Hunkering Down: Tips for RV Life During Winter
TLDR: To prevent these issues and actually enjoy the winter months living in your RV, you should learn how to hunker down properly and make the most of it. Here’s what you need to know
Living in your RV throughout the year can be a great experience for the whole family. Until winter comes, that is. During the warmer months of the year, going on family adventures across the country is a wonderful experience, filled with fun activities as plenty of pit-stops to cool off at lakes, rivers, and even the coast.
But when the colder months of the year start rolling in, things can start to feel a little less comfortable and a lot more uncertain. Your RV can quickly become an impromptu freezer if you’re not careful, you could end up without proper heating in the middle of nowhere, and your water supply can get interrupted at any moment.
To prevent these issues and actually enjoy the winter months living in your RV, you should learn how to hunker down properly and make the most of it. Here’s what you need to know.
Get a heated RV water hose
One of the biggest mistakes RV newbies make when going on winter road trips or during their first winter season living in their RV, is that they don’t think about the water supply and water heating. Remember, you’re living in a mobile home, and during winter your water pipes and hose can get frozen very quickly.
That’s why it’s important to get a proper, heated RV water hose and of course, to insulate all the pipes to make sure the water doesn’t freeze in there overnight.
Use electric heaters
During winter, probably the only way to stay warm in your RV when stationary is with an external heating source. Don’t waste your time trying to heat up the space with your AC heater, instead, spring for several high-quality electric heaters that you can put around your motorhome so that you heat up every room and every corner. Your toes will thank you!
Use seasonal self-storage
If you are staying in a single place for much of the season, then you should consider hunkering down properly. This means parking in a designated RV spot with proper access to fresh water and electricity. Another good idea would be to rent out a small self-storage locker to store off-season belongings.