South Dakota in October

[busb2]

We went to Breckenridge Colorado in freezing weather this last winter. Worked out fine. We just put 5 gallons of RV antifreeze aka the pink stuff in the holding tank and pumped the macerator until we had a solid stream of pink.

[franklyfrank]

Originally Posted by graysailor

October might be a little too chancy for me. Pretty much allergic to cold weather.

My truck shuts down automatically should I attempt to turn North after first of October.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by amirm

And here we are, wondering if we will use our new Interstate when it is 30 to 40 degrees F in winter time. Thanks for posting that. Gives me motivation to use ours all year around.

Hi, we were from Southern California and traveling during any time of year was normal for us. We greatly enjoyed this trip.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by silverlabs

Sounds like you hit the year they had the horrible storm come through. Tons of cattle were lost. The fickle October weather in SD. Glad you came through it all OK.

Chuck

Hi, yes; The locals told us that it was an un-expected/early storm that year.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by Jaxon

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Didn't get the memo, huh?
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Hi, we started at a Rally in Northern California. [Jackson Rancheria] It was a long drive for a weekend rally so we added a few days at Jackson and decided to turn this rally into a trip. [why not?] We told several people at the rally that we were headed to South Dakota, and they told us that we were crazy. They were right, but we had a great time seeing Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Bad Lands, Wall Drug, Snow and Ice which we never got in Lakewood, Ca.

[amirm]

Originally Posted by 73shark

Drain the gray water tank and then put a gallon of RV antifreeze in it and pump it out. That will leave some antifreeze in the pump and even if some water was left, the dilution should be negligible.

Thanks. That seems pretty easy. Somehow I thought I had to screw around by the pump and get the antifreeze in there.

[InterBlog]

OP, I don't know if anyone said it above, but be the weather fine or poor, good luck with your trip!!


I was last in the Black Hills ca. 1993 on a work-related assignment, but I hope to get there again one day in our Interstate (it's a long trek from Texas). What I remember most vividly was hiking through the National Forest and seeing tourmaline crystals naturally strewn about the forest floor. Not gem-quality, of course, but absolutely fascinating nonetheless. Most visitors to the area didn't even realize what they were.

[Marks71]

Ok Thanks everyone who weighed in w/ S Dakota experience. Maybe we'll move our trip up several weeks, and of course retain the flexibility to detour south if necessary.

THANKS