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10-24-2015, 05:33 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Rapid City, SD
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Bring Television inside for the winter?
First winter with a flat screen TV in a camper, do you leave it in the camper over the winter or bring it inside?
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Rapid City, SD
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10-24-2015, 05:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Komoka Ontario
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I leave it in.
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10-24-2015, 07:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Canada
Posts: 516
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Leave it in unless your worried about theft.
2012 F150 FX4 Crew 5.0
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10-24-2015, 07:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 10,833
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Leave it in. Unplug it of AC left on, no need to have stay voltage applied.
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2022 Venture RV SportTrek STT 302 VRB Travel Trailer
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10-25-2015, 09:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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We always pulled ours out for the winter but this year based on what I've read on the forum decided to keep it in the camper. I'll make sure the camper interior warms up before turning it on in the spring.
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10-25-2015, 10:17 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Going on our 7th winter with a travel trailer...have never brought it in and never had any issues with them.
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Monument, Colorado
8-year Travel Trailer RVers
2013 Forest River Rockwood Ultra-Lite 2904SS
2014 Toyota Tundra Maxcrew SR-5 TRD 4x4 (with Firestone airbags in the rear)
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10-25-2015, 12:54 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Campbell, NY
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Like most others we leave ours in the camper.
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10-25-2015, 12:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 155
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Leave it in the trailer.No harm done
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10-25-2015, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Eastern Ontario
Posts: 495
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Never...why bring it in ?
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10-25-2015, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Dexter, MI
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The old LCD type displays (laptop style screens) could freeze and be damaged. However, there's no need to bring in the typical LED or plasma flat screens that are in most campers nowadays.
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10-25-2015, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 607
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We have 3 in our 5th wheel and never bring any of them in. They've wintered for 4 years and have had no problems. We make sure the RV is 50+ degrees before we turn them on.
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10-25-2015, 07:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Franklin, TN
Posts: 746
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I leave tv in for the winter. I plug a small oil filed tube heater plunged in all winter to hold moisture down. Open doors under sink and the access panel to the pump, water filter and other plumbing is located. Hold the temp low to mid 40's which works fine. Do close roof vents, and insulate with vent pillows as well.
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10-25-2015, 09:30 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Rapid City, SD
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Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll leave it in.
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Rapid City, SD
2016 Surveyor 226RBDS
2008 Toyota Tundra
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10-26-2015, 06:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: In a big child free home - except for me
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i guess it depends on where you live and your idea of whats cold. We get to minus 45 here some nights.
as far as running a small heater all winter to keep mositure down... power is expensive., but i guess the mice might enjoy the mexico weather compared to Alaska in the trailer if i heated mine.
I use the stuff Walmart sells for moisture - I think is called Damp Rid
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10-26-2015, 01:31 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Northen IL
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We have 3 in our trailer and take them all out. Maybe overkill but it takes all of 30 seconds to unplug them. Then maybe other 30 seconds to put them back in their boxes with the Styrofoam.
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11-01-2015, 06:53 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Cumming GA
Posts: 75
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Leave it in. Electronics don't care about the temp. Just have things warmer when you turn it on to limit condensation.
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