How cold is too cold for camping?

[Ryno22980]

Originally Posted by B and B

Safety Alert. Burning a Propane heater inside the camper creates carbon monoxide. Unless a window and vent is open you could have a build up of CO and loose Oxygen for sustaining life.

Yes, I believe both of us who recommended this option said we crack a window. I think the directions that came with the Buddy heaters instruct that 6 square inches of ventilation is necessary to safely operate one indoors.

We also would turn our Buddy heater off right before we fell asleep for the night just to be safe. The furnace would still run a lot through the night, but at least the Buddy heater saved the battery during all our waking hours.

Another tip for those who cold weather camp with no shore power, use a battery cut off switch (or manually disconnect the battery) when you are out doing activities during the day. The TT will draw a significant amount of amp hours from your battery over the course of days just powering the converter, smoke and CO2 detectors. When you return to camp fire up the Buddy heater on high to heat the TT back up so the furnace doesn't have to do the work.

[driftinby]

Originally Posted by Life Without Whine

...if you want it, it's yours (short queen)

Wow, really? I think my wife would like that however, I'm not sure if ours is a short queen or regular. I'll know on Monday.

Originally Posted by Ryno22980

Yes, I believe both of us who recommended this option said we crack a window.

The only way to truly ensure your safety is to bar and lock yourself in your home.

Originally Posted by Ryno22980

Another tip for those who cold weather camp with no shore power, use a battery cut off switch (or manually disconnect the battery) when you are out doing activities during the day.

But when your gone and the smoke detector is off, how will you know when your coach is on fire?

[yetavon]

Super bowl Sunday last year I awoke on a kayak river trip with the condensation turned to frost on the inside of my tent. It was 27 at 9 AM.
This Feb at a winter rally we stayed comfortable in our HTT when it dropped to 17 overnight. didn't dewinterize and used water from a jug. An small electric heater and propane....and no PUGs

[elind]

One thing to remember is when it's below freezing your propane furnace is blowing heat to under belly if it is enclosed. If you rely on electric space heaters only, the underbelly won't get heated. We use our electric fireplace and propane heat with our fresh water tank for water.

[Ryno22980]

Originally Posted by elind

One thing to remember is when it's below freezing your propane furnace is blowing heat to under belly if it is enclosed. If you rely on electric space heaters only, the underbelly won't get heated. We use our electric fireplace and propane heat with our fresh water tank for water.

This is true and another reason not to run the buddy heaters while sleeping. Let the furnace do it's job overnight when it's coldest to keep the tanks from freezing. Again though, a tank with several gallons of water would take a long time to freeze even with no heat. It's the unprotected supply lines that are most vulnerable.

[rockfordroo]

The only way to truly ensure your safety is to bar and lock yourself in your home.

You can lock yourself in your home, but something could short out and set the house on fire while you're sleeping.

No, the only way to truly ensure your safety is to kill yourself NOW.

[elind]

Originally Posted by Ryno22980

This is true and another reason not to run the buddy heaters while sleeping. Let the furnace do it's job overnight when it's coldest to keep the tanks from freezing. Again though, a tank with several gallons of water would take a long time to freeze even with no heat. It's the unprotected supply lines that are most vulnerable.

Another thing you can do in cold over night cold weather with full hook ups is to let your water run. Open your gray water up and then let your water faucet open just a little bit to keep the lines from freezing.