Mayor30
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We have often camped in cold weather including during snow storms. We have a 26ft TT with front bedroom,rear kitchen and walk through bath. The heater in the trailer works ok,but as soon as the blower stops,the temperature drops quickly. We bought one of those small cube heaters and place that on the floor in the bathroom aimed towards the living room. This way the trailer stays warm between the furnace running. The other thing we do,which can be done even if you don't have electric,is put a 1 gallon pot filled about 3/4 full on the stove top and turn it on high.Once it starts boiling, turn it back to simmer. By adding humidity,it quickly warms up the trailer. We have camped in temperatures as low as 17 below zero and these things work well.
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pianotuna
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See the sticky on winter camping!
Regards, Don
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valhalla360
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Humidity is way too much of an issue to be boiling a pots of water in cold weather. Keeping condensation under control is already an issue in cold weather.
Electric heater is a good option if you have power. Doesn't add any humidity and tends to run more continuously.
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midnightsadie
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camp in tempe AZ will fix the problem.
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TurnThePage
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My son has been living in our smallish trailer (24ft) in our back yard for a few months now. I winterized it to safeguard the plumbing. A cube heater keeps that entire trailer roasty toasty. We've had temps down in the single digits and have pretty much been below freezing for over a month now. He has yet to turn the heater on higher than the halfway point. Interestingly, no humidity issues at all.
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Grit dog
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There’s definitely some misleading info wrt humidity here.
But great discovery that the furnace and supplemental electric heat can heat a camper in the winter.
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time2roll
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My single pain windows are already sweating fiercely at zero. Not sure that added humidity stays in the air long.
I use a radiator style electric when temps get close to or below freezing. Works well, saves propane.
At -17 I would be looking for a 3rd propane cylinder as an emergency reserve.
That is a well built trailer if there are no water system freeze ups going that low.
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theoldwizard1
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The best electric heaters are the oil filled ones. They typically have no fan but they give a nice constant heat.
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goducks10
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What trailer do you have? Some are built really cheap with thin walls and hardly any insulation.
Interesting story, we were at an RV park for a 2 night stay for a football game out of town. A 'Lite' version TT was next to us. Single pane windows were soaking wet. Our Dual pane windows were dry as a bone.
Windows play a big part in keeping an RV warm or cool.
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well made rigs actually have triple pane glass all around, remember your vents loose a lot of heat so put vent pillows in the vent, if on electric a ceramic heater helps a lot. There are ways of making heat with ceramic pots but would not entertain that thought due to fire hazards. Put bubble wrap on windows or better is the foil bubble wrap. Make sure all seals are good to keep heat in and cold out. Some rigs have insulated basements and covered bottoms so air infiltration is low.
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