Best Winter RV Camping Tips to Maximize Comfort (Winter RV Living)

We endured nasty winter camping conditions and want to share the best lessons that we learned during these times. From camping in the snow to full-blown blizzard conditions, we cover popular topics for winter camping. Stay tuned for the best up-to-date information plus BONUS tips!
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Four-season camper overview
Heat loss prevention
Fresh water supply maintenance during harsh conditions
Propane usage and considerations
Frozen water line prevention/maintenance
Skirting considerations
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[@mariagarito]

Canadian here, my tip: get a heated blanket and place it under your fitted sheet. Turn it on about an hour before bed. Toasty warm. Luv you guys! Cheers

[@valc8758]

My cat, George, is a regular furnace and sleeps under the covers with me. Lots can be said about a toasty bed. Great idea!!

[@TonyYarusso]

They actually make heated mattress pads for this purpose, rather than putting a blanket there.

[@makaylaforbes6719]

Great idea!

[@MontanaGrizzsky]

-44 in North Dakota while building my house Sucked, just use lots of propane and skirt your Rv with foam board

[@TonyYarusso]

I’ve only had my trailer for a few months, but so far I’ve used it down to -15F. Mine is a small travel trailer, and doesn’t even have an enclosed belly much less a heated one, so obviously there’s no way I’m running plumbing in those conditions. I just have the water systems all winterized, use water out of handheld jugs kept inside, and have other arrangements for a toilet rather than the one in the trailer. Once plumbing is out of the picture you can handle far more extreme conditions without even stressing about it. I’ve also camping in hammocks and tents both down to -30F, so a heated trailer is easy mode.

[@TheJasonVoorhees]

I agree, if you just live in it and dont use water you can go all winter fairly simple

[@crwj4050]

Good Evening Hanks! Love the content and the transparence your RV living! I lived in my fifth wheel for 15 years while working as construction site manager. I traveled coast to coast, and as far north as Indiana and south to SW Florida. Me and my rig have endured temperatures of -15 in Vevay Indiana to +109 in Waco Texas. Loved the lifestyle. After getting my wife and my adult kids and grandkids watching The Hanks, we're all talking about doing it again. Thanks for reminding me of the great and the not so great times. But trust me, these are times that will be with you the rest of your life. Keep putting out the great footage and always remember to keep the same positive attitudes you both have. After 38 years of marriage I can still laugh at me and my wife loves laughing at me too. Hope to meeting you at one of the rallies. BE SAFE in your travels!!

[@rand8530]

-20F. Skirted (air skirts), incandescent bulbs (4) under the RV, one bulb in the water bay, heated water hose, 30 pint per day dehumidifier, shrink wrap plastic on the windows, three layers of shrink wrap on the door, insulation board all around the slides. We had already insulated the storage bays. We used about 100lbs of propane a month. We used Reflectix on the bedroom windows between shrink wrap layers. When it was sunny, all the blinds were up to take advantage of passive solar. We used $165 of electricity in a month because we used space heaters too. We stayed toasty.

[@mattboyle7703]

This is my second winter season in an RV that I can tell you there's so many obstacles and challenges and hurdles I've had to climb over and walk around but I just deal with it. I use a 2-inch Henry Styrofoam insulation with shiny aluminum on the other side it's used for home construction. But the biggest pain in the butt is when your furnace breaks. And then you resort to a little Mr Buddy heater try to keep the interior warm and some radiant electric heaters which work just as fine. But when you drop down below -7 for a month and a half almost 2 months straight your pipes freeze. Rebuilt the furnace in it can't even get fresh water into the fresh water tank. So it's always something with these things but with a little bit of diligence patience and know how you can conquer anything even when it's -12 degrees outside for multiple days in a row. Yes your pipes will freeze even if it's a four season. Ordering all the necessary parts to fix the furnace I think it cost me $150. But in such extreme cold temperatures when your fresh water fill valve gets Frozen. Then you're using 5 gallon buckets until everything thaws out completely. then you hope you don't have a water leak somewhere It's a challenge living in such extreme cold temperatures. It does help to have solar power. And a backup propane Mr Buddy heater. There's a furnace vent pipe that runs underneath the floor under the house to keep the tanks/ love yah HANKS! warm and it also pumps air up into the master bedroom. But when mice figure out how warm it is they decide to make a big giant nest in that pipe, then they kind of screw the underbelly vent system up and you have to tear off the underside skirting and repipe everything. Definitely fun can't complain on 3 acres of land

[@FreedomInfluencer]

Our first night in our Solitude was early this year in eastern Montana. It was -10 degrees. Burrrrrr. Had a space heater in the bedroom and blew through the propane.

