Home Base/Winter Site

[edatlanta]

Here are some pictures of my home base/winter site. This is located in central Alabama. There isn't much nice scenery here, but a relative owns the property and the price is "right".

Picture #1: The first day getting set up after bringing my new Designer "home". This was in August 2010. Note my electric meter isn't installed yet.

Picture #2: After a bit of site improvement (big truck full of gravel). Thank goodness for a nephew with a small tractor.

Picture #3: Home Sweet Home

Picture #4: The same nephew had a propane tank he wasn't using. The same tractor/loader deposited it here for my winter use. This is much easier than hauling 30 lb tanks around.

[Crabman]

Nice homebase, Ed. Looks like there might be room for mine there if I was to stop by someday!

[Terry]

Very nice. So did you run septic out there as well? I see the hose in the background, but cant see where it goes. Looks like you have just about everything else - except maybe a fire ring and one of those built in grills

[norty1]

How cold does it get there in winter? Looks like a nice quiet spot.

[edatlanta]

Crabman, Come on down. We will find room.

tafische, The slinky goes into the city sewer. Nothing half way around here!!! I do have a gas grill that hangs on the side of the trailer, but I hadn't used it when I took these pictures. I use it a lot now. Fire Ring? Small town, just build a fire where ever you want.

norty1, The coldest I remember this past winter was 13 degrees. I was nice and warm and never had any issues with frozen pipes. I just kept my fresh water tank full and stored the hose. When I ran out of water I would hook the hose back up and fill up again. My fresh water would last about 2-2.5 weeks which is just about the same as my black tank needing to be emptied. So I would just do both. I had to fill the propane tank once in January and it has 40% in it right now which is left over from the January fill. I am getting it topped off this week since the company has a fall early bird special and a significant price reduction. I will be leaving here Wednesday for the Petite Le Mans at Road Atlanta for the weekend returning Sunday. I will hook up the external propane tank sometime after I return.

Then I can sit back and wait until spring when I had back to Florida for a host position.

[clutch]

Nice home base.