We will never bring our motorhome to Kansas in December, January or February.
Ever.
The last four days have been an icy cold blur. It seems practically all of our energy has been spent managing ourselves and our motorhome in this weather. We've been busy doing this, that and the other to prevent this or that from freezing. And, when we're not doing this or that, we're busy worrying that this or that will freeze or we'll run out of propane. An assortment of annoying little things have happened that remind us that most materials are not meant to operate in, or be exposed to, single digit temperatures. We have gotten out just a wee bit, and when we do we have to dress like a couple of Michelin men to survive outside.
See what I mean?
Having experienced some 40 Decembers as Kansas City residents, we were ready for it to be chilly during our visit. But, nothing like this. Single-digit nights on end are the kind of stuff Mother Nature typically dishes up here in January or February. But, lucky us. This year, winter has arrived early in our old hometown.
And, we're doing fine. We are safe, warm, dry and have all the comforts of home. For that, we are grateful. We should have more than enough propane to last until we head out tomorrow for our refill trip. Tomorrow's high is forecasted to top the freezing mark. And, the temps for the weekend are looking even better.
We look forward to getting back to the business of enjoying the holidays in Kansas City. With any luck at all our days of obsessing about the weather are behind us.
For future reference, if we want to spend the holidays in Kansas City, we'll park the moose in some sunny spot south of here and pack the cats and couple of bags in the squirrel, drive up and spend a week or so in a warm and cozy guest room.
We like the sound of that!
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Nat, it's all relative. I'm freezing in Savannah with 40-60 degree temps, plus one morning in the 80's which dropped abruptly in the afternoon rain. I wouldn't want to be in your kind of weather right now, and Mexico and Hawaii are sounding more like my kind of place, but we'll all get through it somehow and many of us will complain about the heat this coming summer. Just hang in there, girlfriend, you're doing fine!
It only takes one time of suffering through extremely cold weather to realize that RVs truly are not cold weather vehicles, no matter what. We've had the water lines freeze in the walls despite heat tape and foam tubes wrapped around our water hose (we had warm water running up TO the fifth wheel, but then it stopped!) The water line to the ice maker consistently freezes despite a heating element on the line. So yes, find a campground that will allow you to store your rig (we prefer a campground since there are usually people around) and stay with friends or family. You'll enjoy the break and the long, hot showers and you'll appreciate your home on wheels even more when you return to it.
Bless your hearts! As education goes in a MH in freezing weather you all are getting baptism by fire! Hopefully the worst is over.
I once wrote in my blog that some rigs are made to withstand very cold weather... but is the full-timer?
You all hang in there and hopefully you can get back to the fun of the holidays and family.
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