[@garymichalski5197]

I have a semi with a sleeper like camper. I have to pleasure of running in the Dakotas Northern MN all year. Truck is set up like a camp with shower, toilet, connection oven and cooked tops. We crank the heat up when cold 🥶. I will run water back into tank a few times a day to keep water flowing. Also put insulated panels in the windows. Put tray in sink to catch water. So drain doesn't freeze. Shower has a valve that we keep closed and only open it to drain after a shower. The fun and joy of running in the north besides trying to keep fuel from gelling

[@debbiepolowy913]

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 4 years full-time in our 1988 Itasca Class A, 31ft no slides. We go through at least one Polar Vortex every winter with temps in the -40 range before windchill...without a furnace. We use a Buddy heater, an electric heater and electric blankets on the bed and couch, with a small heater in the under bay. We have a composting toilet and turn our water off if it gets too cold. We have ordered a diesel heater for this winter so we should be able to leave the water on longer this year. I love my home most in the winter, it's so cozy.

[@jaynelogan5464]

Haha love that you guys called out Canada! We live in Ontario and stayed in our Cougar 30RLS all winter last year. End of Jan/early Feb there was a prolonged period where temps stayed around the -30’s. We never had any issues BUT preparation is definitely the key for that. Skirting is a MUST! Multiple thermometers to constantly monitor the temps inside the RV, in the under belly and even in the skirted area beneath the RV. Snow actually acts as a great insulator against the skirting also! To keep inside comfortable we ran 2 space heaters as well as our furnace. To avoid any water freezing we use the “NoFreeze” brand heated water hose and it works fantastic! We’re starting to prep for another winter coming… best of luck with your winter camping adventures!

[@makaylaforbes6719]

I'm in the same province and been looking to take 9n this lifestyle. Is there an easy way for an old person like me to understand how to set up for keeping water running in those cold Temps without wrecking the rig or burning it down?

[@kevinpierson1121]

I am new at the whole RV thing this will be my first winter in it in Eastern Idaho

[@Butterflywings2009]

We use PVC pipes for our sewage and use block's to prop it up

[@christopherlifto3644]

The coldest we have RVd through was -20 Fahrenheit. We full time RV in our Vanliegh Beacon, but our "home" is in South Dakota. During the winter we camp on our property in South Dakota and use straw (not hay) as skirting. Most little rodents do not like straw, and we supplement with plug in mouse deterent. Never have had an issue. Having farm cats outside and two cats inside certainly helps also.

[@HillbillyHippie76]

Well, I don’t RV. I live in an off grid tiny cabin (12x29) in the Smoky Mountains…. But I love watching you three(love me some Dexter) ! all of the challenges that you overcome, and positivity is refreshing! But even more, ya’ll are funny as heck! And so darn cute! 😁 some things do apply for off grid living, as well. Love the info!

[@valc8758]

❤

[@Dreznik88]

I'm planning on moving to east Tennessee soon near Johnson City

[@byronwadsworth8067]

We are in NH for another week then heading to Indiana and on to Florida! Can’t wait to get to Florida.

[@bburkhart58]

Hey Hanky Pankies, I have used my RV year round vs. Hotels for work. I spent several winters I Pennsylvania and again in Northern Missouri. My most extreme temp was -16 in Kirksville, MO. I had previously used a Pirit heated hose that failed after only one season, so I rigged my own insulated hose because I had a really short distance from the bib to the rig. It was crude but amazingly worked. I just dripped the faucets and even left the gray dump line open the whole time. I didn’t sleep well and every time I got up I ran the hit water for a few minutes to help keep the dump thawed. I was probably lucky in retrospect. My first trailer was a “South Texas” (at best… no underbelly at all) prepped model and my first winter in Milton, WV I had a nightmare freeze up that convinced me to upgrade after that first winter. Final note: I never skirted the trailer even in the worst winters. Love you guys!

