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Old 10-08-2015, 06:21 PM   #21
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Try pipe insulation and then the heat tape. I saw that a lot in during a cold Feb in Florida
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Old 10-08-2015, 06:23 PM   #22
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It's chilly here on the beach during Jan. But it sure beats Michigan in Jan.
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Old 10-08-2015, 07:13 PM   #23
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If I'm worried about the water hose freezing I just fill up the fresh water tank


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Old 10-08-2015, 07:53 PM   #24
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The first thing you'll run into is that many campgrounds will close for the winter around November 15. If you want "Warm" you need to go farther south than North Carolina.
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Old 10-08-2015, 08:11 PM   #25
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Live in central NC also, we don't camp in Dec., Jan., Feb., too cold, winterized and forget it.
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Old 10-08-2015, 08:40 PM   #26
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these first two pics were taken camping in Mebane, NC about 30 minutes west of Durham, this past January. It was cold but the sabre held up well.

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This was taken this past February also in Mebane. As you can see we do get winter weather here.

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Old 10-08-2015, 10:15 PM   #27
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I camp in every month of the year, cold doesn't stop me. When it's cold I have the campground all to myself


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Old 10-09-2015, 07:03 AM   #28
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Agreed!!! Very peaceful camping in a empty or near empty campground!!
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Old 10-09-2015, 08:30 PM   #29
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The first thing you'll run into is that many campgrounds will close for the winter around November 15. If you want "Warm" you need to go farther south than North Carolina.

Some close but many in NC stay open year round like Mayberry is open year round.... But the weather can be very hit or miss......
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Pick up a hose with built-in heater at an RV supply place like Camping world and never worry about it again..works great
Get a heated hose from camco or there is a manufacturer that makes one that's even heavier duty( nofreezewaterhose). Stay away from the K&H hose, it's only for single use not constant sitting ( like overnight) it is only heated at the end with the cord and they say to disconnect after each use.
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Old 10-10-2015, 11:26 AM   #31
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Was wondering if North Carolina is warm enough to start camping in January? I don't want to drive to Florida to get warm weather. Only needing high 50's or low 60's at minimum. Looking for a respite from Pennsylvania January. Any comments or recommendations would be appreciated.

I know different parts of state have differing temperatures just like PA. I think east of I 95 have the warmer temps.
I was just talking to my daughter and she says you should go to central SC, north. Average temp in January is 55 degrees. I might be heading down there to visit her then. At those temps it will be like summer time.

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We lived in Hampton/Newport News, VA for a time. The weather in winter can vary widely. The year we left (1974), we had a picnic on the beach Jan 1st and 7" of snow on the ground a month later.

The area at about the latitude of Richmond is where the winter weather systems over the Great Lakes and those over Florida are close to each other. If the boundary between them moves 100 miles south, northern NC and southern VA can go from Miami weather to Detroit weather in just a few hours. The forecasters can't accurately predict the movement.
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Old 10-10-2015, 03:39 PM   #33
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We don't start our camping season until the end of March. We head to Myrtle Beach for the first trip. NC weather is too varied for anything earlier IMO.

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Camp in NC in Jan if all you want to do is sit inside and try to stay warm. Not my idea of camping, I can do that sitting in my driveway.
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Most camp grounds in Northern GA close for the winter and don't reopen till April. However seeing how I do NASCAR we end up camping at Hampton AMS in Feb looks like again for 2016 was hoping for date change but no luck. This may be the last time I do if the dates don't get changed. Weather can get pretty iffy. I will be ending my camp season in Charleston the first week in Dec then home and winterize. Later RJD
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Camp in NC in Jan if all you want to do is sit inside and try to stay warm. Not my idea of camping, I can do that sitting in my driveway.
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Lived in northern MO and northern IL for over 50 yrs, owned snow mobiles and loved it, now if I want to feel cold, I stick my hand in the freezer and if I want to see snow, I'll watch tv. We like warm weather and go to FL when it gets down in the 40's here in Concord.
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Lived in northern MO and northern IL for over 50 yrs, owned snow mobiles and loved it, now if I want to feel cold, I stick my hand in the freezer and if I want to see snow, I'll watch tv. We like warm weather and go to FL when it gets down in the 40's here in Concord.
Its all good! Love FL and warm weather, in fact grew up there. Just like cold weather camping too!
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Old 10-10-2015, 05:48 PM   #39
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Camp in NC in Jan if all you want to do is sit inside and try to stay warm. Not my idea of camping, I can do that sitting in my driveway.

To each his own. I like cold weather, I can put on enough clothes to stay warm, I can't take off enough to stay cool.


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To each his own. I like cold weather, I can put on enough clothes to stay warm, I can't take off enough to stay cool.


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Yep, but I like OC grew up in the cold cold, Ill and SD and now I finally enjoy a bit warmer weather even tho I do not go to FL in the winter. That's a bit much. Later RJD
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