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09-25-2021, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2021
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Towing after winterizing?
I have a Rockwood ESP, and we will be storing our trailer at a storage area for the winter. (yay, suburb life!)
Am I ok to winterize in my driveway, then tow it to the facility? Or should I take everything with me and winterize it in place there?
There's no shower or toilet, so it's just the water lines/tank for the sink.
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09-25-2021, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Louisville, KY
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We not only tow after we winterize- we sometimes go camping after!
I can't see any reason not to do the deed in your driveway and then take it to the storage lot.
(camping after we winterize means water in a milk jug to rinse the pee out of the john, and paper plates or bring the dishes home to wash, and of course a blue jug of drinking water. We pour a little AF down any drains we may have used and make sure the waste tanks are fully emptied.)
Ah... the smell of wood smoke. The sound of dry leaves crunching under
our hiking boots. The feel of a nip in the air when you take a deep breath.
The woods are calling and we must go!!
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09-25-2021, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southwest Alabama
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As Dan said, go ahead and winterize it and then tow it to the storage yard. It'll be fine.
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Gotta go campin! 
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09-25-2021, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Lots of manufactures winterize RVs at the factory in the colder months and then ship to dealers with no issues to the winterization.
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09-25-2021, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2021
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Ok, that's for the advice. The guy at the RV parts department gave me opposite advice, which I though was strange, but this is our first summer with a trailer so I'm still learning as I go!
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09-25-2021, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gangrel
Ok, that's for the advice. The guy at the RV parts department gave me opposite advice, which I though was strange, but this is our first summer with a trailer so I'm still learning as I go!
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And his reasoning?
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09-25-2021, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Englewood FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gangrel
Ok, that's for the advice. The guy at the RV parts department gave me opposite advice, which I though was strange, but this is our first summer with a trailer so I'm still learning as I go!
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...and if you had them winterize it for you, what did he propose for that? Leaving your rig with them for the winter?
Total BS.
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09-25-2021, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Richmond VA
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Winterization merely means removing anything that will freeze and damage the trailer, it's not some mystical rite performed at the end of summer. Once the water is drained and blown out of the waterlines there's nothing left to freeze other than the drains which can be handled with a cup of RV antifreeze to displace that water.
Being belt and suspenders regarding out camper I drain everything, pump antifreeze thru the system, and then blow that out where it goes in the drains and winterizes them at the same time. Residual water in the fresh water tank can freeze harmlessly, Just drain and bypass the water heater, don't put antifreeze in it.
Nothing scary. BTW I winter store several miles from home. For years I put my boat and camper in a big barn at the fairgrounds. Safe and protected from the weather.
-- Chuck
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09-25-2021, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gangrel
Ok, that's for the advice. The guy at the RV parts department gave me opposite advice, which I though was strange, but this is our first summer with a trailer so I'm still learning as I go!
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I would be very reluctant to have that guy or dealership do any work on my rig!
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09-25-2021, 11:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Nevada
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What is the controversy?
I agree with KyDan. I go on some late fall trips with my dog and often just leave the AF in place. Campgrounds that are still open are empty. Some have nice bath houses. It is very comfortabe and quiet.
The same for desert trips in winter. The AF stays in place.
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