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How to De-Winterize an RV
Spring is on it’s way and once the temperatures are reliably going to stay above 32 degrees you can now safely “de-winterize”. The following steps will show you, in order, how to: run all the antifreeze out of your water lines, ready the water heater and take it out of bypass mode, and ready your holding tanks for summer use. I assume you winterized your camper properly (or had it done at a dealer) last fall. If not, you may have some issues to deal with this spring. Before we get started it is important to note that some of the links below may be affiliate links. This means that…
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Guide to Winter Camping
The first thing I need to say is that we live in Minnesota. Temperatures here drop below freezing (not to mention the windchill) in the winter. For the purpose of this article we are going to be talking about temperatures below 32 degrees when we talk about winter camping. Now, because we live in Minnesota we don’t recreational camp during the winter. When we “camp’ in the winter, it is generally for deer hunting or ice fishing in a crank down fish house. That being said, I have worked in every brand camper for the last 10 years in below freezing temps. My experience is that most campers will keep…
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Guide to Winterizing an RV
When it comes time to winterizing your water system in your RV please remember to do it before it gets below 32 degrees. If you are not comfortable winterizing your own camper, please bring it to your service technicians. There will be a fee for the RV technician to winterize your camper, but you are going to have an experienced person doing it and usually a warranty. This means that if the tech fails to winterize one faucet on your camper (your outside shower for instance), that dealer will normally warranty it, as long as you didn’t use your water system after they winterized it. First, please use RV Antifreeze. This…
