Extreme Cold

[nko2000]

Cariboocreek, what day is -34℃?

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by TCNashville

I don't like being cold and I don't like it when it's cold outside but this kinda cold is ridiculous. I need to move.

I wonder why I don’t just go South every winter....oh yeah $$

[cariboocreek]

Originally Posted by nko2000

Cariboocreek, what day is -34℃?

Fri
1 Feb
Cloudy
-11°C

Night
Periods of snow
-16°C

Sat
2 Feb
Cloudy
-12°C

Night
Chance of flurries
-27°C

Sun
3 Feb
Chance of flurries
-23°C

Night
Chance of flurries
-28°C

Mon
4 Feb
Sunny
-21°C

[GHen]

I agree with all of above, all will be fine if it’s winterized.
If you didn’t read anything above, just don’t touch anything until it’s thawed out. Especially the cover if you have one, it will just disintegrate if you try to move it, trust me, made that mistake once.

[North of 49°]

The safest place for it. That's ours between the Swift and the flatdeck. It's not going to be touched until the end of April, when the storage contract expires.

[Grumpy]

Just remember every completed unit at the factory or in a dealer's lot is seeing the same "Polar Vortex".. cold as !!!!

[Screwby]

We reached -34F windchill here. I just checked the new jug of -50 Peak RV antifreeze sitting just inside the door of the TT. It’s not frozen solid but it’s begun to slush, it says it’s guaranteed against burst down to -50 so hopefully my TT is safe. Hindsight I should have just opened the propane up and set the thermostat to about 40 degrees. It would have been worth the propane to protect the plumbing.

[John from Central Florida]

Originally Posted by norty1

My neighbor from Allentown, Pa here in Georgia just left for Miramar, Florida.

He said the way he deals with it is to go to Florida for 2 months!

So he’s the one whose been taking all our campsites!

[norty1]

Originally Posted by John from Central Florida

So he’s the one whose been taking all our campsites!

Well, I'm also in one of them. LOL We ate at the Freezer in Homosssa yesterday! Had to wear a long sleeve shirt!

[SkyBound]

Originally Posted by Screwby

We reached -34F windchill here. I just checked the new jug of -50 Peak RV antifreeze sitting just inside the door of the TT. It’s not frozen solid but it’s begun to slush, it says it’s guaranteed against burst down to -50 so hopefully my TT is safe. Hindsight I should have just opened the propane up and set the thermostat to about 40 degrees. It would have been worth the propane to protect the plumbing.

You would have gone through an insane amount of propane needlessly. That antifreeze will in fact freeze, but it is chemically designed to not expand when frozen. Also bear in mind that wind chill values are only applicable to living things that produce body heat. Your trailer will only experience the thermometer value of cold, which will always be less than the wind chill value. If you winterized properly, there is nothing to worry about. When we lived up north, my old trailer experienced below -40*C true air temperature for multiple winters and never had a problem with the antifreeze.

[Kim Gass]

Originally Posted by norty1

Well, I'm also in one of them. LOL We ate at the Freezer in Homosssa yesterday! Had to wear a long sleeve shirt!

You better have left some shrimp

[Kim Gass]

I wonder how much banked up snow insulates
If the Inuit could be warm in an igloo where it certainly was below 40 below

[Screwby]

Originally Posted by SkyBound

You would have gone through an insane amount of propane needlessly. That antifreeze will in fact freeze, but it is chemically designed to not expand when frozen. Also bear in mind that wind chill values are only applicable to living things that produce body heat. Your trailer will only experience the thermometer value of cold, which will always be less than the wind chill value. If you winterized properly, there is nothing to worry about. When we lived up north, my old trailer experienced below -40*C true air temperature for multiple winters and never had a problem with the antifreeze.

I’m sure I’m fine too. Had I gone the furnace route I’d have grabbed some straw bales out of the barn for an improvised skirting/wind block. It’s already equipped with the glacier package but keeping wind out from underneath makes a huge difference. I’d have set the dual 30# cylinders to auto and been happy to burn it all since I can refill them for about $25 each. The weather is supposed to be back to normal after today so I’d have only had it going for 2 days.
And you need to move! -40F regularly is no bueno....

[norty1]

Originally Posted by Kim Gass

You better have left some shrimp

I ate my share. They seem to have an endless supply. No waiting yesterday. We are looking forward to meeting y’all at Rainbow Springs , where are you now?

[windywy]

Originally Posted by SkyBound

You would have gone through an insane amount of propane needlessly. That antifreeze will in fact freeze, but it is chemically designed to not expand when frozen. Also bear in mind that wind chill values are only applicable to living things that produce body heat. Your trailer will only experience the thermometer value of cold, which will always be less than the wind chill value. If you winterized properly, there is nothing to worry about. When we lived up north, my old trailer experienced below -40*C true air temperature for multiple winters and never had a problem with the antifreeze.

You so far are the only one that has a good understanding of cold and antifreeze. [emoji106]

[Steve1152]

wind chill doesnt affect liquids

[windywy]

Originally Posted by Steve1152

wind chill doesnt affect liquids

In some ways it does because it removes the heat faster. A quicker temperature transfer.

[Steve1152]

doesnt make it any colder than the ambient temperature

[windywy]

Originally Posted by Steve1152

doesnt make it any colder than the ambient temperature

I agree with that but you said it doesn't affect it and it does as far as getting it to that temperature quicker. Not trying to start a argument. We basically agree with what you are saying.

[JackMroz]

Only -8...that's t-shirt weather here in Wisconsin. Two nights in a row we had between minus 28 to 32 degrees. Whatever, just be glad those deadly temperatures have moved on. Your unit should be okay like Quantum stated as campers sit outside RV dealers all winter so just don't force any handles or cranks until the temp gets more tolerable.