[JRTJH]

When we "pull the winterized trailer out of storage in the winter to travel south" we hitch, load and leave it winterized for the trip. We simply stay in motels along the FROZEN route until we reach an area where there is no further risk of the trailer freezing if it were "de-winterized"....

It's cheaper, faster and significantly more convenient to park it in a motel parking lot, go inside and have access to a warm room, hot shower and leaving the trailer "prepared for cold temperatures"....

It takes one suitcase, properly packed with everything we need, sitting in the back seat of the tow vehicle. There's not even a need to unlock the trailer until we get "south of Nashville".....

Then, when we're "out of danger" we hook up the water hose at an overnight stay, flush the system, fill the water heater and the next morning, dump the tanks before heading further south.

To me, it's not worth the expense and the effort (time not towing as well as effort to rewinterize) at every stop along the way. When you consider the cost of a full hookup campsite along with the time/effort, it's pretty much a wash to stay at a $100/night motel with a large parking lot.... That type motel is usually found close to any major truck stop along the interstate system.