Anyone here ever used their Scamp in the winter, with, like, snow on the ground?
dr tom
Sun, 09/07/2014 - 19:07
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Forget winter storage, how about winter Scamping?
Forget winter storage, how about winter Scamping?
Had the Scamp 13 down in the teens, a good bit in the high 20's and quite a bit in the mid-40's. Snow, rain, sun you name it. Of course, with no gray or black tanks and only onboard internal fresh tank, which can be empty if going to have utilities, there is not much to worry about freezing up. Might be just a bit more challenging if you have and want a bathroom operational. We use a 1500w cube heater if utilities and a Mr. Buddy when boondocking.
The Escape 17 has a full furnace and full bath and we've had it in the snow, rain, and low 20's with no issues or tank freezes.
I don't think I'd want to push these trailers with exposed tanks, down much below the low 20's/high teens, but I've seen folks that have. A good four season option Bigfoot trailer could go below zero with no real issues.
I much prefer winter camping, which eliminates crowding.
From my many years of backpacking we have sets of sleeping bags that can accomodate whatever conditions we're expecting to encounter.
Our Trailers:
2015 19 Escape
Buying or Selling Molded FG Trailers:
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Besides the water, I was also wondering about the battery freezing.
dr tom
A battery in good condition and charge state would need something in excess of -60 degrees to freeze. I wouldn't advise going Scamping in below zero weather....
Our Trailers:
2015 19 Escape
Buying or Selling Molded FG Trailers:
Fiberglass-RV-4Sale
Lets think of it this way , does your car battery freeze. If you look at my picture you will see I have it in a shelter. It has no front door, I start the heater and go to sleep in it during the winter. It is warm and cozy, and cost effective, price per camping. The more I use it the less per camp. I live 10 miles from Lake Ontario in NY.
Marty
While it isn't a Scamp I thought I'd pass on this pic of a Casita I ran across on the ice of Devils Lake, ND about 4 years ago. I was patroling the lake working as a game warden then. They were camping in it and fishing in portable shelters set up next to it. It was in the teens. They said they were doing ok. They may have had a porta potti with them. They weren't using the other facilities. I don't think it had a bathroom anyway.
Well, we did things right.completely right to winterize our baby. Jacked her up to get the weight off the axle. Took the tires down to 20 psi, and put tire cover on the tires. So, after the fun holidays of Christmas and New Years eve, we shall muddle through the miserable 2 months ahead of us, and keep looking through the travel guides for our fun in 2015. I envy those having Scamps in Las Vegas, San Diego, Phoenix, and places like that.
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Hi everyone, I'm a Scamp fan, I don't have one yet, still looking. There are no Scamps in my area.
Lis in RI
Lis, there are not many Scamps that ever come up for sale in RI, or in the entire New England area for that matter. But we do occasionally get a listing for one in that area. You will need to either be very patient and wait for one to be listed or decide you are willing to drive. Right now we are in off-season, and listings are slower everywhere. When things start heating up again as we enter selling season (March-April), then there will be more availability. Good luck!
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We haven't stored our Scamp this winter, although we did have it winterized temporarily. We traveled to Big Bend TX in January and were "lucky" enough to have 2 winter storm warnings about that time. The first happened just before we got there and knocked out power to most of the park. The second milder one happened while we were there, caused the campsite faucets to freeze up, and delivered freezing rain that closed the road into the campsite for about 18 hours.
We kept heat in the Scamp thanks to our propane heater, but also had to use our portable Buddy heater to help reduce battery usage from the main heater. Unfortunately, wind blew our solar panel over the first sunny day, and the other days were too cloudy to allow the solar charger to keep up with the heater fan demands.
Keeping heat in the Scamp also kept the water lines inside from freezing up, and we didn't have any hose connections at Chisos Basin to worry about. Temps were in the 30's most of the time, dipping into the 20's at night.
We're back in GA now and will just keep the heat on when it drops below 30 this week rather than winterize again, since we head out early this weekend for the Scamp camp in Sebring FL :-)
John/Dave and Marilyn Haggerty
2005 Scamp 16 standard side dinette
04 Dodge Dakota Quad cab 4.7
17 Dodge Durango 3.6
19 Ford Ranger Supercrew Ecoboost
Want to purchase insulated hose for colder camping. Have 13 ft scamp with full bath. Suggestions on which insulated hose i should purchase, please.
Thanks!
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