[@mikebraun7121]

Hey Hanks! We are RV owners in Colorado. We have a 2-1/2 season travel trailer. No underbelly heat. We winter camp mostly, (no bugs or people). Don't use the fresh tank. We do use the black and grey tanks though. Have our water in 7 gallon jugs, keep in the bathtub of the bathroom. We put table salt in the tanks to keep from freezing, about 1/4 pound per use. Its cheap and works well. Coldest we have been in was -10 for three nights.

[@Baka_Oppai]

It's been high 30s and mid 40s over night so far in south Carolina. Been using electric fireplace and space heater. Never propane, the heater is a pig with propane it's a waste. Heading to Florida next month. I'd keep moving to maintain temps above 30 and below 90 basically heh I was a bit surprised at the mention of drafts thru your slides that weird I've never seen that. I had the rv tipping in the hurricane wind and not even a tickle of air came thru the walls...

[@r.j.deleon]

My wife and I are starting RV Life!!! We'll be starting in January from Chicago soooooo cold weather soon... wish us luck!

[@Amandafindsherself]

It’s our first year!!!! We are full time rving in New England. Doing all our prep now!!

[@CP140405]

HEY! Not everywhere in Canada is absolutely ^%&( ing cold in winter! The Vancouver area (where we live) can be almost tolerable during winter... as long as you don't mind months of incessant cold rain..

[@deannawhite4074]

We spent 14 months working in Indiana- Feb 2022 was COLD, had 13(?) days below 20 degrees, & about 1/2 of those never got above freezing- Dehumidifier is a must! Tip-We also have a heated water hose- for us it was a must have investment. You’re videos & enthusiasm make my day!

[@maryd4864]

We used pool noodles around all the windows by stuffing the pool noodles on the sides of the windows in between those things that go down the sides of every window, and in places where we would feel drafts. They really helped keep the drafts out!

[@myferretollie9235]

While working near Louisville KY, I stayed in an RV park year round for two years. Jan or Feb 2024 there was a two week period where there was the absolute coldest weather. The locals even said that it was the coldest it had been in a decade. It was around 5 degrees F, with a wind chill that brought it into the negatives. I ran out of propane the first day and everything froze. I couldn't get anything to thaw. About four days in, the temp went up to 33 degrees F. I was able to thaw everything then take ALL precautions. Because it went back down to five degrees that weekend following, and continued to be the same freezing temp for the following week. My cat and I made it through. FYI: The fatter your cat is, the warmer your cat is. #usefatcatsasheatedfurniture

[@j304usa]

Ice Castle RV. Camp all winter in -40F to -50F on the lake ice fishing. It's great!

[@michaelgregg9139]

We were making a trip from Florida to Indiana in 2019. stopped for the night in Cave City, KY. The noise of the furnace was keeping my wife up so she shut off the furnace at 1:00 AM. Woke up at 8:00 AM., it was 37 in the RV, 5 degrees outside. Everything was Frozen in the belly. Had to thaw out the RV when we got home 4 hours later with a propane heater.. Keep up the great videos.

[@ItsAboutTimeNow]

We insulte our windows with reflectix…. Last winter we camped in South Carolina and froze the fresh water hook up lol it happens… great to remember to unhook that! Heading up to SC in November…. And Virginia…. So good reminders!! Love you two ~ Brad and Diana

[@PeteFolksinger]

Thanks Hanks! We bought our RoadTrek in March 2018 and drove it to Branson MO the next day. Spent our first night in a WV Walmart lot. Unexpectedly it was 28° and snowing. We were tooled off with fresh water. Ran propane furnace and had no freezing issues. But the coldest trip was Feb 2021 in Texas when the nights were in the teens. We went to be extras in the series "The Chosen." We were trying to outrun that big ice storm the day after filming. It was nasty and driving was unnerving, but we did ok.

[@andyenloe9250]

We RV'd a few years ago and in NC it was 17 like 3 days in a row...grey/black pull valves froze had to put a heater underneath :)

[@MarciesWhimsySoaps]

Yep...winter RVd. It was skirted but it was a 80's run down camper and I only had a space heater. It was 30 degrees on the floor and 60 degrees on the ceiling. And actually it got a bit warmer once it was all covered with snow. Wear a hat, use down comforters. 😊

[@jeannenabozny5675]

We have winter camped stationary in a camp ground for a few years now. We winterize the rv and dont use the water or sewer. We dry camp like we are tent camping and use the facilities at the camp.

