Given how cold it has been getting in my part of the world, I'm very happy with my water delivery system. I have two (because I didn't check the length I needed, like an idiot...) Camco heated hoses. My BIL added a spigot and outlet on the side of the house closest to the trailer. Before I added the second hose, water was slow to flow first thing in the morning, meaning, something (likely the filter) was close to freezing. Since I have the whole connection heated, everything works very well, effective with temps down to almost 20*F (not quite -10*C, IIRC).

I have decided to NOT install any skirting this winter. I want to know the limits of what my trailer are, and since I don't need to worry about the water lines freezing now, my only concern would be the waste tanks freezing. We'll see if that happens.

I'm still surprised at how cozy my trailer is. I thought I'd need to "make do" fit a few years, but, it's nicer than many of the places I've lived.

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Stay warm amigo

I am. It's great so far!

I made an enclosure for mine, and added heat tape, pool noodle and 2 layers of fiberglass insulation to my water line, it gets extremely cold here.

I was looking at doing that for mine, but, that's too much work right now.

What brand heat tape did you use? Has it been reliable?

I used this in Montana and it lasted 5 years and was still working when I left.

Thanks!

You're welcome. It really-relly sucks to freeze up. Then you have real work to do.

I'm also skirted.

I might regret not skirting, but, I'll find out.

I love it when a plan comes together!!!

I stayed in a travel trailer for a year and it was awesome, except for the constant maintenance my trailer required.

Always keep extra propane on hand. Sometimes my propane would run out in the middle of the night and the heater would cut off. Would wake up seeing my breath haha

I've got a bit in electric fireplace that prevents it from getting that cold. Coupled with the furnace, it's pretty darn good.

I always have at least one spare bottle ready to go, and one of the things on my list is a monitor for the tank levels.