Cold overnights in our Adventurer motorhome

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I know each year we get a lot of messages from folks that are relatively new to RVing or their new RV and they are worried about freezing overnight temps. They worry that a cold snap will freeze their pipes overnight and want to know about winterizing for the temporary cold event.

I just wanted to post about our recent trip west during last week’s winter blast that dipped all the way South for much of the country.

We traveled from the San Antonio area to southern Arizona and experienced lows in the teens, as low as 12 degrees, overnight for three nights in a row. Daytime temps were 30-40 degrees. Nothing froze on this trip. Even driving first thing in the morning with 15 degree outdoor temps did not affect any of our water systems. I mention this because many have expressed a fear that driving in cold temps was a real concern of theirs. Of course, we didn’t not hook up a water hose at any stop along the way, relying on fresh water in our tank.

We did go through a lot of propane and had to refill after three days.

Every RV is different and all I know is that winterizing in my Adventurer for very cold overnight temps has never been needed. Your mileage, as they say, may be different.