[@debrajackson9700]

Plymouth, Massachusetts here. We winter camp -7F, 6 - 8 weeks, no problem. Put trash bags over hay bales, use duck tape to wrap them tightly.

[@chuckthomas8176]

Yes . Flash freeze with 50mph winds in Kansas. Temp was 10degrees hahah . So yea I had froze pipes, froze hot water tank line . Fresh water hose ,froze solid . Hahah 😅 so much fun

[@robertosgood961]

Thanks Hanks! Coldest camping was about 20 years ago in northern Maine during a late December snow storm. Had a '77 Coachman truck slide in camper. It was -4 F overnite with wind chill around -20 F. Batteries went dead during the night, so no furnace. Started truck to charge them. It was that night that I learned I had not wired the camper plug to the truck correctly for charging. Ooops!

[@kathywhalen3736]

I RV in Pennsylvania where I’m from. Definitely skirt, stuff foam in all the ac vents, bigger propane tank, blanket your propane tank like you would your home water heater, pipe insulation around slides inside, definitely use reflectics over windows, make sure you take vitamin D supplements, underbelly heated, basement storage heated, wrap heat tape around your fresh water hose then keep it behind your skirting, hard pipe your sewer with pvc piping, and dress in layers. I’m sure I’m forgetting something, but all of this prep is necessary. Have a great winter ❄️

[@curtmaddon-maddawgrvadvent349]

Hello! As a FT RVer for over 6 years, I’ve done multiple winters in New Hampshire and at 7500 feet in Colorado. Extreme temps in NH reached -25 degrees, without a skirt one winter. It was quite an adventure, and I learned a lot. Luckily, I was able to avert any major issues, but I had to be very mindful and stay a step ahead of weather on a daily basis.

[@mandyschlitt7834]

From Canada here, we left our town in the north last Dec 28 in -40, to pick up our RV in Kelowna, we made it to our spot another 30 minutes south, we set up and skirted in at -22 C, so happy we informed our selves before hand. Your video when you were sitting out in your lawn chair gave us some good cheer and have been following you since, Great content! And lots of laughs! Keep it up.

[@William-x1t]

-30 so far. Heated water supply hose , and heated sewer pipe sleeve and propane tank sleeves help. Also after dumping black and grey tanks adding 1 gallon of salt water helps. Lessons learned the hard way.

[@skeeterforever6475]

The coldest we did was one winter in Alaska. We had a fifth wheel and did the skirting and all the things needed. Our hot water tank was the only thing that froze a few times. We did put the reflectix in the windows. We are in a motorhome now in Texas and we have it in our windows to help keep the inside cool from the hot weather here. We will leave it up for the winter. It does make a big difference.

[@sarahbainbridge-seevinck7361]

whoah! thats cold!

[@chuckchillson2877]

Never winter RV'd living in upstate NY I see on occasion people towing them in the winter all Ican think is I wouldn't want all the salt and crap up underneath getting up in the under belly

[@bryanoneal7891]

Northern Michigan here and yes the windchill can go well below zero. However, 100W light bulbs attached underneath help

[@StreamingNomad]

I boondock in a 30' Airstream (there's no four season design :-P) - and will winter camp down to about 20F before I winterize. I think I was in a -5F night and the atwood propane furnace ran requiring me to run the genset to preserve the batteries; and the interior never warmed up beyond 54F. Three small suggestions that diverge from your advice: - Water hoses - skip them entirely during the winter, top off and use your fresh water tank 100% of the time. - dehumidifiers - its counterintuitive, but I vent two windows and let a draft through the trailer - have never used a dehumidifier as a result. yeah it sucks more propane, but its no drain on the battery inverter... - pool noodles? If you're in an airstream, pool noodles between the bed blankets and the interior wall... that night it was -5F outside? The inside metal walls were 28F.... an arm or a foot accidentally touching that wall at night, Yeeeowch!

[@StreamingNomad]

oh one last bonus trip! Proactively keep the sail switch on your propane furnace CLEAN! Oh dear maird, I've had occasions in my robes and slippers at 17F outside sitting at 2am with a headlamp pulling apart the furnace cover outside to reach the sail switch to clean it....

[@StreamingNomad]

another bonus -- BEST SKIRTING? Piled up snow.

