Why Quartzsite & FLA?

[Borden]

We talked about going south to Mississauga for camping or Inverhuron : tanks best empty for both unless you have above floor tanks

[Borden]

Originally Posted by steve dunham

Living in the far north where it gets to -30 to -40 below zero, one solution to the problem is to slightly open a couple of faucets so there is continuous water flow. I realize that this waste water and requires a sewer connection but it works and is an easily applied solution. My neighbors water supply is only buried in the ground 4 ft and he has used this method to prevent freeze ups.

-F or -C LOL in United States part of America below -30 to -40 F may work, in southern Canada part of America +34 to -40 C maybe; in the rest of America maybe use furnace, lots of blankets and bottled water. -35 C and below just plain cold and you never know when you may get a surprise cold front -48 for a daytime high LOL

[MyronL]

The other thing to keep in mind about Quartzsite is it's so ugly (except at night).

[Jon Vermilye]

Originally Posted by Evergreengirl

My observation is that those who want to go south for the winter do just that - go south from wherever they happen to live. So if you live on the west coast you're most likely to go down to southern CA or AZ. If you live in the mid-west you'll head to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. And if you live on the east coast you head to Florida. At least that's generally true I think. The two other considerations for most folks are simply cost and services.

Personally, we've never cared much for Yuma. We like to give Quartzsite a visit every few years just for the novelty of it. We checked out the Rio Grande Valley once and didn't find it to be our cup of tea but I'm glad we experienced it. We're planning our winter travels now and hope to be in these places in Jan. and Feb.: Southern OR, parts of CA, Death Valley, Lake Mead area, Tuscon. And who knows where else. It can get cold in some of these places for sure, but living in the Pacific Northwest means we go looking mostly for sunshine!

I guess I'm the oddball - I live in the East (on the shores of Lake Ontario where we get 200" of snow each winter). It is not unusual to have to shovel your roof (the house, not the trailer) like I did last February.

I've never wintered in Florida, but love the southwest. Give me the desert over the over populated, buggy southeast. I'm sure there are those that would disagree, but I enjoy the 3000 mile trek across the country to get to Arizona!

I'll be bouncing around the Arizona & California BLM areas over the winter, including Dome Rock for the fiberglass trailer rally in February & a short excursion north for the Scamp Camp Christmas rally in December.

[BuzzBunny]

They all sound like nice places to visit or stay a while.
That being said, I'm from Canada.

[Elly G]

We spend at least a month in Georgia. Usually February. Being from the Adirondacks, cool night temps don't scare us.
Some Georgia State Parks have snowbird specials - half off for extended stays.
Parks are quieter than the usual packed parks of Florida. We stay at Florida parks prior to Thanksgiving, and then back there in early spring for baseball spring training season.

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Borden

-F or -C LOL in United States part of America below -30 to -40 F may work

When it gets to -40 there is no need to question if that is F or C as they are the same at that point.

And yup its cold! Once had to spend a week working outside in that temp. And nope I would not want to be camping in it regardless of how well insulated the trailer might be! LOL