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    Posted: 03 Oct 2017 at 8:50pm
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Posts: 6288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Oct 2017 at 9:17pm
Must be a white-out. Smile Please try again. Also, welcome! We have a 2016 RP-179 also.
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Yes it was a white out.

We are moving to Sequim Washington and will be staying at an RV park over the winter since our house will not be ready until next summer. The winters don't appear to be too bad here and we figured we needed to put insulation or film over our windows to help retain the heat inside. Also need to put a cover over the water line going into the trailer as well as insulating the hose. Not sure if we need to put skirting around the trailer or not.

The temperatures during the winter here average high 40's to low 50's during the day and around freezing at night. Not sure what else we need to do but any tips would be really helpful.

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Posts: 1446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Oct 2017 at 11:11pm
You'll be okay at the temps you describe without any special prep.  You can get into the 20s at night as long as it warms up into the 40s during the day.  Sustained temps in the 20s will get worrisome.

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You might want to look into heating pads for your holding tanks but most likely unless you have a deep freeze I would think you'll be okay with just insulating your water intake line. Best of luck!
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Posts: 6288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Oct 2017 at 8:41pm
+1 on no special prep needed since you say daytime temps will be well above freezing. Plus, you will be running the furnace or some other form of heating. That will help also. We've made a couple of winter trips and found that as long as it is not prolonged freezing temps, the R-Pods handle it well enough.

Edit: You may want to get a roll of the insulation that looks like reflective faced bubble wrap at you local Lowe's or Home Depot store. Cut sections to fit the windows and slide them in behind the shades. It will help for when it does get cold. I also put some insulation underneath the bed platform. It seemed to help also. See my mods for details.
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+1 to SH on insulating windows, especially bed area. That makes a big difference. Would also look at a ceramic heater and definitely a heated water hose.
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Is there a way to insulate under the large cabinet under the cook top and the cabinet near the fridge?
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If there is a will there's a way, I haven't looked at my TT, but would ask why you think you need to do that? Just asking.
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It's an area where there is a lot of cold air. We were at 37 this morning and when I went under there to pull out items it was pretty cold. Just trying to think of all the ways to keep cold out and the warm air in.
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