[@HappilyEverHanks]

Thanks for sharing those tips! Pool noodles for insulation is genius, and venting the windows makes total sense. We really appreciate your support in watching our videos! 😃

[@HappilyEverHanks]

Great tip on keeping the sail switch clean - we’ll definitely keep that in mind. Thanks again for sharing and for watching!

[@kylepifer9509]

We could have used your nurse skills in fl after the hurricane Ian. FEMA was in tents treating patients in the parking area of our brand new hospital. My husband fell twice and hit his head and had to be rushed to the hospital ( fema tents) !! Then got shipped to winter haven hospital 2/5.hours away 😢. 10 hospitals south of us were closed or damaged and didn’t have enough staff to help them locally 😢😮‍💨😱.

[@karencardoza3748]

We were in our Airstream in Massachusetts at 4° F. Nice and cozy with our di heating system.

[@KingdomCarrie]

If only we could all own an airstream!!! ❤

[@tiphanneycusick5396]

We live in North Dakota and manage a year round RV park. Yes we live in our RV year round and it does get down to -50 with the wind chill. To keep your propane door from hitting your 100lbs propane tank, take the pool noodle and wrap it around the door.

[@nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444]

Been catching up on your videos, we love them so much. We always look forward to watching them. Maybe one day we can do your met up. I almost sent a message to you when I was down south near you guys. Keep up the great work with videos. 🎉 ….We did a year in CT through the winter while I was in the middle of a military transfer. We got lucky with snow that year. We definitely learned a lot from neighbors lol 😂

[@sharilynpost]

My husband and I are getting ready to buy an RV to stationary live in this winter, in Maine! 🥶😬 I've been watching so many videos like this and I feel like we have no idea what we're getting into. It'll be an adventure for sure!

[@valc8758]

Not to mention quite a learning curve. I may have trailered for 10+ years but I still am learning to stay focused--not doing so can be costly!!

[@AtLastJustUs]

Great tips! On February 1st this year we were Dispersed camping just south of Carlsbad, NM. A freak cold front came through dropping the temperature to 14 degrees and 4" of snow. Thank goodness we had full propane tanks and a dual fuel generator. Our 2022 Grand Design Reflection was comfy and cozy!

[@JeffErdmann]

Hey Hanks, As a "wise" 17 year old I spent a -25 degree night in a cargo van in upper Michigan with no heat or insulation. Just LOTS of layors quilts & sleeping bags. In the morning there were icicles on the inside of the steel roof, brrrrrrrr! Happy trails~~~

[@captainkirk8806]

After watching your last year's videos winter camping the first thing i told my wife is we are going to chase the 70s. I hate the cold. Great video you covered a lot of content.

[@MrCasket]

My wife and I wait for your videos every week and find your videos very informative and entertaining. This one is great because you’re on your way to Alaska!

[@jennifergray4357]

We are from Montana and have done multiple winters at -36. We don’t have tank heaters but if it get -20 we will ad a small thermostat heater under the rv in the fully insulated space.

[@chriscollins5488]

We spend the winter in Osoyoos British Columbia and when we skirt I make sure that my sewer line is under the unit out of the wind protected by the skirting. We also use a heated water hose. No problems freezing up.

[@sidx001]

We wintered in Northern Utah last year, it was our first winter in our Grand Design Solitude 377 MBSR, and the lowest temperature we had was -4 degrees! We have vinyl skirting that snaps around the bottom of the rig, which we then weigh down on the inward side with sandbags so the skirting doesn't move in the wind. It's a little dicey with the skirting around the cap, but usually works really well. We also invested in two 25' Camco heated hoses last year and that made a ton of difference as we didn't have to worry about frozen water hoses. Another thing we learned was the value of throw rugs. Cover your floors with throw rugs! We use the thick, long bathroom mat type and that little bit of insulation makes a difference PLUS the extra color in the rig offsets not being to see outside because of the reflectix on the windows! Wintering in your rig is quite comfortable when you take the time to prepare! Great video! #thankhanks!!!

[@derrickvictor8829]

Just started full-time this month, finally! Traveling with my daughters until my wife can join us in November. These videos are so helpful! Thanks! I’m learning and making plenty of mistakes. Lol

[@lynndowning9209]

Thank you for the great info. I so admire you two -- your humor and gutsiness to try new things.

[@jimsamolczyk3774]

I live in cold country in Michigan but in winter i go to Tucson Arizona till spring. We really don’t have any issues there. It will get cold at night but doesn’t freeze usually. I have to add this, nay nay you are totally beautiful. Your husband is a very lucky man.

