We are going next weekend! This will take care of the 500 mile break in oil nicely.
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Propane consumption rate dictated by keeping water tanks from freezing. What supplemental cabin heat best complements this.
Salutary effect of foamboard skirting. Wind or sun Orientation.
Tracking condensation problems. (IIRC, humans expire 1.5-gls/day of water). Efficacy of window film and use of dehumidifier.
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1) the furnace has a single 2" hose that dumps into the belly near the freshwater tank.
The trailer is not insulated well. The furnace runs often in the cold, and I doubt the tanks will have a problem. Propane usage is not a consideration for us, as we only use the trailer for about 30~40 gallons of propane in a typical year.
2)We never sit long enough to deploy skirting. If it is below 20 at night, we are not going camping much.
3)I have a pair of big dehumidifiers and have space where I took out the dinette to easily take one along. Thank you so much for reminding me.
Dehumidifiers are the absolute bomb. They contribute heat to the cabin while removing moisture. I will use that water right in the toilet
We won't likely dry camp below about 30 degrees overnight. Furnace usage is the hardest on battery capacity. I have great new GC2 golf cart batteries, but I really rather not run my genset if possible.
On the upcoming test series:
@ 60 MPH I can't use cruise on I-5/I-405 and leave the truck in 6th while towing. We have too many hills, even on this relatively flat route. I don't think 1600 RPM and a significant load are a good idea. I figure 110 miles out and 110 miles back for testing purposes. This corresponds to visiting some friends.
I will stop and let the truck cool off at the far end, because I can't really justify the drive with stopping at my friend's house.
Other than that, I can do the drive when traffic is nil and I have a great chance of leaving the cruise on for the vast majority of the trip, barring a highway change that will get me down to ~30 MPH.
I can "pedal" 60 MPH as needed when I downshift.
The bare truck can handle the hills easily in 6th.