Let's be clear on one point. If you have a rig that can take the cold it can only take it if the main furnace is set to keep the inside of the rig above freezing. Most all weather rigs must have the furnace running to keep water pipes that run inside the rig from freezing. That includes the black tank and grey water tanks as well. So you will need to keep the rig furnace going but you do not need it running at 72 degrees.
Let's talk about keeping you warm and comfortable. I suppose we could all dress like Eskimos, but that seems a bit much for just reading a book inside our rig or maybe eating dinner.
You could wrap yourself in an electric throw blanket and be comfortable, like this one.
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These Footies or Snoozies and the electric throw you should be able to sit around and enjoy TV or read a good book.
You could wrap yourself in an electric throw blanket and be comfortable, like this one.
If you added these to your feet you would be warm as toast.
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But what about sleeping in bed? That is a good question, so let's take a look at that.
You could put one of these Mattress Heating Pads on your bed and plug into electric and sleep warm as toast all night. These heated pads come in all the popular sizes King, Queen, and Twin. I have shown the queen size below;
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Because heat rises this mattress type heating pad is much better than a heating blanket and will use less power to keep you toasty warm during the cold night. That might be good for the sleeping time but what about being up and moving around the rig?
Ah, but you need to heat the Rig so you need more power, I mean heat. Then you want a Ceramic Space Heater This type of heater generates a lot of heat for very little electricity used. The one pictured below is what I use. I use two of the Ceramic Heaters. One blowing toward the bedroom and one in the living room blowing toward the kitchen. These heaters will cook you out of the Rig, they can generate so much heat. I winter camp in North Texas and it can get below freezing, as we all found out in the winter of 2013/2014. But even though my water hose froze outside, inside we were as warm as toast. Shown below is the Space Heater I have;
- Small Heater Measures: 6.2" X 4.74" x 8.3" .
- Three Modes Heater With Fan: 1.High Heat (1500-watt), 2. Low Heat(750-watt ), 3. Fan Only.
- FOR SAFETY: 1.Automatic overheat system will shut the unit off when the parts of the heater overheat. 2. TIP-OVER SWITCH will shut off unite when tipped forward or backward.
There are other options to keep warm in the RV you could also use one or more of these oil filled heaters.
The simple controls allow users to customize their heat with an adjustable thermostat and three temperature settings, and the ComforTemp setting maintains an optimal room temperature while conserving energy. The heater never requires refilling, and the anti-freeze technology automatically turns the unit on when the temperature drops below 42 degrees.
Oil heaters are quiet and run about 10.5 cents an hour to operate which can be a money saver compared to other types of heaters.
I know from experience that these hints and tips will work. They keep the family warm during our cold weather camping, which we enjoy most of the time.
Until next time.
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