[@NadesikoRose]

Hi, I live in New Brunswick…Canada and am seriously thinking about getting a used RV to live in full time. Mostly because the cost of apartments is way out of my budget, although that may change as I am currently going on welfare. I searched out as many different options that I could think of and the RV option is looking better and better the more I search. I have never travelled in an RV, much less used one before so have started my homework and researching everything I could about it. I am not too concerned about the warmer months, it’s the colder winter months that I am worried about. I also agree with one of your viewers who left a comment, not every location in Canada is like the far north. We have cooler spots as well as spots that can be ‘bleep’n’ freezing, plus there is the climate change to take into consideration now as well.

[@thomastheys6681]

We have a small ceramic heater in our wet bay which manages to keep the black gray and fresh from freezing and I agree 100% with propane and the furnace with the ducting through the coach assisting with the heating process. And don’t forget the block heater! Also yes on the light bulb program. Thomyt

[@marymurphy2164]

One winter under my belt. I did it Oklahoma City. Lessons learned. I dumped my tanks too much. I had to dump lots of chemicals down the toilet to be able to flush them out. No damage done as far as I know. It got down around 7 degrees. I’m now in Mesa AZ for the winter.. I cracked open my emergency wine one night. Last winter you could find those at Sam’s club for under $7.

[@DenisDahly]

Im impressed, the heat from. Your 5th wheel isnt melting the snow on your roof.

[@HappilyEverHanks]

Same here! That really surprised me. Thank you for your wonderful support and time in watching 🙂

[@michaelbellish4922]

Our lowest temperature was 17 degrees during a week in Colorado in October, with about 9 inches of snow. We applied most of the techniques you mention. It seemed like the furnace was on as much as it was off. We did have a partially frozen line into the kitchen sink, so we will keep the cabinet doors open at night in that situation in the future. We had a 24 inch icicle hanging off the back of the trailer by the time we left.

[@HappilyEverHanks]

Oh my goodness, that is freezing! Winter RV camping can be tricky and temperamental lifestyle, but definitely doable. Thank you for your support, Michael!

[@erikmeyer5207]

Been in my 5th wheel Terry Dakoda 3 years first year the winter up at Kapuskasing plowing the HYW 24/12 GMC Canadas cold weather testing ... Learned much and cold winters with the right trailer is done eazy

[@ceritapenman6112]

The coldest we camped in was 13deg at the grand canyon in February. We had to do just as you said, fill up our fresh water and roll our hose up and put it away. We were only there for about 3 nights, and then moved to Zion np which was much warmer. Thanks for all the good advice! Be safe!

[@JasonS_IN317]

We camped in Pigeon Forge last year over Thanksgiving and temps got down in the low 20's at night. Seeing that it was going to be that cold, I bought a heated hose for the trip and was glad I did. It worked great and others were dealing with fozen hoses and water filters in the mornings (didn't use a filter for that reason!). Even if you would have to fill your fresh water tank more than once, you may still want the heated hose to do that. Dealing with a standard water hose in freezing temps is a PITA. My opinion: make the investment.

[@valc8758]

I agree...cold is cold.

[@MrTreese16]

I think the lowest temps we've been in were high 30's low 40's when we were in Maine in 2020. The temps started cooling off by September 1st and we didn't leave until the end of the month. We ran out to Walmart and purchased a space heater and warmer clothes.

[@popeatv]

Coldest we camped was -15 here in Manitoba Canada! Don’t recommend it but it was an experience! Love the vids keep up the good work!

[@toddbrown8701]

Hey camping friends! My wife and I did a week at Taquamenon Falls in the UP of Michigan in Febuary of 2021. The coldest temp we endured was -13F. We have a GD Momentum 21G and it did awsome. we hooked up a 100# propane tank and used 90% of it in 5 days. Awsome time for sure. Thanks Hanks for these great videos!

[@kevinsnelson2387]

-64F in a 31' 1973 Airstream Sovereign Land Yacht. Coldest winter in a 100 years on Lake Vermillion. Moved to Southern California after that winter!

