anyone built a waste water tank enclosure for 4 season camping?

[Hugh Jass]

Hello forum, I'm shopping for a small 5th wheel, 4 season RV. The Escape 5.0 would be perfect for me if it was 4 season capable. I'm curious if anyone has built an enclosure for these tanks to protect from freezing? I'm aware that Escape offers a tank heater option for these models, but that requires shore power or generator power. Most 4 season RVs have enclosed waste water tanks with furnace heat plumbed into the cavity, which doesn't require shore/generator power. thanks

 

[Ron in BC]

I think that you're fighting an uphill battle to achieve the equivalent of a 4 season trailer.

You could use pink or blue foam to enclose the grey tank but that's nowhere near your 4 season goal.

The insulation is foam about a 1/2" thick with some Reflectix foil in some locations. I'd estimate the R value to be less than 1. It's much less than what I've added under the floor. There's a huge heat loss from the walls and roof in very cold weather and the furnace runs a lot to keep the interior warm.

I don't know what the R-value of trailers sold as 4 season is but I think that you'd have a difficult time coming close.

Mind you, I love my Escape so, with my second diesel furnace, I just pour the heat in as a cost of enjoying my Escape in really cold weather.

Ron

 

[Hugh Jass]

thanks for your reply Ron!

 

[hugh]

It depends what you mean by '4 season' but here's our setup thats had no problem in 15F temperatures:

Pipe freeze protection

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[Ramdough]

I have been thinking about the same thing. My thought was to make a clam shell insulated lid that I could hang underneath with a hydronic heater running tubes around the tanks and underbelly.

 

[hugh]

I guess we still don't know if huge-ass was thinking about four-season use in British Columbia, or somewhere a bit warmer.

 

[iamunique127]

I guess we still don't know if huge-ass was thinking about four-season use in British Columbia, or somewhere a bit warmer.

Either your interpretation is hilarious or his user name is. No matter, I laughed out loud.

 

[hugh]

Either your interpretation is hilarious or his user name is. No matter, I laughed out loud.

I was assuming this:

Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass was a customer at Moe's Tavern. His name happened to be the same as one that Bart made up to play a phone call prank on Moe. Bart was playing one of his phone pranks on Moe, and made up the name "Hugh Jass" as a sound-a-like for "huge ass". The first part of the prank went according to...

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[iamunique127]

I was assuming this:

Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass was a customer at Moe's Tavern. His name happened to be the same as one that Bart made up to play a phone call prank on Moe. Bart was playing one of his phone pranks on Moe, and made up the name "Hugh Jass" as a sound-a-like for "huge ass". The first part of the prank went according to...

simpsons.fandom.com

Hilarious.
I've watched the Simpsons series more than once but hadn't seen that in print before.

 

[Dance Man]

Hello forum, I'm shopping for a small 5th wheel, 4 season RV. The Escape 5.0 would be perfect for me if it was 4 season capable. I'm curious if anyone has built an enclosure for these tanks to protect from freezing? I'm aware that Escape offers a tank heater option for these models, but that requires shore power or generator power. Most 4 season RVs have enclosed waste water tanks with furnace heat plumbed into the cavity, which doesn't require shore/generator power. thanks

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[Ron in BC]

I was assuming this:

Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass was a customer at Moe's Tavern. His name happened to be the same as one that Bart made up to play a phone call prank on Moe. Bart was playing one of his phone pranks on Moe, and made up the name "Hugh Jass" as a sound-a-like for "huge ass". The first part of the prank went according to...

simpsons.fandom.com

Reminds me of years ago when a newbie aka troll signed up with the name of an imaginary Seinfield character. Didn't like being asked about the name.

Ron

 

[iamunique127]

Reminds me of years ago when a newbie aka troll signed up with the name of an imaginary Seinfield character. Didn't like being asked about the name.

Ron

It wasn't that woman whose name sounded like a female body part was it?

 

[Ron in BC]

No, it was Art Vandelay. Don't think that he really owned an Escape anymore than he was a real person on Seinfeld.

Ron

 

[Combat Roadrunner]

Hello forum, I'm shopping for a small 5th wheel, 4 season RV. The Escape 5.0 would be perfect for me if it was 4 season capable. I'm curious if anyone has built an enclosure for these tanks to protect from freezing? I'm aware that Escape offers a tank heater option for these models, but that requires shore power or generator power. Most 4 season RVs have enclosed waste water tanks with furnace heat plumbed into the cavity, which doesn't require shore/generator power. thanks

Hi Hugh,
I'm in Vernon and am about to list my 2015 Escape Fifth Wheel. Reach out to me if you're interest in viewing it and want more information.
animal66@gmail.com