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[TurnerFam]

- not sure about any 'gas supplement'...you'll have to explain what you mean

- dont' leave the WATER HOSE attached to your RV, or to the spigot, in freezing temperatures, especially overnight when you are not running any water thru it.

- certainly, running a small heater in the wet bay is generally going to keep any cold temp issues from happening

- as for the engine block heater, if you have one, it's doubtful that only several nights in freezing temps is going to require that - it's generally for warming up the engine block after a long winter of being parked - more for the fluids than the engine itself.

- 'shoveling snow' is also doubtful, as you probably won't have any. In extreme weather, the only real desire is to minimize the snow's weight on the slide TOPPERS - to keep them from sagging - but there's no need to 'shovel them off', which is dangerous - simply bring the slides in and the snow will fall off.

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- electric heaters inside, if you have enough amps from the 120v house plug to handle them, are great, but using your furnace is the best 'overall' heating system - though you can use both, and the furnace will only kick on if it needs to. Furnaces also sometimes provide supplemental heat into the wet bay and basement areas, if your coach provides for that.

- using campground 'shower' instead of your own doesn't make sense. Using your own hot water is an excellent way to provide heated water thru your water lines, and helps keep your holding tank(the gray side) warmer. No worries.

- opening cabinets and drawers can help with heated air circulation, but is probably only to really give your water lines and drains a little more heat.


there are a lot of 'myths' about RVs and winter weather RVing out there, but common sense rules - and since we all 'camp' differently, and have different 'comfort' levels, everyone will do things differently - I don't think you have anything to worry about - your RV was built in the same factory that everyone else's was : )