Winter trip to the fort?

[jeffrey66]

Hi to all! I just recently bought a 2010 jayco hybrid x19h and I brought it home in early december all winterized. I live in upstate NY and am very excited to go camping with my son but the spring seems very far away. My previous trips to campgrounds were with rental units during the summer so I dont have any experience with winterizing an rv.
When I picked up the rv I was given an orientation and a lot of info was relayed to me in a very short amount of time so the winterization/de-winterization process is not something I am comfortable with yet.
I am considering taking a trip from NY to Fort Wilderness late this winter if I can get a site but concerned about having to de-winterize the rv when We get to warmer conditions and then having to winterize it again before returning to home.
I would appreciate any help from those of you who are familiar with this trip.

Jeffrey66

 

[2goofycampers]

When we leave The Fort or when we stop over between Fort and home. Clean and drain holding tanks. We always pull the plug on the water heater to let it drain and splash out as much as possible. We bring our RV antifreeze and winterize before we leave. Once you do it there's not really much to it.

 

[North of Mouse]

Hi to all! I just recently bought a 2010 jayco hybrid x19h and I brought it home in early december all winterized. I live in upstate NY and am very excited to go camping with my son but the spring seems very far away. My previous trips to campgrounds were with rental units during the summer so I dont have any experience with winterizing an rv.
When I picked up the rv I was given an orientation and a lot of info was relayed to me in a very short amount of time so the winterization/de-winterization process is not something I am comfortable with yet.
I am considering taking a trip from NY to Fort Wilderness late this winter if I can get a site but concerned about having to de-winterize the rv when We get to warmer conditions and then having to winterize it again before returning to home.
I would appreciate any help from those of you who are familiar with this trip.

Jeffrey66

If you use RV antifreeze, be sure to flush out the tanks very well, or you will get an after taste which we hated, (Yes, it's harmless/safe but still tastes/smells nasty to us.)

For the last several years, as an alternative, my dh has drained all tanks/water heater, then has blown out the lines with air. After this, he then just puts antifreeze in the traps. Works like a charm.

We also have our MH in a garage and put a couple small electric heaters to turn on (when necessary) to keep the interior at least above freezing. This enables me to keep staples/canned goods in there, and not have to empty it all out. We start RV'ing in Spring and it's mostly ready.

Happy Camping

 

[retired and happy]

Agree with NoM. Slightly off topic, but...Keep any RV ready to travel as much as possible. It can be used as housing in an emergency, especially if you have to relocate.

 

[jeffrey66]

When we leave The Fort or when we stop over between Fort and home. Clean and drain holding tanks. We always pull the plug on the water heater to let it drain and splash out as much as possible. We bring our RV antifreeze and winterize before we leave. Once you do it there's not really much to it.

I probably will feel much more at ease about this once I go through the process of winterizing on my own once or twice.
thanks for the reply

 

[jeffrey66]

If you use RV antifreeze, be sure to flush out the tanks very well, or you will get an after taste which we hated, (Yes, it's harmless/safe but still tastes/smells nasty to us.)

For the last several years, as an alternative, my dh has drained all tanks/water heater, then has blown out the lines with air. After this, he then just puts antifreeze in the traps. Works like a charm.

We also have our MH in a garage and put a couple small electric heaters to turn on (when necessary) to keep the interior at least above freezing. This enables me to keep staples/canned goods in there, and not have to empty it all out. We start RV'ing in Spring and it's mostly ready.

Happy Camping

Do you bring a compressor with you when you travel during the winter so you can blow out the water lines before you return to the cold?

 

[North of Mouse]

Do you bring a compressor with you when you travel during the winter so you can blow out the water lines before you return to the cold?

No, we don't, but we are fine even if somewhat below freezing (just draining tanks) until we would get home. Usually don't camp when it's below freezing, but if it's well below freezing for an extended time, I would definitely do some winterizing before getting back home.