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Old 11-14-2021, 08:53 AM   #5
dutchmensport
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Location: Indiana
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We have traveled from frozen Indiana to areas South of the freeze line and then return back for several years in a row now. And some years we head South and back North 2 or 3 times over the freezing months. Here's how we do it.

Trailer is winterized, it's now below freezing day and night. We carry a port-a-potty in the bathroom and a 5 gallon jug of fresh water. When still in the "freeze zone" we simply use the Port-a-potty and dump it down the sewer connection at the camp ground.

We don't run any water at all through the system until we are clear out of the freeze zone. Then we unwinterize. We reach our destination and enjoy our time. When returning back home, we reverse the process. We winterize again and return home, using the port-a-potty, water from the container, and absolutely no water in the drains and no water in the system. Basically, we use the camper like it were a tent. No water, except what we can toss out without using any of the trailer's water system.

Usually, from Indiana to Florida, Louisiana, or Georgia we plan 2 overnights and reach our destination the 3rd night. So we do the "dry camp" the first night, and the second night we are out of the freeze zone (South of Kentucky, and well into Tennessee. I unwinterize there, and when we reach our destination, the camper is already unwinterized.

We do not travel with the furnace running. To quickly warm up the camper, we'll flip on the furnace, plug in a couple ceramic heaters, and use the stove top as that always pumps an incredible amount of fast heat into the living area. It's a great time to fix supper.

That's how we do it. --- Practice dry camping.
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