My poor 21

[Jake930]

can't wait till spring!

[Marry]

Blends in nicely!

[cpaharley2008]

You must not be near the "lake effect" area, they really got a lot this past week. But either way, 90 days from now it will come out of hibernation....

[steve dunham]

Spent over an hour this morning cleaning the foot of snow off the roof of my trailer and shoveling the trailer out.
The end of our hibernation period is a lot more than 90 days off.
The ice won't be off the lakes nor will the snow be gone until the middle of April or the first part of May.
Our trailer spends more time hibernating than on the road / camping
-28 below zero on Sunday morning , but the temps are predicted to rise into the 20's later this week which will probably bring with it more snow.
We put in snow bracing for the roof to prevent the possibility of collapse .

[cpaharley2008]

can you post some pictures of the snow bracing for others?

[Jake930]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

can you post some pictures of the snow bracing for others?

Originally Posted by steve dunham

Spent over an hour this morning cleaning the foot of snow off the roof of my trailer and shoveling the trailer out.
The end of our hibernation period is a lot more than 90 days off.
The ice won't be off the lakes nor will the snow be gone until the middle of April or the first part of May.
Our trailer spends more time hibernating than on the road / camping
-28 below zero on Sunday morning , but the temps are predicted to rise into the 20's later this week which will probably bring with it more snow.
We put in snow bracing for the roof to prevent the possibility of collapse .

Jim says 90 days cause he lives down South---- of us. And yes a picture of the bracing would be nice, please. Had to clean mine off 3 times this year. Next year i'm putting in a carport. 10 below last Friday and Saturday.

[Bobbie54]

We had about an inch of snow which quickly melted; no need for snow braces, but I do need to block the wheels better before the next windstorm (and get the trailer off to winter storage soon.) No, I'm not that bad at backing; it used to be lined up with the car. Luckily I caught it before it rolled off into the sand.

[Steve Clark]

Holy Cow bobbie54! That was a Mighty Wind!

[Jake930]

Originally Posted by Bobbie54

We had about an inch of snow which quickly melted; no need for snow braces, but I do need to block the wheels better before the next windstorm (and get the trailer off to winter storage soon.) No, I'm not that bad at backing; it used to be lined up with the car. Luckily I caught it before it rolled off into the sand.

Wow lucky catch getting it before it got off the pad. That picture of my 21 was taken 10 days after we got back from Chilliwack on the 20th of November, by the morning of the 22nd we had 24 inches down, most of that left. Got another 6 inchs last week, and this last Saturday laid in another 12 inches. Plus it was 10 below 0 both last Friday and Saturday morning. Yesterday it warmed up to 45 we lost six inches of snow, but temp dropped to 10 degrees last night so the walk ways and drive way is solid sheet of ice today. 12 degrees right now as I type this, has not been above 20 all day. And to think we were supposed to be out in Arizona right now missing all this. Maybe next year.

[Bobbie54]

Originally Posted by Steve Clark

Holy Cow bobbie54! That was a Mighty Wind!

My neighbor said someone saw a gust of 70 mph but I'm a little bit protected so probably not quite that high.

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Bobbie54

Luckily I caught it before it rolled off into the sand.

I'm curious, Bobbie, why the jack wheel is attached; do you need it to hand maneuver the trailer into position? I had one for my pop-up trailer and still have it. Never used it.

[blhvet]

Wind gusts in southern Alberta have been tipping semis the last day or two...

[Bobbie54]

Originally Posted by KarenH

I'm curious, Bobbie, why the jack wheel is attached; do you need it to hand maneuver the trailer into position? I had one for my pop-up trailer and still have it. Never used it.

Yes, I like to be able to move a little to get hitched up. Then I don't have to be dead on when I back up. If I ever get it into the garage I also like to be able to move it easily in there. Not sure how easily it will move by hand. I can't roll it up the driveway which has a slight slope but I suspect I'll be able to move it a bit in the garage.

Getting into the garage is next spring's project; right now the Campster is still in there.

[Santiago]

Hi Bobbie. When I had my Scamp I used the jack wheel a lot ! Due to its small size and lighter weight, I was able to rotate it at campsites that were smooth enough, maneuver it inside my garage and yes, get it right over the hitch ball. This is why I love small single axle trailers. Now I have a 21' ! Curious, did you not get an awning ?

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Bobbie54

... I do need to block the wheels better before the next windstorm...

And/or put the front stabilizer jacks down until they touch the ground, then turn the tongue jack handle a bit to transfer some load from the tongue jack. The stabilizers won't slide as easily as the wheels (including the one on the tongue jack) roll.

[Mike Lewis]

I discovered that a high wind will blow those lightweight plastic chocks out from under my trailer's wheels. So I now use heavy rubber chocks I got at Harbor Freight.