Winter camping - any advice?

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   Yes I will be dry camping, with solar panels on top I will have fully charged batteries at the end of the day.  I can leave the furnace running most of the night at a low temperature so that should keep the camper fairly warm.  And midges work well for winter flies!

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YODT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote YODT Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Winter camping - any advice? Posted: 13 Feb 2018 at 8:50am
	Yes I will be dry camping, with solar panels on top I will have fully charged batteries at the end of the day. I can leave the furnace running most of the night at a low temperature so that should keep the camper fairly warm. And midges work well for winter flies!

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Post Options Post Reply Quote mcarter Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 2018 at 8:31am
	I take it you will be boon docking. It would take cold for a considerable time to freeze the fresh water tank. However you can carry water for drinking and cooking and leave the tank dry. Any water you use from freshwater tank is going to go in the black and grey tanks. Same for latrine use. If you are camping at an improved site, they make a heated water hose, that I found handy. My last experience in winter camping, what froze were the drains. I didn't have a "Y" drain hose, so I hooked up to the black and the grey drain froze.
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RichC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 24 Feb 2017 Location: Chicago Online Status: Offline Posts: 70	Post Options Post Reply Quote RichC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 2018 at 8:17am
	I no nothing about skiing but out West I start fly fishing with Prince nymph, elk hair caddis for dry.

YODT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2017 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote YODT Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2018 at 5:49pm
	I plan on taking my 179 to Rio Grand del Norte (north of Taos, NM) the first week of March for some winter fly fishing and maybe a day skiing. While days might touch on 50 deg, the nights usually hit the upper teens. I have some anti freeze in both the black & grey tanks but any advice for the freshwater tank & pump? I used the compressor method to winterize for Dallas, so the fresh line is currently dry.