New to the board (2012 16BHB)

[joanne]

New to this board, but not new to Camplite. I'm 3 years into a 16BHB, and still mostly happy. 

The obvious thing to do in an introduction is to post photos of the camper, but unfortunately the only ones I can find have white stuff all over them.

My first outing three winters ago:



[img style="" style="max-width:100%;" src="http://i39.tinypic.com/21osoed.jpg"]

Ahhh... - Sunshine!

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I camp in summer, too. :-)

When I get a chance, I'll start a thread on some of the mods that I done (shelves, plumbing, solar).

--Mike

[spot1]

Mike,

Welcome! Always like to see mods, too!

[leslie]

Send some advice to frozen Chicago suburbs: How did you stay warm at -10? We have had wind chills that low in the past 10 days.

[pinstriper]

I think if you want to know how to stay warm when it's -10 in Chicago, you shouldn't ask people in Chicago. You should ask people in Florida how they stay warm when it's -10 in Chicago. They'll have an answer that's actionable.

[daplumbr]

I like the camp chairs in the snow around the fire ring! Where did you find an open campground in the snow country?

[joanne]

[quote timestamp="1417055139" source="/post/5318/thread" author="@leslie"]Send some advice to frozen Chicago suburbs: How did you stay warm at -10? We have had wind chills that low in the past 10 days.[/quote]

Lots of wool clothes & an old pair of Sorel boots from back when they were still wool lined.  

In winter, I camp at sites with electric and use a 1500w electric heater. It raises the inside temperature about 30 or 40 degrees above whatever it is outside. For me, if it's above freezing inside, I'm OK. The camper is winterized, so I use 5 gal. water jugs and keep them in the camper or truck, whichever is above freezing. Bathroom is whatever outhouse/pit toilet the campground keeps open. No heat there.

I like the camp chairs in the snow around the fire ring! Where did you find an open campground in the snow country?

Big fire = warm feet.

The State of MN keeps a handful of sites plowed out at about half of the State Park campgrounds. No water, no showers, no flush toilets, no dump stations. Unheated pit toilets only.

It's really quiet though. Sometimes I'm the only camper in the whole park.

[quote timestamp="1417056888" source="/post/5319/thread" author="@pinstriper"]I think if you want to know how to stay warm when it's -10 in Chicago, you shouldn't ask people in Chicago. You should ask people in Florida how they stay warm when it's -10 in Chicago. They'll have an answer that's actionable.[/quote]

They know better than to come up here in winter.