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mountain mist
Senior Member Joined: 25 May 2010 Location: Gatlinburg Tenn Online Status: Offline Posts: 426 |
Topic: Snow/First time using it Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 8:52pm |
I have been reading these posts of camping in cold weather.
Nothing was mentioned about concern that pipes would freeze. what are your tips and methods if one is camping and the night turns cold. I am planning a trip to Elkmont, no hook-ups, in November when it is first come first serve time.The average weather is usually not too bad, but then I have been out there in November (in a tent) and the dog and I piled on everything we had to stay warm. Splendid days, the smell of wood smoke. I am camping in Townsend, Tn. starting tomorrow for a few days and then on to Elkmont until mid October. Trip to Texas, not with Pod. Should be back first week in Nov. , therefore the question of pipes freezing.
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'10 Ford Edge ESCAPE POD Trudi and Austin mini-schnauzers change here, Trudi has gone, Austin now has a small black schnauzer buddy, Bentley |
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sylviablue
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Costa Rica Online Status: Offline Posts: 152 |
Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 2:32pm |
two dog night?
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four peas
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2010 at 9:57pm |
Cuddle?
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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yizit
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Location: Wis. Dells, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 663 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 at 10:20pm |
BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! |
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Former owner of 2009 172 Darlene & Jim, Ewok our Lhasa Roada our 2004 Roadtrek C190Popular |
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rpodcamper.com
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 at 7:51pm |
If not there is always a tent (Wife would really kill me then)((maybe thats what she is trying for))
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rpodcamper.com
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 at 7:51pm |
I just finished clearing mine out of the snow bank from the last 2 storms (4' for snow plus drift then melted some with Plow pile in front) to find out that i have to dig out more in front of the driveway on the other side of the alley just so I can hook up and swing out early in the Morning with it. Headed out to help out cleaning up a camp that got pretty messed up this winter. Fun 3 nights of no hook ups. If I ever get it out!
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sylviablue
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Costa Rica Online Status: Offline Posts: 152 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 at 7:12pm |
I can't find any snow. I can't find my Pod!
Wait, it's in Florida sitting patiently until I return. Whew. |
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four peas
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jjbescher
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Clayton, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 41 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 at 9:25pm |
I did not have much of a choice on the weather. I was going to use it no matter what. I also was not expecting 24 degrees and 3-5 inches of Snow in South Carolina.
The Pop out bed only took about 10-15 minutes to take out by myself. would be quicker if someone else was helping me. |
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'10 R-pod 173T. TV - '03 Honda Pilot
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rpodcamper.com
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 at 5:39pm |
I have used ours in the snow 2 times already and plan to use it this weekend again in the snow. Problem will be this weekend we will have no hook ups and friends generators are being used so I'm taking the zero degree sleeping bags with. We are lucky as we have the 171 with no slides or pop out beds to lose any heat we may make. But I may have looked harder at the pop out beds as I really do missing the years of the pop up and sleep with a screen around me. I don't miss the time to setup and knock down one or putting away a wet camper.
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Posted: 16 Feb 2010 at 4:53pm |
Good stuff on getting yor Pod out . I, too, found out the hard way about the smoke detector - touchy, touchy! I sat an unfamiliar cup (of coffee) in the microwave to warm it up which sparked. Of couse I immediately turned it off but, even just a faint whisper of smoke was enough. I used the stove top just once (because it was pouring rain outside) to boil some water and that set it off!
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