Preparing TC for full (all systems) use in winter?

[cascadian]

Has anyone done any additional winterizing work on the "4 Season Package" truck campers?

By winterizing, I mean extra steps to keep it warm and hopefully keep all systems usable, even when in the snow for a few days at a time.

My goal is a year round family adventure mobile, with a lot of time spent in the mountains in the winter.  Hoping the factory upgrade will get us close, but happy to do additional mods as needed to make it even better.

Thanks,
J

[cascadian]

Is anyone using their TCs in winter?

[cascadian]

Swooping in with an almost necro-bump, is anyone using their insulated livinlite in the wintertime?

[djsamuel]

Didn't know they offered a 4 season option on any of their campers; interesting.  My 21BHS is only 3 season, but since I'm in Florida, I only have to drain everything when stored for December and January.  If I use it I just drain it when I'm done.

There are some posts of people camping in the snow in the trip report section.

[cascadian]

Thanks DJ!  Will check those out.

[shovelhead]

What does the LL "Insulated Package"   get you?

[leslie]

I asked about this. It is only available for truck campers.

[whoofit]

I use my LL in the winter. Have only been out in as low as 6F though. Dry too.

[joanne]

Has anyone done any additional winterizing work on the "4 Season Package" truck campers?

By winterizing, I mean extra steps to keep it warm and hopefully keep all systems usable, even when in the snow for a few days at a time.

My goal is a year round family adventure mobile, with a lot of time spent in the mountains in the winter.  Hoping the factory upgrade will get us close, but happy to do additional mods as needed to make it even better.

Thanks,
J

4 season package:

Extended Season Pkg ? Insulated & Heated Basement, dual pane windowsexcept cab passthrough), extra insulation in roof & walls and 12V tank heaters

The best advice I could give would be to go out and camp when it's near freezing, and put thermometers in critical places around the plumbing and tanks. Then look at the ration of inside temp to tank temp and guestimate how cold you can go before the basement and tank heat can't keep up.

For reference, I've camped with a Camplite TT down to -10F, but I camp with the trailer winterized. Truck camper has similar construction, so should be a similar experience.

http://livinlite.proboards.com/thread/681/new-board-2012-16bhb

I don't try to keep the tanks above freezing, as they are too exposed. I did move all the plumbing into the interior so that I could someday extend the 'wet' season, but haven't addressed the exposed tanks yet. My floor is uninsulated, so it'll be closer to the outside temp than the inside temp, and areas like under bunks and in cabinets are closer to outside air temp than inside air temp, unless you leave them open to air can circulate to the interior.

I camp in sites with electric and heat with electric baseboard heater(s) & don't use the furnace very often - to noisy. Each 1500 watt heater gets me 30f above outside air temp.

In you case, you'd have to run the furnace in order to keep the basement warm.

--Mike