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[A/S] Using in winter (was: Full Timer Winterizing)



Hi Y'All;

I am watching with interest for the ways of making an Airstream Cozy
for winter use.  Will insulating the windows make that much
difference?  I just used my 31' for two weeks to hunt out of, and it
went down as low as 5 degrees F (-15 C) two of the nights, and the
rest were around freezing up or down.  I used two forty pound tanks
of propane - one a week for fridge, stove and furnace (most of course
in the furnace)  This seemed to me to be an awful lot of propane in
two weeks but there are no leaks, and in the summer, using the fridge
and stove only, usage was not bad.  This was my first time to use
this trailer under winter conditions, so any hints on lessening the
propane use would be appreciated.  (This is in Canada, by the way,
and it has been chilly)(Perhaps this kind of useage is normal??)

Tom