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Originally Posted by Danbertex
Sorry for such a basic question but I've no one local to ask! When I see streamers winter camping (with hookups) in sub zero temps, how do they travel to their next overnight stop without their water lines freezing up? Run the propane heater while driving?
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Hi Danbertex, Great question. I'll take the liberty of assuming you meant camping/traveling in freezing temps (vs sub-zero?)and provide the following from my experience.
There are several ways that I know of that people tend to manage this. We use our trailer year round and we do a fair amount of winter camping although this will be our first year in an AS. All of our past experience has been in an Arctic Fox which is a fantastic true four-season coach so the insulation, in general, is far better.
I do not drain our tanks between trips if we are doing multiple days in different places. The movement of the water in the tanks during travel assists in keeping them from freezing during the several hours of drive time between one stop and the next. Additional anti-freeze in the black/grey tanks helps as well. While the temps outside may be freezing, it takes a while for that to translate into freezing temps within the pipes in the coach; more than a few hours at least. That has been my experience. If we are going to be driving for a couple of days, I will drain and blow the lines out with my portable air compressor and refill at the next stop.
Some leave the furnace set for 40°F to keep heat in the unit above freezing while driving. That varies though as it's against the law in some states to have the propane on while the unit is in motion.
I have also seen some who pack the space around their internal lines (the ones they can reach) with additional insulation.
I'm sure others will chime in with a lot more info. Good luck on your travels!