[@gilgrimes]

Just got finished with a late run out of Canada and we had -5 to -9 C until south of PA. We winterized the fresh water prior and used the heck out of the propane furnace and space heaters. Used the tank warmers the whole time. Nothing was sweater that getting to de-winterize in Tennessee Thor ACE 29.D

[@stephtraveler7378]

setup a blow out system. i use the air compressor from the tow vehicle. When temps go down or forecast overnight to freeze, I connect to the schrader valve and blow out the lines. (some additional valves required in the water lines. )

[@curtisdoyle3598]

We always put a 120 v light in the under belly even with your tank heaters on

[@curtisdoyle3598]

I have never been on Telgram sorry and don’t know how to start just regular emails or text

[@maryanngeyer3364]

Colorado Springs Winter 2021-2022 lowest temp ~10 below. We used straw bales. Had about 50-ish bales around our fifth wheel. We did not include anything under the bedroom area. We used an ultrasonic rodent repeller and plugged it in, stuck it on the end of an extension cord at one end of the rig and let it shoot under the entire rig (Hopefully that made sense.) We never saw a little itty-bitty critter or any evidence of an itty-bitty critter. If you do use straw bales we highly recommend the ultrasonic rodent repeller. They have worked for us for years in our homes and now in our full-time travels.

[@exploringcoasttocoast0203]

Our first camping trip it was 28 at night. I was worried but the underbelly stayed warm and so did we. Love that fireplace.

[@exploringcoasttocoast0203]

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[@LivelyMacKays]

Survived my first winter full time rving.. my tip - A HEATED HOSE.. if you have a power outlet , such as at a campground.. it keeps your hose from freezing.... no more unhooking and hooking back up... its cold out there ... thanks for the tips!!!

[@LivelyMacKays]

this seems sus ^^^^ telegram? lol

[@kachiri]

I do not use propane, but it's because of my health issues making the propane fumes a problem for me to breathe and because of my heightened sense of smell of which propane is horrible. But for whatever reason, I do not have a problem with butane as long as I don't my face up real close. But I do live in a house and use a butane camp stove almost always instead of the electric stove. I don't any special cooking where I need more than one burner and rarely use an oven. I know how to with past experience, but I choose not to any more. I just keep things more simple now.

[@davehill]

I love you guys! Great advice! However since my recent change of occupation, I would like to encourage you guys to help small businesses and *also* recommend a local RV dealer with a parts store. Amazon is great and it's sometimes hard to beat their prices. But Amazon doesn't have answers to your questions or offer experienced advice. Do's and don'ts. Throw us a bone Hanks! 😉

[@DavidBrown-jt7yi]

Great video. We just camped near Mount Rushmore last weekend and it got down to about freezing for a couple of night. Had the propane heater on and everything was perfect. Thank you for all the tips.

[@applewood8078]

In our Airstream heading from Canada 🇨🇦 to Florida we hit a snowstorm in Jan 2022 north of Nashville, at 8,6 Farenheit or minus -13 Celsius for 2 nights, just made it to next campground beside I-75 and hooked our electric heater and ran the propane furnace ! Electric blanket was a big help, but we got lots of iceflowers on the inside of the windows .since you hey are only single pane! So don’t forget to leave one roof vent open enough so humidity can escape ! It’s worth it 😊

[@donkiml5805]

We use reflectix on the windows. Instead of tape we used small strips of Velcro. Then we could easily remove and reattach the Reflectix.

[@donkiml5805]

Received a reply from you via email. Is that legit?

[@joeybard8889]

TIMELY!!!!! Can't say it enough.......windows, windows, WINDOWS. You guy's rock! Keepem coming!!

[@williamarmstrong9970]

This is FANTASTIC, yes we have been out in the winter. We wanted to go from Missouri in January to a warm spot... We went to Magnolia Beach Texas, the first day was GREAT about 65degrees, much better than 25degrees at home. But then came the second day, 35degrees with WIND on the beach. COLD.

[@timalmich1964]

use a insulated leather skirting. been camping in low 20’s. bad thing we don’t have tank heaters. just heated under belly. thanks for the great tips.

[@BrohamerT]

What great information you shared. I lived in Bend Oregon for 17 years before becoming a full-time RV'er. In September 2020 I sold my home and started living in my travel trailer. It was an interesting learning experience spending that time, Sept 2020-April 2021, in the cold. It wasn't a bad winter, but I had never previously camped in my trailer during the winter. There are definitely things I learned, and I think you have done a great job to help educate people on what they need to know for winter camping.

