Winter storage in South East Georgia

[Jon796]

I need some advise from the FMCA family in South East Georgia. For the first time, I will be leaving my M.H. this winter in St. Mary's, GA just 3 miles North of Florida. I plan on using it once a month or so. Do you winterize your campers down in that area? I really don't want to do that every month.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

[wolfe10]

Jon,

Will you have shore power (so that you could put in a thermostatically controlled heater)?

Brett

[Jon796]

Brett,

Thanks for the fast reply. I will not have any power. That would make it to easy! LOL

Jon

[garykd]

Hi Jon,

There is freezing weather in the area your coach will be in. The answer to your question depends on the construction of your coach. Are the holding tanks exposed to the outside or are they enclosed in the basement? Does your furnace have a blower motor that blows air into the location of the fresh water and holding tanks? From memory, it will take a temp of below 29 degrees F for over 5 hours before the coach water lines and tanks would be affected. Again, it all depends on how the coach was constructed. This means the amount of time where this could happen is confined to January/February time frame. Without any external power available, the situation becomes difficult.

If it was me, I'd ensure:

1. the holding and fresh water tanks are empty

2. pour about a quart of RV antifreeze in the black and grey tanks

3. drain the water lines with whatever drain points the manufacturer provides

4. add a 1/2 pint of RV antifreeze to each drain "P" trap

5. drain the hot water heater

Unless there is unusually cold weather, this should be sufficient.