Armchair52
Member
Hi there. We are Dennis and Monika and our dog Miss Molly. We sold all earthly possessions and purchased a 4 season Wildcat RKS 28ft and parked it at a beautiful Resort by a Lake and we are living in it full time. We are both in our late 60s, reasonably healthy, and love the challenge this canadian winter is throwing at us. This is our first winter in this unit and it has been quite challenging with -20 celcius temps at night. We have read many posts from others that had problems and learned lots. So we decided to join this community and maybe pass on some of our hard lessons learned. Sofar we fixed hard water problems with a heated hose and we xtra foam insulation, and a special insulatating wrap were the hose joins up with the trailer, skirted , insulated and added a space heater under the unit, have a fan going 24/7 in the living area to keep air moving and supplement LP with a Dyson Heater Fan. We removed the sofa and air bed which were not comfortable, replaced them with a daybed and 2 leather recliners. We dont need a dinette, so that is gone and instead have a small computer/office area. We both love this low maintenance and quiet, hermit like lifestyle.....but now my Dometic 2852 fridge/freezer is acting up. We purchased a 4 year extended warranty for this trailer and it has already paid for half of it with service calls for onsite repair for the tankless waterheater and water leaks in the bathroom. Will call service tomorrow to get fridge checked out. And so it goes....never a dull moment. I am thinking of lining the slide walls with cork this summer to keep the cold out...hubby sleeps on the daybed there as i snore...apparently....so it might keep a bit more heat in. We have 2 340 lb LP tanks hooked up, and hope to cut propane cost a bit in the future. Our aim this coming spring is to put a permanent roof over the trailer and deck area, which will make snow clearing easier in future as we get older. So....what else can we do to make our lives easier and lving more economical? We are not the only RVers full timeing it in Canada and we would love to hear what others have done. Ps....we are between Kamloops and Vernon and it gets NASTY cold here, LOL
Cheers......Dennis and Monika
Cheers......Dennis and Monika