Thinking of picking up a travel trailer for a base camp, the one Im looking at has the artic 4 season package, wondering who else uses a camper for their mountain hunting trips? Any issues with water lines freezing etc?
Travel Trailer as fall base camp
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Colorado Cowboy
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Used a cabover camper for years, then a travel trlr. Yes to water pump & lines freezing. Insulate everything!
JimP
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But before you insulate everything heat tape it, and then cross your fingers that it doesn't freeze.
Most of the problems that I have seen with frozen trailers and campers is when ice forms in the water pumps. It doesn't take much ice to freeze them solid to the point that the motor will burn out before water will flow.
The best thing is not to trust the water systems in them if you are taking them into the high country. Take water a couple of water jugs that you can fill and then use just in the chance that it does freeze up.
Most of the problems that I have seen with frozen trailers and campers is when ice forms in the water pumps. It doesn't take much ice to freeze them solid to the point that the motor will burn out before water will flow.
The best thing is not to trust the water systems in them if you are taking them into the high country. Take water a couple of water jugs that you can fill and then use just in the chance that it does freeze up.
shootbrownelk
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Drain and dry the water system and just use 6 gallon water jugs. Ice does terrible damage to water systems, and they're a PITA to replace, and expensive.
I can tell you from experience that frozen waterlines are a PITA! After the first time our lines froze we started keeping 6-6 gallon water containers in the bathtub because if you keep them outside they will freeze solid too. Once it cleared up the night temps were below 0 and during the day never above freezing.
6mm Remington
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I use my camper in the fall for hunting and I make sure it is winterized before I go. I DO NOT put water in the tanks. I use 6 gallon containers also and keep the inside. I do heat water on the stove and use it to wash up and do dishes and such. I keep the gray water tank valve open and let that water drain out immediately. A little biodegradable soap won't hurt anything and I have not had any issues doing it like that. It's nice to be able to use some hot water to clean up with. A person could also just put some type of plastic tub in the sink that fits nicely and put water in it when you are cleaning or washing up, and then dump it outside when done. Either way would work.
It's nice to have the camper with a generator so you can turn on the heat at night when it looks the way it does in Gr8bawana's picture.
It's nice to have the camper with a generator so you can turn on the heat at night when it looks the way it does in Gr8bawana's picture.
Colorado Cowboy
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I always had a generator and in my travel tlr the heater ducts and in the floor and keep all the water lines safe. In my camper used to take a hair dryer or heat gun to that them out....that is also a PITA!
BOHNTR
Very Active Member
You should look into Nash trailers by Northwood. Four season, wrapped and insulated......dual pane windows. A very good cold weather trailer.