Larry N.
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lucyakers said:Larry & Mary Ann,
You should have come home with me! Only lows of 25 or so here and not a trace of snow!
Thanks Lucy, but we really needed to get home.
Join us, we saw 81 yesterday.
Is that in Florida, George? That's not a state I want to visit again, even with comfortable temps. I don't much care for the big water, so that attraction doesn't hold, and it's too wet and moldy-looking, at least in the couple of areas we've seen. I'll stop there...
We did get out of Colorado City yesterday morning about 11 AM -- so late because of about 6 inches of snow on our slide topper. Finally got an extension ladder (my 7-footer wasn't enough) from the KOA folks and cleared off the remaining ice and snow -- learned a lesson. We learned a bit more about our rig, too, with all the cold, etc. The tanks really are heated, it's possible to use the bed with the slide retracted (better heating when zero and below -- no topper flapping in the strong winds), and we need to find a way to get our water bays heated. The utility bay has a plug, so we can put a drop light there when stopped, but we still need to find heat on the road (may not be possible, but...). And there are two other bays with water pipes, etc., one including the pump and water filter, the other with some drain valves and the water heater bypass valve, neither of which has electric plugs (not even 12V). The heat needs to be available when driving, too, since we encountered temps well below freezing on the road.
Of course since we winterized before leaving Benson, there wasn't a problem with freezing but it left us relying on water jugs for several days, which takes a lot away from the utility of an RV.
We finally got home about 2 PM yesterday, then unloaded. We were plenty tired, and even went to bed early (for us).