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Old 12-27-2017, 11:53 AM   #1
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Winter travel & camping

I presently do not have a travel trailer but in the past have always had an Airstream. I am presently in the market for a new trailer. I will consider an Airstream but now want to look at other brands because Airstream trailers have evolved into very heavy trailers due to all of the nice things furnished.
We love to travel during the Winter. In areas where the temperature often is low as 20 degrees below zero (F). There is always additional work to be performed, such as draining and blowing out water lines, etc., when traveling in the Winter, but the Airstream was always comfortable inside even at those low temperatures. My question is: how are the smaller Jayco travel trailers suitable for this type of use? Are they designed where all facilities can be functional during extreme low temperatures? Is the insulation and furnace adequate for such travel and temperatures?
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Old 12-27-2017, 11:56 AM   #2
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To my knowledge Jayco does not make a small four seasons trailer.
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Old 12-27-2017, 02:28 PM   #3
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I often camp in the early and late season with the temps in the low 20's, and have not had any issues. We have a hybrid, so I would not call it a cold weather tt. We do not have an enclosed underbelly. We put water in the fw tank. All the fw piping runs inside the tt, so we just leave the cabinet doors ajar. Our floor is a composite, two layers of OSB, with about 2" of Styrofoam, in between.

If, I was planning a lot of cooler weather camping, I would buy a tt, with the enclosed underbelly, pull it off, and add 120 volt tank heaters, and wrap the sewer line with, heat tape, and pipe insulation.

I have no condensation issue, others do. My parent's SOB TT, has a lot condensation and frost in areas where they have metal framing, such as between the walls and roof. So, I would investigate the framing design, and thermal breaks.

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