R-pod Owners Forum : Winter travel?? https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Winter travel?? Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 16:46:04 +0000 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:57:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14335 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Winter travel?? : I've gone MI to FL several... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139466#139466 Author: PilotPodder
Subject: 14335
Posted: 13 Jan 2021 at 8:57am

I've gone MI to FL several times in winter (and back late winter). I usually take three days to get to FL. We start out winterized and usually hit southern Indiana or norther Kentucky the first night at a full hook-up private campground ($20-25). If the weather permits, we'll dewinterize then. By weather permitting, I am looking at the next evening's temps as well in Alabama (if we go I-65 out of Nashville) or Georgia if we head east and take the I-75 route through Atlanta. If the second night is forecasted above freezing, I'll dewinterize the first night, otherwise wait and play it by ear the second night. I again go to private full-hookup campgrounds using the All-Stays app and rarely book ahead. It is easy to get in to these at this time of year and they are not expensive. On the way back, I do this in reverse and carry an air compressor and RV pink antifreeze with me. If I can pick my timing weather-wise, I'll avoid needing to winterize until I'm back in MI. ]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:57:22 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139466#139466 Winter travel?? : +1 Depending on how cold the outside... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139465#139465 Author: jato
Subject: 14335
Posted: 13 Jan 2021 at 5:43am

+1  Depending on how cold the outside temp is, as offgrid points out, that furnace will get you toasty warm in a very short time.  Suppose if you can't wait for that then you could sit inside your warm vehicle for 10 minutes while waiting for the pod to warm up.
]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:43:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139465#139465 Winter travel?? : Originally posted by hogonereferencing... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139459#139459 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14335
Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 7:09pm

Originally posted by hogone

referencing lostagains comment.  i have always thought about stopping an hour before arrival and firing up the furnace to arrive toasty warm.  cool or not?   jpp


I’d be inclined against it. The furnace puts out enough heat that it will warm the trailer pretty quickly so it’s not really necessary. The way the furnace works is it will try three times to light and if it can’t it will go into lock out mode. So if the wind or vibration from trailer movement causes the furnace to fail to ignite or stay running you might have to reset it to get it to run after you stop. ]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:09:57 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139459#139459 Winter travel?? : referencing lostagains comment.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139454#139454 Author: hogone
Subject: 14335
Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 6:43pm

referencing lostagains comment.  i have always thought about stopping an hour before arrival and firing up the furnace to arrive toasty warm.  cool or not?   jpp]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:43:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139454#139454 Winter travel?? : Thanks for the tips. They all... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139451#139451 Author: lowell
Subject: 14335
Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 6:02pm

Thanks for the tips.  They all make me think of the possible problems and their fixes.   

]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:02:33 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139451#139451 Winter travel?? : A couple of suggestions:Make sure... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139309#139309 Author: lostagain
Subject: 14335
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 12:51pm

A couple of suggestions:
Make sure the water line from the tank into the trailer is covered with some foam pipe insulation.  
Try leaving your furnace and water heater turned on while driving to keep the interior a little warmer.  If there are closed spaces, open the panels or doors to allow the warm air to get in.  
]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:51:36 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139309#139309 Winter travel?? : Thanks Olddawsrule. We boondock... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139295#139295 Author: lowell
Subject: 14335
Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 8:30am

Thanks Olddawsrule.  We boondock when we can.  I guess just get to destination as fast as possible and then get home also fast!!  Not really a simple solution?  Lowell,  another old dawg LOL]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:30:05 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139295#139295 Winter travel?? : You boondock or glamp, would be... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139278#139278 Author: Olddawgsrule
Subject: 14335
Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 3:30pm

You boondock or glamp, would be my first question. I'd approach it differently for each.

Our past excursions have been either early or late season, meaning either left in cold or returned in. Leaving in cold, I de-winterized (anti-freeze) and blew the lines clear. We traveled to warmer climate before filling the water tank. We're used to boondocking and using water jugs when needed to get by, so no big deal to us. I call it going 'winter mode'.

Returning to cold, I didn't worry about it as much being it's just a few nights and I'm back home to winterize. Fulll tanks take a bit more to freeze that nearly empty ones.

I was fully loaded at a hookup site (glamping) for the night because the previous was cold (want electric for my heater) and following was to be again as we ventured through the Colorado Mts Pass. The spigot froze and split (neat art formed), yet nothing happened to camper systems. We had hit 3 consecutive below 20°F nights... Maybe we were lucky, maybe just cold enough nights and warm enough days.

Just my 2 cents. 

P.S. We're heading out Jan 20th for the Gulf Coast (out of NH). We're boondocker's, so already setup for weird climates changes. 

]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:30:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139278#139278 Winter travel?? : im from northern Illinois and... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139276#139276 Author: lowell
Subject: 14335
Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 12:31pm

im from northern Illinois and we usually travel in the fall for about 3 weeks.   We are thinking about going to Florida some winter   How do I travel from freezing temps to Florida and then back into freezing temps without doing damage from the freezing temps?  Thanks for any help.  Lowell]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:31:57 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14335&PID=139276#139276