Cold weather travel in 26a

[richardelarson]

Wondering if anyone has traveled in below freezing weather with a Four Winds 26a. Fresh water tank is under the dinette seat and water lines are inside at the floor level (covered). I'll be running the furnace but driving down the road in what could be 10 degrees here in Minnesota.

[EA37TS]

I haven't done it in a Four Winds but I have travelled in below freezing weather in my prior Forest River Class C. My tanks, water filter and water pump were in an outside compartment that was heated and the tanks had heat blankets. I did not have any problems.

If your tanks and plumbing are contained within the heated space as long as the inside is above freezing you shouldn't have nay problems. Also, if the tanks and plumbing are inside you should be able to use an electric space heater instead of the propane furnace when connected to shore power.

Two things I learned for cold weather camping:

First, have enough water in the fresh water tank for toilet flushing, washing etc... in case the campground turns off the water system below 32 degrees. In my prior class C I would keep about 15 gallons in the tank and in the Challenger I keep about 25.

Second, when temps outside are going to be sub freezing disconnect your water hose and store it in a heated compartment. A frozen water hose is hard to roll and store.

[Kirby]

Also skirting helps a bunch. I got an inexpensive one ($450). Works great and attaches with suction cups. So no extra drilling and screws.

[KNMIB]

I agree with DSTANKOV. We left last Feb from Illinois and couldn't find water till Oklahoma and that was luck. The big truck stops turn their water off in the winter because of freezing, you would think they'd have heat tapes, also a lot of RV parks also shut off their water and most state and national parks are closed. Filler up and have fun.

[V. H.]

We were happy to come across this thread. We are new to the motor coach experience having always traveled with either a trailer or 5th wheel.
We will be traveling from a cold winter climate to CA in late December. At least a couple days of our travels will be cold, and we were wondering about running the furnace during the time we are driving to keep the interior warm. We may use another option and curtain off the area from behind the driver and passenger seats to keep the heat up front.
We are always grateful for any advice other more seasoned motor coach owners have to offer.

[airforceret]

We regularly travel across the upper midwest in the cold. The normal cab heat is usually more than adequate and we've not felt the need to block off the back during the day while traveling. However we did install reflectix in many of the windows this year which has helped with maintaining the heat (and keeping cool in the summer). We do block off the cab at night as it isn't very good at keeping out the cold.