Cold Weather Question

[bullfrogeh]

Hah! - Have to chortle when I read of how others have coped with winter temps. Back in the 1970's, My SO and I spent many WINTER weekends camping along the beautiful Trans-Canada Highway on the NORTH side of Lake Superior ! We spent Friday evening (after work) just digging enough snow out for a campsite just big enough to get the half-ton truck with it's piggy-back camper, off the highway. Spent the week-end there and returned to town in time to start work on Monday morning. NO WATER anywhere on board for that 'boondocking'. We made ample use of snowshoes to get to the nearby bushes for necessities. Just relaxed, and enjoyed PURE nature with a propane stove, furnace, and loads of appropriate clothing. A treasured camping experience from our younger days. Thanks for the memories !

[samboholiday]

We have a 13' Scamp. It does have a double layer of bubble insulation which does help. But windows are the primary place for heat loss. We use ours during the winter as an extra bedroom when the kids/grandkids come for Christmas. I've slept in it when it was -10 F, but with down comforter and lots of covers - used very little heat except for when it was time to get up! Of course, it was winterized, so no water in system. With a heater I probably kept it around 30 degrees F. We love the shoulder seasons in Wisconsin - March/April, or October. Scamp is made in northern Minnesota, so they do think about cold weather.

[Roger C H]

We just use an oil filled radiator. Except for little clicks when it cycles on/off it is absolutely silent.

[honda03842]

Originally Posted by bullfrogeh

Hah! - Have to chortle when I read of how others have coped with winter temps. Back in the 1970's, My SO and I spent many WINTER weekends camping along the beautiful Trans-Canada Highway on the NORTH side of Lake Superior ! We spent Friday evening (after work) just digging enough snow out for a campsite just big enough to get the half-ton truck with it's piggy-back camper, off the highway. !

Dave

People forget, the 1870'2 was a period of cold weather when climate scientists and the media were claiming we were entering another ice age.

I also had to look up 'chortle'.

[Jon in AZ]

Originally Posted by Byron Kinnaman

...The water tank is inside, the plumbing is inside. The only thing that's outside is the gray water tank.

What about the drain lines for the shower, since I think we're talking about a front bath Casita? Would they hold residual water and cause problems?

[Paul O.]

Originally Posted by honda03842

I also had to kook up 'chortle'.

I know you meant "look up".

It is the sound made by people who erupt in laughter with their mouth full and their carbonated beverage floods the nasal cavity.

I like this part: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass, 1871, according to Random House

[bullfrogeh]

Hi Norm, and Paul;
Webster's dictionary, indicates a chortle, is a 'gleeful chuckle', something I do regularly. But, I don't remember doing it back in 1870.
Jon - My response indicated 'NO WATER on board'; we did clean out ALL lines, drains and tanks whenever WINTER camping.
We often tell people that in this region we have 10 months of winter, and two months of 'tough sledding'.