Metalman RVer
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- Dec 3, 2016
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We have been enjoying our new to us 2007 Glendale Titanium throughout the season, mostly at home here, getting used to the ins & outs of RV life. We have been spending a lot of time in it, mostly evenings after work with the dog & on the weekends. The grandkids really like spending time there as well! It is a bit like having a permanent campsite, only it is at home here, sort of off by itself in a corner of the property. We have been enjoying the experience very much. We very much like the floorplan of the Glendale which is a good match for our needs. Perhaps next year we will venture away on an extended trip or two.
I had mentioned earlier that we installed a 50Amp shore power plug down by my workshop at the end of the property, so have a good power supply for when using the RV. Also, I installed a 1500 gal plastic holding tank (buried type), purchased from a septic supplier & that is convenient for handling the grey/black water. We installed a 4" line leading to the tank that extends up beside the RV. I will have it pumped once or twice a year as needed.
For water supply I purchased a 35 gal bladder tank & mounted it on a little trailer that I had & just shuttle the trailer back & forth when required to replenish the water supply, so that works pretty well too.
We are in Canada & it is time to start thinking of winterizing it, which will be a new experience for us. Winters here are quite cold & sometimes quite a bit of snow & blowing.
I have a few questions that we were wanting to ask about preparing for winter.
Are mice often a problem in an RV over the winter? Any precautions required if they are?
Is it an accepted practice to leave bedding on the bed & some cloths in the drawers?
Unplug the fridge or leave it plugged in since we are hooked to shore power?
Leave the battery in the unit seeing we are going to be hooked to shore power, or better to remove it?
Slide outs to be left out or retract them to make things tighter? I noticed when we were RV hunting over the winter that the dealer left them extended.
Perhaps there is a checklist available for draining things, installing the RV anti freeze etc., in general to prepare for winter?
Thanks for the help on various subjects so far!
Metalman.
I had mentioned earlier that we installed a 50Amp shore power plug down by my workshop at the end of the property, so have a good power supply for when using the RV. Also, I installed a 1500 gal plastic holding tank (buried type), purchased from a septic supplier & that is convenient for handling the grey/black water. We installed a 4" line leading to the tank that extends up beside the RV. I will have it pumped once or twice a year as needed.
For water supply I purchased a 35 gal bladder tank & mounted it on a little trailer that I had & just shuttle the trailer back & forth when required to replenish the water supply, so that works pretty well too.
We are in Canada & it is time to start thinking of winterizing it, which will be a new experience for us. Winters here are quite cold & sometimes quite a bit of snow & blowing.
I have a few questions that we were wanting to ask about preparing for winter.
Are mice often a problem in an RV over the winter? Any precautions required if they are?
Is it an accepted practice to leave bedding on the bed & some cloths in the drawers?
Unplug the fridge or leave it plugged in since we are hooked to shore power?
Leave the battery in the unit seeing we are going to be hooked to shore power, or better to remove it?
Slide outs to be left out or retract them to make things tighter? I noticed when we were RV hunting over the winter that the dealer left them extended.
Perhaps there is a checklist available for draining things, installing the RV anti freeze etc., in general to prepare for winter?
Thanks for the help on various subjects so far!
Metalman.