Snow! Finally!

ChanW

(for Jenn!)

jkjenn

Awesome! I am camping at an Ohio SP this weekend but thinking about driving up to Erie or western NY to okay in the snow!

Photomom

Getting cold the first part of the week but back up to 40s by next Friday. 

Verna

There's not a "No Like" to click on for that photo!

jkjenn

Looking at the potential for a big storm sometime between the 11-13 of this month. Starting to get excited.

Jeanne

For all of you winter campers, after winterizing can you use the Alde fo heat?  Do you just not use the toilet and water?

JustJohn

Jeanne said:

For all of you winter campers, after winterizing can you use the Alde fo heat?  Do you just not use the toilet and water?

Yes you can. My heat is on now because I am installing the Lagun mount, even though I winterized with antifreeze.

leroybort

Oh sure.  You can camp using the Alde when you're winterized.  We picked up our new Outback in October and have camped 7 or 8 nights, all in Ohio, some in our driveway   The only thing we've noticed as it's gotten colder is the condensation which is elsewhere addressed.

Verna

I'm camping while winterized, with the Alde, as I slowly make my way to Arizona. I brought two jugs, 2.5 gallons each, of water from home, plus two cases of bottled water. I've allowed small amounts of water to go into the gray water tank-washing hands, washing dishes. I've been using Double Doodie bags on the toilet for night time, campground facilities when I'm out and for showers, too.  I'll i winterize when I get to AZ and when the nighttime temps will be above freezing. 

It has been toasty warm inside. I love the Lagun table-so much easier to get it out of the way at night.  

BUT, if there was snow on the ground like in Chan's photo, I'd be sitting inside waiting for it to melt!

jkjenn

Verna said:

I'm camping while winterized, with the Alde, as I slowly make my way to Arizona. I brought two jugs, 2.5 gallons each, of water from home, plus two cases of bottled water. I've allowed small amounts of water to go into the gray water tank-washing hands, washing dishes. I've been using Double Doodie bags on the toilet for night time, campground facilities when I'm out and for showers, too.  I'll i winterize when I get to AZ and when the nighttime temps will be above freezing. 

It has been toasty warm inside. I love the Lagun table-so much easier to get it out of the way at night.  

BUT, if there was snow on the ground like in Chan's photo, I'd be sitting inside waiting for it to melt!

I used bags this weekend, too as the facilities were not close to my site and less than desirable. I use the Travel John bags. The Alde kept things nice and toasty as the wind chill brought the overnight temperatures below 15. I sponge bathed by heating water on the stove. Lake effect snow was moving in as I moved out of my site today.

ChanW

Using the Alde when winterized is fine, but there's a specific way to winterize if you're going to use the Alde.

You'll need to either winterize your pipes using the compressed air 'blow out' method, or bypass the Alde when you're adding the antifreeze to the plumbing.

Either way, it leaves the Alde free of antifreeze, with only air in it, while it's operating, per Alde's recommendation.

Verna

Chan, I used only air, from my 12V tire compressor, with some pink antifreeze in the sink and shower. I don't know if the shower pink stuff was necessary, but I used up the rest of the jug, so I called it good. 

ChanW

Verna, the shower does need the antifreeze, cuz there's a trap underneath it. The trap is enclosed in a metal box that you can access under the Tab. That little box leaves it pretty exposed to the cold outside. I've considered filling that box with insulation (but probably won't get a round tewit)...

Winterizing the black and gray tanks/valves as well, is discussed in a previous thread.