RV on cold hunt question

[oz31p]

If it does”  freeze “ it not the whole tank. It’s tyipicaly right at the outlet by the drain. There tends to be a small restriction and just enough to free. 

and park in the sun

[PRDATR]

50 minutes ago, CatfishKev said:

I'm also a fan of the buddy heater.  Open up the cabinet doors and leave the door to the shitter open and let it go.  If I am counting on a buddy heater I run a battery powered carbon monoxide detector.  If you are running the buddy heater while in the camper set the alarm lower in the trailer then where the lowest person is sleeping.  It's not fun waking up dead.  

I ran one about 15 years ago up on the rim, maybe 5A? Over Thanksgiving. Ran a screw into the wall and hung the heater on it. hooked it up to a 5 gallon tank. Put the tank in the bathroom and opened up the vent. You guys are making a big deal over nothing.

[couesbuck22]

Some people on my route at work (in Williams) live in a camper and put these things underneath it every winter..don’t know how they work or anything but they just set theirs up last week. Seems pricy

[Curtis Reed]

It it were me, I would use the camper for the hunt, but don’t full tank or lines with water just leave it dry that hunt. old fashioned hot soapy water and dishrag to wash off. 

[az41mag]

My experience has been that the water lines will freeze before the tank since they're smaller diameter and less water mass to freeze. I once had to leave my trailer for a few days with temps around 20 at night. The kitchen faucet froze up and cracked the faucet housing (plastic rv style faucet), but tank had no ice from what I could tell. If nothing else, I'd suggest draining the lines if you can, or winterize as previously suggested.

[U.T.A.H. Camp]

Another factor...keep in mind that propane tanks are likely to freeze if you have sub 20° temps. This is something I never considered until it happened to me. Not the most comfortable way to wake up on a hunt.

[Flashgun]

I winterize mine and then bring it to the late hunts. I  pour two or three gallons of the winterizer down the toilet and then just pour fresh water from a jug to flush. That way the black tank doesn’t freeze up and there is no other water in the trailer lines to freeze 

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

I picked up a used montana really nice trailer and used it one winter for hunts then sold it that same year. Ill stick with the wall tent all day long.

[ctafoya]

Mine has insulation for such instances so I'm good. I tested it a few years ago and it held up without issue. Do you have a furnace? Set it 50ish while not there. It should keep inside from freezing up. 

Taking jugs and filling it once your there is a safe bet 

[verdehunter]

Thanks all. I think I’ll throw some winterizer in it and fill it when I get there. I have a pump that will make it easy to transfer water from jugs to the tank.

[catclaw]

In my experience, the batteries wouldn't last more than one day