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12-20-2022, 12:49 PM #11
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Condensation can be a big problem with these trailers. It will collect behind top of bed, in closets, behind couch and in the space between the roof and ceiling. When you get home pull the cowling around ceiling fans and pull out a couple of ceiling puck lights to check for moisture. It would be good to check before you have water running out of the ceiling lights.
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12-20-2022, 04:40 PM #12
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And here I was just complaining about the forecast for Christmas eve and day with a high of 48 in Bradenton ,Fl. Your temps put my whining to shame. We hope you get out of this nasty cold spell with minimal issues.
Try to have safe time and Merry Christmas.
Maybe it's time to hide in the kids house even if it's means sleeping on the floorMarcy & Gary
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12-20-2022, 08:55 PM #13
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I should rename this thread to coldest temps spent in a Solitude without freezing to death, LOL. I have moved my diesel heater outlet duct so that it is blowing towards the belly but mostly towards the pantry, a good amount of heat is entering the 5er with the pantry door open, enough heat that the furnace isn't running much and we are holding 71 degrees inside. I have the diesel heater set at about 3.8 HZ and max is 5.0 HZ. This is a 8kw heater and I am pretty impressed with how much heat it puts out. On the present setting I am burning about 2 gallons of diesel in 24 hours and since I have a 60 gallon tank in the bed of my truck with an electric pump, it is more convenient than filling up propane tanks. Speaking of propane, I went into town today and stopped a local Cenex fuel stop to get propane and was told they are out until tomorrow. We will see if their fuel trucks make it or not. When the temps get too low the DEF in late model diesel trucks can freeze and then you are out of luck.
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12-20-2022, 10:02 PM #14
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Larry and JoAnna
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12-21-2022, 01:06 AM #15
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I just bought pajamas for the first time and it literally changed my life. I always slept with only boxers on, but its getting so cold lately! But I can never sleep with a shirt/sweater due to my anxiety or something, but pajamas are made to breath so it is a life changer lol
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12-22-2022, 09:55 AM #16
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According to my daughter we got to -44 last night! I woke up at 3:30 am and I didn’t hear the furnace running. I got dressed and went outside to check on the propane. My one hundred pound bottle was still full, but the 30 pound bottle was empty, the tank switch valve isn’t working and is stuck on one side. I moved the 100 lb bottle to that side and fired the heater back up. The temp inside was down to 66 with the diesel heater and the electric fireplace and another electric heater. I woke up this morning at 8:45 and the official temperature was -44, it was only 60 degrees in the 5er and 56 in the bedroom. My diesel heater had run out of fuel, so outside I went and refueled and attempted to prime the heater. I turned it up to max and luckily it came to life. The high today is only supposed to be -22 and hopefully the this cold wave breaks tomorrow. Tonights low is forecasted to be -32 and it is -28 right now at 7:15 pm. The diesel heater is capable of over 27k btu's , but I will have to turn it down tonight so that the 1 gallon fuel tank doesn't run out. When I get home, I will make a bracket to hold a 5 gallon fuel tank.
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12-23-2022, 05:46 AM #17
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This is our 4th season wintering near Corpus Christi TX (Mustang Island) and currently the temp is 23 deg and 7 deg wind chill. This will continue all day today into tomorrow.
It is the 3rd winter we've had the polar express come this far south. It's a common thing now that the jet stream has changed.
Yesterday when it was still 67 deg, we filled up our water tank, disconnected from exposed water source. Turned off icemaker and disconnected the icemaker line located just under the kitchen slide.
Stored our OnTheGo softener in the 310GK basement. Topped off 4 propane tanks (2 connected)
Drained all tanks, then turned tank heaters on before bed last night.
Thermostat set to 68 and fireplace set to 64 deg last night. (This way the furnace does not run all night)
Temps will be back up into the 60's and 70's by Wed next week but these next 3 days are going to be very cold for the wildlife down here that are not used to sub-freezing temps.
We will be doing a sea turtle beach combing with our beach golf cart on Sat looking for stunned turtles and reporting them to the Sea Turtle rescue down here so they can be transported to a warming center.2021 310GK-R - MorRyde suspension and pin box. Sumo Springs. Solar, 7k axles.
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12-23-2022, 06:24 AM #18
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Yup seems like Deja vu all over again. Tami and I were out beach walking yesterday afternoon 67-70*. Now I've got my hands wrapped around my morning coffee cup. According to the local Galveston news wind gusts up to 47 mph here, that will suck the warmth right out of the RV ! RV rocking and rolling most of the night with the wind.
Took all the precautions we could ahead of the deep freeze. Power keeps cutting off and on, line voltage keeps dropping below 104V, power monitor getting a work out. Extra propane tank this year, running on internal tanks, tank heaters on, long johns, extra socks, multiple hooded sweat shirts. Ma in her kerchief, and I in my cap had just settled down for a warm ? winters day?
Hope all y'all winter campers out there are faring well through this deep freeze!Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
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12-23-2022, 10:48 AM #19
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^^ Since we travel from MT we always have our woolies and long johns ready for this.
However, I forgot my winter gloves and been using Mechanix gloves which I do NOT recommended for 23 deg with 30 mph winds! But it's better than nothing!
We still take the dogs for a 3 miles walk twice a day, rain wind snow or ugly cold!
2021 310GK-R - MorRyde suspension and pin box. Sumo Springs. Solar, 7k axles.
2019 Lance 1062 Truck Camper, 2 slides.
2021 F350 Lariat DRW 4x4 6.7 diesel, 10 speed auto, 3.55 diff-48 gallon fuel capacity
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12-23-2022, 12:10 PM #20
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I'd like to say we are enjoying the 53 degree weather here in New England, but inches of rain that are going to flash freeze today. Daughter is 20 degrees colder in NC. Cleaned the ice off the roof of the RV though. Will be putting on my ice cleats later today though. I guess on the positive side, glad I'm not the guy towing the Airstream below.
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