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05-24-2018, 02:20 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Detroit
, Michigan
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 163
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Why yes dear, I winterized the trailer
I have been camping since before I was born, literally. And since 1970, there has been an Argosy or an Airstream in my life. Long story short, I've been maintaining these trailers, or helping my father do the same for a long time.
Well, I'm not sure what happened. Either I forgot to drain the tank, or got to it too late in the season.
Oh Well, as my father used to say, "What's the sense of being stupid, if you're not going to show it."
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05-24-2018, 02:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Bummer...Isn't it amazing how much force frozen water can exert?
Consider that rocks are broken apart by natural freeze/thaw cycles in nature, to the point that they are eventually broken down small enough to crumble into soil....
Dunno what that tank was used for before, but now it's a great example of "What not to do..."
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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05-24-2018, 06:13 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 7,402
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Wow! But your dad was right. Thanks for letting all of us learn on your tuition!
Hope it's not too much $out of pocket.....
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05-25-2018, 06:21 AM
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Site Team
2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 6,436
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If your a beer kinda guy, cut bad half off, make feet, fill with ice and favorite brews for happy hour.
Yeah that happened back in the deep freeze of ‘17-‘18, how cold was it? That’s the same ice that’s in it now.
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05-25-2018, 06:25 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 7,402
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GCinSC2
Yeah that happened back in the deep freeze of ‘17-‘18, how cold was it? That’s the same ice that’s in it now.
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Great idea and sense of humor! [emoji3]
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05-25-2018, 12:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 31' Classic
billings
, Montana
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 3,570
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Got so hot it burst....
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05-25-2018, 12:01 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1975 27' Overlander
Galena
, Illinois
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 172
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nice tank
Cut that tank in half and make the good half a planter. Every winter you can look at it to be reminded when it's time to winterize
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05-25-2018, 12:55 PM
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Clipper and Tug
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
Colorado Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 29
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Been there, done that....but now I have a great quote to use the next I am stupid...!
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05-25-2018, 04:32 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1969 29' Ambassador
Post Falls
, Idaho
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 22
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Worse story here.
Back in '86 I bought a 25 foot Silver Streak and started living in it. Moved from Fresno up to Coeur d' Alene Idaho and bought a 34 foot Silver Streak but kept the 25 footer and put it in a storage lot.
Somebody brought their trailer into the storage lot after a trip and had marmots in his rig that got into my 25 footer.
They camped under my twin bed where the long metal water tank was and crapped until their heads hit the underside of the bed.
The water tank burst.
Now I have a thick layer of wet marmot crap to clean out but it's under the metal water lines next to the tank.
Finally had to scoop it out with my hands 'cause I couldn't get a tool around the hard lines.
Luckily it didn't stink.
The marmots also chewed on my electrical wires. They, and mice, like the peanut oil that they use to put the covering on electrical wires.
My 34 footer has a plastic water tank that is flexible. Much preferred to metal tanks.
Lessons learned are the most effective way to prevent future problems.
Make a wood stove out of your ruptured tank if you still have it.
Waste nothing!
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05-25-2018, 05:42 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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So how did the rest of the system fair?
To freeze that volume and not damage anything else would be "dumb luck"
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