Living in a Class C RV in the north? Self sufficient?

[Kirk]

Not mentioned much, but you can't just park the RV anywhere as doing so you would soon get an education about the local vagrancy laws and private property issues. You can't just dump your tanks anywhere and get water for free. And of course most class C RVs do not have insulated tanks so the waste in them would freeze to where you couldn't empty them and might burst them if near full.

 

[decaturbob]

have you ever been in an RV in the winter with subzero temps? Gonna say its not pleasant as water lines will freeze

 

[BDCrouch1]

And I don't think we even approached the "100# dog in an RV" thing...

We're not trying to talk you out of RVing completely, as clearly most of us here are big fans! But it does have its specific enjoyable uses, and plenty of challenges along the way that can turn your blessing into a curse if not understood and planned for... even WITHOUT winter weather and huge pets.

Hah!!! Yeah, I was somewhat foreseeing my dog not only disapproving of my choice if I did it, but also one of the reasons for regret of my choice.

 

[BDCrouch1]

Not mentioned much, but you can't just park the RV anywhere as doing so you would soon get an education about the local vagrancy laws and private property issues. You can't just dump your tanks anywhere and get water for free. And of course most class C RVs do not have insulated tanks so the waste in them would freeze to where you couldn't empty them and might burst them if near full.

I thought about the vagrancy part... I had even contacted a realtor about a 1/3 acre of property that was listed at a low price near me to see if I would be allowed to park there if I purchased it. I backed away after getting the advice from this board.

I did not at all give thought about the freezing tanks!

I'll keep that in mind for when I get an RV for the right reasons sometime down the road.

Thanks, Kirk.

Barry

 

[BDCrouch1]

have you ever been in an RV in the winter with subzero temps? Gonna say its not pleasant as water lines will freeze

As I mentioned to another, I definitely did not give thought to that!

Thanks, Bob.

 

[Oldgator73]

“And I don't think we even approached the "100# dog in an RV" thing”
Hey, I’m about 230 and I still RV.

 

[scottydl]

Hey, I’m about 230 and I still RV.

But hopefully you don't poop and pee on the carpet if you don't get walked twice a day, and scratch & chew the carpet and furniture to pieces when you get stressed or bored... do you?

 

[JudyJB]

And if it is raining, there is nothing like the smell of a big wet dog in a confined space! Imagine three days of consecutive rain on said dog.

 

[Henry J Fate]

Ya but a 100# dog must have some of the greatest sloppy jowls to make up for that annoying odor.

 

[decaturbob]

As I mentioned to another, I definitely did not give thought to that!

Thanks, Bob.

I have prepped in central illinois for Florida wintering in Jnauary and I dealt with single digit temps while loading the RV and its no fun. I had space heaters running, extension cords strung to keep the inside temp bearable which I did. Wintering in actual winter temps in ANY RV is going to be a real challenge as they simply are not designed to do so

 

[SeilerBird]

The worst thing about living in a motorhome prepped for winter is the windows and doors are made as leak proof as possible which means that you don't get air circulating from the outside so you are rebreathing used air.

 

[darsben]

The worst thing about living in a motorhome prepped for winter is the windows and doors are made as leak proof as possible which means that you don't get air circulating from the outside so you are rebreathing used air.

We all rebreath used air