It is apparent now; Winter is coming to Texas. When we moved here from Wisconsin in February of 2013, I was outside with my girls everyday in a t-shirt.
I was surprised that folks were bundled up in such nice weather. I always said “We came down on the 12th of February and there wasn’t a cold day after that”. However, after a few years here, we acclimated to the hot weather. Now anytime it’s below 50 it might as well be -20, I get really cold.
So, about a week ago I was looking at the North Texas weather forecast; I could see the colder weather coming. On a whim I decided to winterize the Travel Trailer just incase the forecast changed. It sure changed fast! Since then we have had two freeze warnings and the temperatures have gone below freezing. So, needless to say, I am so glad I blew out the water lines and added RV antifreeze to the p-traps. However that doesn’t mean that camping is over for us yet.
I’m still planning on taking a trip in the next few weeks but we need to firm up our plans. In the meantime I won’t be losing any sleep worrying about the water lines in the trailer.
The beauty of living in the south is that the camping season is really all year round. Camping in the summer down here is a little less enjoyable than it would be up north. This is due to the heat but we have done quite a bit to take the edge off in the summer; like tinting the windows with a UV ceramic coating.
Now if you live north Texas, I will make a wild guess that you have already winterized your rig. So now you can concentrate on making plans for next camping season! Given the huge numbers of new comers to the RV lifestyle this year, you should plan on making reservations early!
If you are down here in the Dallas area, get you will probably want to get your travel trailer ready for this cold snap just like we did.
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