Canadian Winter modifications

[honda03842]

Jim, Good point about AC during the winter. If snow is expected we usually seek electricity. We also use an electric blanket and carry a 1500 watt electric heater, both are adequate to keep us warm down to the teens.

[vette_boy]

these are all great ideas , makes me think about what i should do before we go , only a few places here in alberta are open during the winter to camp so keeping all these ideas in mind it might make it easier as to where we are going to go

[cpaharley2008]

yes, sometimes I camp in an area only because there is a cg that is open in the winter in that area, other wise I would not go there, and as a result I have found some neat places to return to.

[tartosuc]

not saying you should do it but...a guy at the bolerama last weekend had a woodstove setup inside his cadet trailer not the necest setup i've seen but it worked!

i would seek electricity for sure.
i have the foam tiles into mine as flooring and its very effective, i plan on lining all undercompatement with the same tiles and add reflectix everywhere i can inside the wall.
also dont forget to put something over the fridge vents, lots of air coming in from there.

[vette_boy]

thank bernard , you bring up a good point about the vents

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by tartosuc

... also dont forget to put something over the fridge vents, lots of air coming in from there.

But you still need the refrigerator to vent, both to get rid of hot air, and to exhaust fumes if running on propane. Any cold air coming in via those vents should already be sealed off from the trailer interior.

By the way, traditional RV refrigerators work terribly in very cold weather. They don't need to run much to keep the refrigerator compartment cold, so they don't... and the freezer compartment thaws.

[honda03842]

Brian, easy fix in our little trailer..... No freezer.