[@LukeRT]

I'm guessing that's a spam bot?

[@BrohamerT]

@@LukeRT What do you mean?

[@Findingourhappyplace]

@@LukeRT what's a spam bot?

[@brentscales3090]

I always wondered why my walls sweated. Thanks

[@b133d1ngac3]

Yep 18 below in Pennsylvania in a non-winterized rv. It was our first time rving. Lol and we still decided to go full-time.

[@HappilyEverHanks]

That's dedication haha!

[@ncox7075]

The coldest I have endured in my old travel trailer was in Norfolk, NE in 2020. Ice storm during the winter dropped to -22 degrees. 🥶

[@65Max]

Timely advice. Even though UCLA (Upper Corner of Lower Alabama) is mostly above freezing, we've already had a couple of 29 deg F nights! Hard freezes here aren't rare but expected in our winter. In the past my '94 diesel pusher did well (P-trap antifreeze, air-blow lines & drained tanks). Now our 21' TT hopefully will fare well with the same procedures BUT with the opportunity to turn on the line & tank heaters for those shorter, overnight issues.

[@robertdoyen5434]

#Thanks Hanks. I’m here in Wisconsin a lot of us use our campers until the end of November we deer hunt out of them most of the time we winterize the waterlines and are camping in the middle of the woods using generators and battery power. I have a friend of mine that has a camper called an ice house so you can walk right into it he used it all summer as a camper and in the winter time he takes it on the ice and ice fishers from it. Thanks from Wisconsin

[@waynemew1429]

-46c yup in canada winter here all the time ceramic heater in the unbelly and propane blast furnace under nnder the fith wheel no prolems under bbelly sat at =25c under the trailer a nice +18c

[@wildernessman760]

my family and i have gone camping many times in Wisconsin in october and on more than one occasion we had very cold temps around ten above F with snow. we enjoy it. we used a lot of propane but the camper stayed at a comfortable 68 degrees F

[@valc8758]

My idea of winter camping is Arizona as in Tucson. One thing I will add depending on circumstances is investing in a heated water hose. They are expensive but may be a good thing in the long run. I really like the trap door for the sewer hoses. If I ever get to the point I am wintering over, that is one thing I will definitely do. Thank you for all your effort in providing good information. Still want to know why the Dex had to go to the vet. George just did a trip and wasn't a happy camper. A bad experience a year ago has definitely damaged his view of vets. He even went after me with tooth and claw. I feel so badly for him. BTW: Everything came back AOK on my boy.

[@GramyLLR2023]

Never really "winter camped" but spring and fall in Michigan is almost winter - lows get near 33 degrees at night. It is chilly but great camping time. We camp mid April through mid October. Winter coats, boots, hats and gloves for the beginning and end. Love all your videos - learn so much and enjoy the laughs!

[@valc8758]

Not to mention fickle spring and fall weather.

[@BradLMN]

We have ice camped in our Ice Castle RV Fish House in -34F ambient temperature, with much colder wind chill. To be fair it was a purpose built RV for camping & ice fishing out of. 🥶

[@HucksterFoot]

Going down to -16 tonight for me in the trailer. Things I did today - added pipe insulation to my diy heated water hose. It froze without it last night

[@paulcrowdis7443]

I haven’t RV camped in the winter, but I did tent camp a few years ago during the polar vortex in Canada, windchill got down to -38c (-36f) Chilly outside, toasty in my sleeping bag.

[@mariewatson3468]

We put an inch and a half insulating bore around our slide out and it worked perfectly. Did the Noodle around the the slides on the inside and covered around with a skirt in -4 in Bend OREGON and stayed nice and warm. Not sure I would do it again 😂

[@EdZirul]

I want to give you a tip…… use kao wool for insulation…. It doesn’t burn and hot and cold doesn’t go through it…. It’s used in furnaces for melting metal….. re insulation to everything ….. you will be in basically an oven…. No heat escaping…. No cold entering …. Best choice you’ll ever make….

[@mikeshanaberger7503]

Arlene here....Love your videos. Keep up the great work. Thanks for all your great tips.

[@davidfacktor648]

Great tips guys. I’m currently in Granby CO for a week and it was 15 degrees the other morning. Every night is in the low 20’s. The employees here gave me pretty much these tips too. They talked about how it was -30 for a while last winter. Some have skirting but some don’t.