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    Posted: 21 Oct 2012 at 8:33pm
Good tip tidal wave, I am hoping we have 2 or 3 weeks before we have to fully winterize, I have found 2 new camp grounds with really neat trails and hills within 30 minutes of the house, I am not ready yet, I like the crisp mornings, I like some scrambled eggs and a couple of pieces of rye toast in the morning with the smoke detector screeching at me because I forgot to take out the battery.
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Just remember that it might get colder than the weather man predicted. Frozen water expands with a pressure of 50,000lbs/sq. in. Even most steel pipes will burst with that much pressure.
If you don't want to 'winterize' yet...I would suggest getting a small electric heater with a thermostat and set it for about 40 degrees F and
open any doors or lids that would keep the heat from getting to the pipes.
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Ahhhhhh, a single night of frost isn't going to hurt anything.  This is the best time for camping, although I do see you're in a section of the country that gets winter before we typically do.  Supposed to me in the mid-70's all next week here, which is still too warm for us.  I like the 50's/60's.
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Well we just had our first heavy frost up here in the great white north so today was the day for me to winterize the Pod. I took pictures but my phone battery died so I will not be able to get them off until later. All told It took me 1/2 an hour. 
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Originally posted by Paige

Are there any differences in winterization of a 171 and a 177? How do you make sure that there is no water in the water pump?

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I wouldn't think there would be any difference. As long as the valve used to introduce antifreeze is located on the input side of the pump and you run the pump until pink stuff is coming out of your faucets I would think that any water inside the pump itself would be pulled/pushed through the system.

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Are there any differences in winterization of a 171 and a 177? How do you make sure that there is no water in the water pump?
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Originally posted by Footslogger03

Fired up the compressor this afternoon and "blew out" the water system in our 177. Took about a half an hour to have all faucets AND the toilet blowing air instead of water. Hitting the 20's just about every night now so the next step is to pump in a little antifreeze - - probably this weekend. Then comes the cover and    ...well, that's it for this season.

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Wow.  I couldn't even imagine us "closing up shop" in October.  It's the best part of the year for camping for us.
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Nah, go winter camping.
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Fired up the compressor this afternoon and "blew out" the water system in our 177. Took about a half an hour to have all faucets AND the toilet blowing air instead of water. Hitting the 20's just about every night now so the next step is to pump in a little antifreeze - - probably this weekend. Then comes the cover and    ...well, that's it for this season.

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