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 ndn
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any one ever live in one in winter?

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NDN


   
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In an Argosy ,oldschool , but similar to Airstream,.... so bearable in winter because of better design than normal box type trailers, but too many downsides with the heater running so much, the sound of it, and the water line freezing once in low temps.
It's one of the reasons i'm going to build a Tiny House on wheels with superinsulated everything.... and tons of portable/removable heatsink mass so even an efficient heater won't have to run much.


   
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cernunnos5
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You may find this whole post useful on the pros and cons. http://internationalpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=5113&hilit=+living+in+your+bov

I have a Tactical Harness and I have a Tool Belt. The Tool Belt is more Useful.


   
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 ndn
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You may find this whole post useful on the pros and cons. http://internationalpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=5113&hilit=+living+in+your+bov

thanks i like the tent trailer turned into a camper

Thank you

NDN


   
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I lived in mine for a year,at around neg 30 the waterlines froze and i had to use a heater under the skirting to thaw them out.
To prevent the furnace from running 24/7 i built a lean to building that i fitted up to the entry door and the window,and installed a wood burning fireplace with cook top to heat the trailer worked really well.
When i lived in Grande Prairie there was a trailer park that had many travel trailers that people lived in year round.


   
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peppercorn
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wood stove, not just for heat, but the type of heat it produces just seems to keep the humidity down, in a way the propane heat doesn't, and keeping the moisture/humidity down in a small place is very important...skirt it, redo the plumbing in rubber hose. replace the windows with proper double pane. I am doing one now and I got first rate windows from the restore for 10.00 dollars, brand new ones, close in size (or insulate the existing windows)

good windows make a big difference. make sure the floor can take the weight of a wood stove!!

Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.


   
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