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Originally Posted by DaveInVa
Don't get me wrong, I will take the precautions once I choose the model I want, but if I have to do a lot of elaborate preps for winter regardless of the model or the R rating, then I might be open to some other models that have floor plans I prefer, that don't have the same R ratings as others.
Dave
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Unless you are prepared to spend a lot more money buying an RV that is designed and built for 4 seasons (including winter) or, failing that, prepared to do a "lot of elaborate preps for winter", you have a choice to make.
Let's consider the R ratings you speak about. If Model X claims to have a heated underbelly with Y insulation rating that doesn't mean a thing if the insulation is scattered helter-skelter, the underbelly has large gaps and openings that allow cold air in, or the insulation has fallen and is laying on the floor doing not much of anything or if the insulation is non-existent in spots.
In the same Model X, we might very well have heating ducts that have loose or no connections, have holes in the ductwork, or have kinks blocking the flow of warm air. Most of the warm air is wasted and not ending up where it should be. Any amount of insulation or its R value is meaningless.
As mentioned in your other similar post, insulation values/R ratings don't matter much unless the rest of the RV is assembled properly to take advantage of what insulation there is.
I wouldn't want you to find yourself in a situation in the middle of winter during a prolonged cold spell where you and your family cannot get the inside temperature to a comfortable spot and where your water system is frozen solid.