**power question***

Plug your power cable into the house (shore) power and see if things work.  I suspect they will.

The converter will supply 12V power. However, having at least a small 12V battery connected, such as a cheap 12V lawn tractor battery available at Walmart, will smooth out the power from the converter. It will also carry over if there should happen to be a brief power outage. However, don't expect it to last like the regular battery. If the regular batteries you mention are dual 6V, then this is a light weight way to install a battery that avoids having to manhandle the 6V batteries into place.

Thanks all! For the helpful and timley reply’s! Happy Holidays 🎄 🎅 to everyone!

Thanks!! We have had our rpod for two years but in the winter we have taken advantage of the free steerage offered from dealer... however that is up next year. Someone informed us that when keeping rpod at home they the winter we could leave plugged in and heater on low and not winterize. This person seemed to think this was a better option than paying to have winterized. I should mention we are in Montana so it’s pretty cold.. do you have any thoughts on this?

Originally posted by Jamie&Nicole Thanks!! We have had our rpod for two years but in the winter we have taken advantage of the free steerage offered from dealer... however that is up next year. Someone informed us that when keeping rpod at home they the winter we could leave plugged in and heater on low and not winterize. This person seemed to think this was a better option than paying to have winterized. I should mention we are in Montana so it’s pretty cold.. do you have any thoughts on this?

I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE WITH THAT ADVICE!

The R-Pods are not 4-season campers. The tanks (water, gray, black) are neither insulated nor heated. The pick-up water line to the water pump is also not insulated. Neither are the gray and black water drains. If you were only talking about inside lines, that might be possible, but it would burn up a lot of propane or cost a small fortune in electricity to provide sufficient heat to keep interior lines from freezing in Montana weather. If the heat went out, you risk broken water lines and broken toilet and sink valves not to mention a broken water pump.

Bottom line: Winterizing is absolutely necessary unless the whole R-Pod is stored in a heated building. If you were in the deep south where only occasional overnight freezing temperatures occur you might be able to skip winterizing. We were in Wyoming last December. It got really cold (low single digits) and stays below freezing for long periods. Go ahead and winterize. It does not take much time or effort to do so and it avoids the needs for expensive repairs.