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10/31/2018 11:15 AM

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Anonymous

My wife and I are expecting our first grandchild. Our daughter and her husband are in Erie, Pa. and the baby is expected in early February. There is a campground that is open year round that is in Erie. We have a 2018 Fleetwood Bounder (35K). I have several questions: 1) In general can the RV survive in this environment? 2) Does anyone know the snow load rating for the roof? 3) My plan is to take the flattest route possible, any suggestions? 4) A big concern, outside of making sure no damage occurs to the plumbing or any other items in the RV, is the salt used on the roads. Any suggestions? Please provide serious suggestions.

Thanks in advance,

Jimmy Ghi

11/09/2018 3:12 PM

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Anonymous

I have done some cold weather rving, and as I understand the RV can handle it no problem.

When the propane heat is running there are vents in the plumbing area to keep the pipes from freezing but I would also place light bulbs in there. I have a heater pad on my fresh water tank from the factory, you might want to get one if yours is not equipped with one. Have a good ladder and broom on hand to keep snow off the roof. Be sure you have a heated water hose and that the water valve outlet is heated.

Lots of people do it. You might want to search IRV2, there are probably many threads