Is a Casita made to handle the weather in Iowa - Fiberglass RV
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 02-22-2009, 05:30 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 9
My wife and myself reside in norhtern Iowa and are considering a Scamp or a Casita. Because the Casita comes in a 17 footer we are leaning toward that brand. We are also open to other brands used.
My question is most of the Casitas owners seem to be in the souther part of the states, with exceptions. Casitas being built in Texas would explain part of this. As Casitas owners how do you feel they will hold up to the Upper Midwest winters? I may not beable to provide storage for the trailer in the winter. Do you feel the Scamp would be better for the northern States?
Any imput would be appreciated.
Steve s
Steve S is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2009, 06:45 PM   #2
Member
 
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 42
I was in NM last November. It got to 9 degrees. I was pretty comfortable. (I dont have a furnace, but I did have a Honda generator to run the overhead heater. It kept the camper warm enough.)

If you want to just store it over the winter, they are not too hard to winterize.
genebland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2009, 08:33 PM   #3
Junior Member
 
Trailer: Escape 5.0
Posts: 2
Quote:
My wife and myself reside in norhtern Iowa and are considering a Scamp or a Casita. Because the Casita comes in a 17 footer we are leaning toward that brand. We are also open to other brands used.
My question is most of the Casitas owners seem to be in the souther part of the states, with exceptions. Casitas being built in Texas would explain part of this. As Casitas owners how do you feel they will hold up to the Upper Midwest winters? I may not beable to provide storage for the trailer in the winter. Do you feel the Scamp would be better for the northern States?
Any imput would be appreciated.
Steve s
If I'm not mistaken, the Casita's only insulation is the carpeting on the walls and ceilings. Not sure about the Scamp. That being said, our 17' Freedom Deluxe stayed quite toasty using the furnace, in the chill of our VA and NC mountains. However, you could definitely tell it was cold at night if you were sleeping in the outboard position, and the single pane glass tended to sweat and freeze.
One consideration might be the Escape Trailer (http://escapetrailer.com/). It comes with a standard layer of insulation, with the option of doubling it, and the option of double paned glass windows. These trailers are made in Canada, so they KNOW cold. Reading under tutorials (on your left there), read [b]Winter Camping. Who wants to stop in the winter????????
Happy Fiberglass RV'ing
Dan Thompson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2009, 08:50 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
Roger H's Avatar
 
Trailer: Y2K6 Bigfoot 25 ft (25B25RQ) & Y2K3 Scamp 16 ft Side Dinette
Posts: 5,040
Hi Steve! Welcome to Fiberglass RV from another Iowan!

Yes, a Casita will hold up nicely in Iowa weather. There are many of them in Iowa. Actually any of these fiberglass rvs will do fine.

Roger
Roger H is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2009, 10:22 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
Randya's Avatar
 
Trailer: 2005 17 ft Casita
Posts: 157
I hunt into November in Wyoming out of mine! Just have a generator, and plenty of propane. When it gets 0 or colder it does get icey inside as around the windows, but so do many homes!
Randya is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2009, 10:24 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
Pete Dumbleton's Avatar
 
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 3,072
Send a message via Yahoo to Pete Dumbleton
You seem to be interested in winter storage, not using it, so there would be essentially no difference between Scamp, Casita or most any fiberglass rig -- The winterization is in the appliances, not the shell, and they both use essentially the same stuf.

Scamp would have a slight edge over the Casita in terms of using it in cold weather because they have a layer of Reflectix-type insulation (double foil sandwiching bubble-wrap) between the shell and the carpet but that won't mean anything in storage.
Pete Dumbleton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2009, 06:43 AM   #7
Senior Member
 
Donna D.'s Avatar
 
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
If you're concerned about snow load on the top of the trailer, there are cheap solutions. Members have placed a brace on the inside of the trailer (think 2x4 made into an "I") to support any additional weight on the roof.
__________________
Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
Donna D. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2009, 06:57 AM   #8
Junior Member
 
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 9
Thank you for your replies. Also wish to thank all on the site for all the imformation I collected on campers and assisting in the future purchase of a camper.
Steve
Steve S is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2009, 09:32 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
Trailer: 2009 Scamp 16 ft / 2003 Durango
Posts: 696
For what it's worth, I was talking to a salesman at Scamp and asked him what they do about the trailers sitting out back in the winter and he said NOTHING and they have had no problems.

Bill K


Quote:
If you're concerned about snow load on the top of the trailer, there are cheap solutions. Members have placed a brace on the inside of the trailer (think 2x4 made into an "I") to support any additional weight on the roof.
Bill K is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2009, 01:44 PM   #10
Senior Member
 
David and Nancy's Avatar
 
Trailer: Bigfoot 21.5 ft (25B21RB)
Posts: 309
I had both a Scamp and a Casita while living in Alaska and they were quite equal in the winter. I brushed off the snow occassionally. Of course, I had to winterize about the end of September. Either of these are easy to keep warm in, especially with the propane furnace. Running the plumbing in the winter is not what they are made for, however. You need a four-season trailer for that.
David and Nancy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
casita


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cedar Falls, Iowa Darnelle Camping, Campout Reports 11 05-15-2010 11:25 PM
1983 13' Casita.. 1st yr made Phillip Classified Archives 0 04-02-2010 05:15 PM
SOLD ~ 2000 13 FT Casita-Iowa City Greg A Classified Archives 0 02-17-2008 02:55 PM
Iowa Ice Storm Roger H General Chat 4 03-09-2007 05:54 AM
Iowa Scamp Camp? Legacy Posts Rallies, Get-togethers, Molded Meets (Archive) 1 08-05-2003 06:15 PM

» Upcoming Events
No events scheduled in
the next 465 days.
» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:26 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.