Calling all non-podders and ex-podders |
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kindell
Groupie Joined: 10 Jul 2015 Location: No California Online Status: Offline Posts: 61 |
Topic: Calling all non-podders and ex-podders Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 5:01am |
Has anybody done any winter camping? I don't know about Art but inside where its warm and the rain is pounding down sounds romantic to me!
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Art & Kindell
Cooper the Super Dog 2017 Keystone Bullet 265 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1/2 ton Former 2015 RPod 179 |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 10:06am |
I do a lot of winter camping. In Tennessee about half the time the pod needs to be winterized, so no water, so no showers. Unless it's below zero you can still use the toilet, flushing with antifreeze. For everything else bottled water works just fine. And we're usually in a campground with restrooms too.
The pod is small and tight enough that it takes almost nothing to keep it toasty inside. TT |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Nov 2015 at 3:50pm |
We have an annual campout in central PA in January. Usually gets down to 10 F. Heated bathroom takes care of most needs, I take along a jug of RV antifreeze for midnight runs to the pod bathroom. I keep several gallons of water inside and it stays winterized. As Tars said, it stays toasty inside with a small cube heater.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Commander203
Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Central Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 87 |
Posted: 25 Nov 2015 at 8:34am |
I'm still a newbie and trying to learn all the tricks to this Podding adventure. So with that said I have a question about flushing during winter camping while the Pod is winterized. When I flush while winterized, won't that release the pressure in the water lines and cause a void or does it matter? Hope this is not too dumb of a question.
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Mike & Erin
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techntrek
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Posted: 25 Nov 2015 at 1:43pm |
No question is dumb. Pressure isn't an issue in the water system, just having flushed the system with antifreeze is important. You can winterize, then open a valve to release the pressure and you are fine. You could even open the low point drains and drain out the antifreeze and you would be fine. The key is just getting the water out.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Commander203
Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Central Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 87 |
Posted: 25 Nov 2015 at 2:06pm |
Thanks a lot for answering that, still learning about camping in a trailer.
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Mike & Erin
2013 Tundra 4.6L V8 (Tow PK) 2006 Honda Goldwing GL 1800 2005 Honda VTX 1800N |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 25 Nov 2015 at 6:52pm |
We were all newbies at one point.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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kindell
Groupie Joined: 10 Jul 2015 Location: No California Online Status: Offline Posts: 61 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2015 at 3:31pm |
It doesn't get cold enough here to winterize our trailer. But wet? Oh yeah! So far, no leaks.
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Art & Kindell
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 27 Nov 2015 at 5:52pm |
Was a newbie, am a newbie, will always be a newbie. It's the old farts that are scary! fred
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kindell
Groupie Joined: 10 Jul 2015 Location: No California Online Status: Offline Posts: 61 |
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 5:50am |
Merry Christmas to all.
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Art & Kindell
Cooper the Super Dog 2017 Keystone Bullet 265 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1/2 ton Former 2015 RPod 179 |
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