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Fergus


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Hello everyone! I am a new member here so please forgive me if I'm in the wrong place for this discussion. I hope this is it.:o)

I'm researching RV's for "fulltiming it" and in the process I'm finding information overload...

My question is; Is there a simple way to determine whether an RV is set up for cold weather conditions?

I absolutely want to purchase an RV that is ready for most climates.

Thanks for your input!



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Lucky Mike


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Welcome Troy!!!

Most coaches are marketed 3 season or 4 season....with basement heat or without...single pane windows versus double pane

I would look for artic packages within your budget and then do my research from there

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In addition to Mike's suggestion, try to find the R-ratings of the insulation in the RV's that interest you.  While the R-rating is not an end-all consideration, it does give you a little bit of a gauge as to how two different RV's would compare to each other.

One other thing with RV's and full-timing.  Some manufacturers will NOT warranty some of their products if the buyer is living in them full-time.  Others like New Horizon, DRV Suites and several others are built with full-timers in mind.

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Welcome Fergus, the truth is not to many RV s are really setup for winter camping unless you get into the much higher priced units.....Let us know what type of RV you would like and I can be more specific. For travel trailers Artic Fox does a pretty job, for a class C Triple E is a good choice...

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Can you be specific about what kind of winter temps you might be seeing? That would be helpful. We have done SE AL and NC and KS for a short time in a TT that was not 4 season with very cold temps and freezing rain. Now, we did see all of those locations have to shut off the park water connections when freezing temps came in and freezing rain can be a real nightmare in any RV.

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I have wintered in upstate NY....VT.....N.H & Maine over the years in everything from a coachman TT to DP's...............Winter in these areas can be below zero........so being prepared is more important than what you show up in , I had a friend stay the winter in a pop up.....another in a converted school bus both stayed comfortable

you can always warm up a cold coach..........its a little tougher to get one cooled down

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Good to know,  I'm pretty heavy into research mode right now so this is good stuff.

We don't necessarily plan to do much cold weather camping but I hate being cold so I figured it's best to ask the experts...

I will take these suggestions into account. Thanks very much!



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Best solution…just don't go where it's cold. Go north in spring/summer and south when the leaves start turning. Seriously though…several good answers on the thread to help you out.

I like my solution better though

 



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