on the bottom of that
going to freeze. Yeah. Just like everything else when the
to come out of those and trickle because you're doing
mentioned something called a poop pyramid. Okay. Are you
close to 80 degrees. I think we barely got to sixty. Okay, it
skirting as well. It's just a bit of a hassle because you
are able to withstand some of those temperatures. We're
skirted. It could be time consuming to put up all this
heater in warming the underbelly. So, in the
it's free electricity and we might as well. What happened is
utilized all the electrical to our advantage like the
need not worry strap in. The do's and don'ts. So let's start
then nobody really knows what it is but it's just insulation
with RVs is that most of them in this day and age are rated
blown. We're going to go over everything and it's going to be
definitely keep your grade tanks closed. As water starts
tank valves open. First of all, never keep your black tank
going to get some more points later on about what to do when
you are faced with those things. Yes, don't keep your
we got there end of February So we knew that it was like coming
fine. We just obviously blew through more propane. Right.
you're going to be exposed for a long period of time like if
Yeah. You have to measure your RV. So if you are in somewhere
they're chilly and we're going to cover everything From
thermometers underneath the underbelly so you can keep an
thermometers that you can like you can put wireless
just a quick tip. Side note, make sure you use things like
country Florida Texas yes and the temperatures might be
rig. Not no cooking or anything. Really? But let me
tell you when it comes to camping in cold weather, you
all your lines, all your plumbing nice and warm
was tricking our thermostat into turning off the propane
we end up warming the inside to a toasty like 80 degrees but it
heaters. We used it all to our advantage. We're like, well,
with the supplemental thing where we ran an issue is we
expensive we did a travel nurse assignment in Bend Oregon and
talk about some considerations yeah because skirting could be
in Texas and you got like a cold weekend coming up let's
through the 12 volt system. DC power baby. So don't hesitate to pop those bad boys on even if you're dry camping. We keep
If you think for one second that this video does not apply
electrical heater and other. Spice heaters. Yeah, spice
time, it blows warm air into your underbelly hence keeping
inside your RV but here's the thing with propane. Most of the
heaters which is great when you want to add supplemental heat
battery so that controls that you got one for the black tank
and we got to see what that looks like when we went into
the underbelly back in January it's literally like a pad that
they they completely don't use propane for anything in their
else like. Well, some rigs come with a handy-dandy, really
Yeah, tell them what happened in Colorado real quick. So,
are going to want to utilize your propane system. The the
furnace is the other term for it. Yeah, in comparison to what
hours on all the time when it's cold. Don't skimp out on using
here and if you're running off your battery like you're dry
just slaps on here and here's the wiring to the 12 volt
heaters so we always recommend keeping those tank heaters on
package involving heavier insulation and some tank
as a four season package and they meet some basic criteria
propane to heat you to RV. Why not? I think a lot of people
off with the do because I like to keep things positive. So one
very applicable to anybody who's RV winter camping. So
thing we say is do always keep your tank heaters on. One thing
just slightly chilly beyond to absolutely freezing. Full
that they fall out of the trees sometimes in Florida for sure
then you're wrong winter RV camping happens all over the
to you because you like to RV in the south you're a snowbird
Bye guys. See ya.
dropping below 30s we all remember the iguanas you know