Re: [A/S] How cold would it be...

["Maurice Riggins" <maurice.riggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What temp does propane vaporize at? If you are talking 20 below 
zero, you 
> might be getting close.

Thanks, John. I thought about that but found that propane boils at -
44F.

>  Most folks that stay in one place for long periods get one or 2 
100# tanks.
> All you have to do is install longer hoses on your regulator.

Definitely.  There's an RV park near here where people live year 
round.  The bottles hooked up to them with the gas company stencil 
look even larger than the 100# ones I've seen before.

> Congratulations!  Whereabouts in Ohio?  We have overwintered in 
central Ohio for 
> most of the last three winters.

Thanks, Lew!  We're in Dayton.  From what I've seen since I've lived 
here (since '87) the weather here is milder than just north of us, 
and even south of us in Kentucky.

> However, since it 
> looks like I may be staying here somethat longer, I'm probably 
going to put plastic film 
> over the AC, vents, and windows soon -- that got me through the 
past three seasons.  

We're definitely planning on that, mainly to reduce the condensation 
stains on the curtains, shades, and walls.

> Also, an electric radiator can do much to decrease propane 
consumption.

Got one... it's a big sucker.  Helps keep the (well-insulated) garage 
bearable in the winter.

> In short, proper preparation -- and the ancient Eastern art of 
patiently doing nothing 
> until the weather changes -- should get you comfortably through 
anything that will 
> happen in Ohio.  So welcome, and enjoy!

Speaking of preparation, does anyone here use skirting when set up 
longer term?  Seems like eliminating wind chill under the trailer, 
especially for the tanks, would help.

Thanks all!
--
Maurice
WBCCI 5446