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[TurnerFam]

look, there are plenty of folks living in RVs of all sort of sizes, types, and brands in the north and the 'great' North, during the whole of winter. A rv is just a house, with wheels.
I have a house in the mountains of NC and have to be 'aware' of what conditions can occur during the winter months(temp, snow, ice), and make sure that my water lines in the crawl space are properly insulated, and the space is properly sealed/heated, if needed. Within the house itself, if I keep the temp above freezing, with either electric heat, or propane heat, or wood fire heat... then everything inside is just fine.

Your original question sounds as though you are 'scared' that your RV somehow is to blame as to 'why' it's impossible, or hard, to 'winter' in an RV... but the RV is not the issue, it's how you decide to maintain it during those temps and conditions. Common sense rules.

Water lines are susceptible to sub-freezing temps... especially any outside the RV's heated space. If you're really concerned about an overnight low temp freezing issue, you can always use your low point drains to move as much water out of your water lines, at least for a simple overnight time frame. Leaving your water heater on and running hot water thru all faucets and the shower is another idea, several times during the overnight.
Sewer plumbing/tanks are only an issue for possible 'freezing' if they are outside the RV's heated space. You can easily stick a small electric heater, with a temperature control, in that area, to automatically come on, when needed.
Full fresh water tanks take much more time and lower temps to ever 'freeze'... plus as you use the water from time to time, the movement of the water, and thru the water lines, slows down any 'freezing' possibilities.

For general inside heating, your propane heating furnace is the best 'overall' heating source, as it's usually ducted, and may even provide heating into your storage basement/wet bay. Small electric space heaters are also great, if you don't like to run the furnace too often, or at least to supplement the furnace. Fans also provide air movement, which can help move warmer air around the space.
In really cold temps, keeping cabinet doors, and the bathroom door open can provide heat into areas you might not normally think about - but the water lines and plumbing are generally in these less accessible areas.

Using general pink insulation in certain areas is also a good idea in really long and low temp times - add it to the wet bay, and all underneath storage areas and possible 'holes' or places where air might infiltrate.

When you're living in an RV, with some heat, during the winter months, you're actually much less susceptible to major freezing than when the RV is in storage.