Hi all, I need your advice. Looks like we have to move from Northern California to the New York area this January or February. Normally I’d tug our 17B winterized, but we would like to use the relative quarantined safety of the rig during a raging pandemic while underway. (Gonna quarantine in NY anyway after we arrive as per law).
We have flexibility on departure time so would start the dash only when there’s no big blizzard predicted. [emoji1696][emoji1696]
I would put foam in both the Maxxair fan inside the screen and under the hatch covering the external shower and use a heated external water hose when hooked up. We’d only use campsites with hookups during this run. 17’s got foam underneath but no electric tank pads, also frameless Windows. My tug is a 2018 Honda Ridgeline.
Bunch of questions, especially for the forum Arctic foxes[emoji6]!
-Would you also put a small DC heater inside the rig while driving (sink the batteries?) or would the heat from the night before be retained adequately?
-Would running the gas heater while stopped for lunch be enough?
-A couple of 100 Watt lightbulbs? (the latter would require I leave on the inverter) I’ve heard here that the tug’s alternator hardly keeps up with battery charging (2 lead acid) during the day. Would that deplete things too much?
-Would you keep the cabinet under the sink cracked open (fixed in place, probably with a bungy cord)?
Your advice is appreciated, gentle friends!
Thanks,
Jonathan
We have flexibility on departure time so would start the dash only when there’s no big blizzard predicted. [emoji1696][emoji1696]
I would put foam in both the Maxxair fan inside the screen and under the hatch covering the external shower and use a heated external water hose when hooked up. We’d only use campsites with hookups during this run. 17’s got foam underneath but no electric tank pads, also frameless Windows. My tug is a 2018 Honda Ridgeline.
Bunch of questions, especially for the forum Arctic foxes[emoji6]!
-Would you also put a small DC heater inside the rig while driving (sink the batteries?) or would the heat from the night before be retained adequately?
-Would running the gas heater while stopped for lunch be enough?
-A couple of 100 Watt lightbulbs? (the latter would require I leave on the inverter) I’ve heard here that the tug’s alternator hardly keeps up with battery charging (2 lead acid) during the day. Would that deplete things too much?
-Would you keep the cabinet under the sink cracked open (fixed in place, probably with a bungy cord)?
Your advice is appreciated, gentle friends!
Thanks,
Jonathan