Travel Trailer anti-freeze

[lawnspecialties]

Alright, I know this isn't exactly a "Fort" question but it sort of relates.

Last year I winterized our TT with water line antifreeze throughout the plumbing. Well, I am a full-time firefighter and own my own landscaping business and this summer I've been swamped like you can't imagine. Unfortunately, we have not been able to go anywhere at all this summer and with September coming up (aerating and reseeding time), it looks like we won't at all for 2007.

The good news is we have 11 nights booked at the Fort starting Jan. 26, 2008.

Now the question: Is the antifreeze in our lines OK to go another half-winter? No use dumping it out and replacing it if there's no need to. But if we get to the Fort in January and a water line is busted, that would stink. Anyone else with the unfortunate experience of skipping a whole year of camping and letting the antifreeze "ride" another winter?

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

Alright, I know this isn't exactly a "Fort" question but it sort of relates.

Last year I winterized our TT with water line antifreeze throughout the plumbing. Well, I am a full-time firefighter and own my own landscaping business and this summer I've been swamped like you can't imagine. Unfortunately, we have not been able to go anywhere at all this summer and with September coming up (aerating and reseeding time), it looks like we won't at all for 2007.

The good news is we have 11 nights booked at the Fort starting Jan. 26, 2008.

Now the question: Is the antifreeze in our lines OK to go another half-winter? No use dumping it out and replacing it if there's no need to. But if we get to the Fort in January and a water line is busted, that would stink. Anyone else with the unfortunate experience of skipping a whole year of camping and letting the antifreeze "ride" another winter?

If your trailer has a siphon tube for winterizing you could always run another gallon through it just to be safe.

BTW, a good frined of mine worked on the Cary FD before coming back to MI a few years ago.

Scott

 

[tellnotails]

would say yer safe........

they store that on shelves at wally world for years on end.....never have noticed a born on date...........beer is another story

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

would say yer safe........

they store that on shelves at wally world for years on end.....never have noticed a born on date...........beer is another story

Isnt that on another thread ?

 

[tellnotails]

lets see beer/antifreeze....

what if we winterized our rigs with say jimbeam............

that way we can recycle it with our refillable mugs mixed with coke....

I think rum would work as well............


i smell patent and a prev st............for me

 

[ftwildernessguy]

When I dewinterize, I run vodka through the lines to take out the residual antifreeze flavor. I suppose if I was desperate I could collect the vodka from the lines and recycle it through my kidneys, but I use cheap stuff and it's really not worth it.

 

[lawnspecialties]

my thread has "morphed"

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

my thread has "morphed"

It has digressed like so many others do when the usual suspects show up.

 

[tellnotails]

before we try to market the "vodka kongaloosh rv flush "........we must find a affordable supply of vodka.............. say $4 a gallon....

ps....not that russian stuff that makes you go blind either....