Okay, the wife and I will need to be in Pensacola sometime the
first week or two of Feb and I'm wondering if it makes sense to
drag the trailer down. I'm pretty sure Nebraska will be too cold
to dewinterize it, but am wondering if I could with a day or two
of travel get to someplace likely to be warm enough.
We would probably take I-29 as far as Kansas City, then swing over
toward Memphis. But I'm open to suggestions for other options.
Any wisdom from this august group would be very welcome.
On 12/16/2025 1:10 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
Okay, the wife and I will need to be in Pensacola sometime the
first week or two of Feb and I'm wondering if it makes sense
to drag the trailer down. I'm pretty sure Nebraska will be
too cold to dewinterize it, but am wondering if I could with a
day or two of travel get to someplace likely to be warm
enough.
We would probably take I-29 as far as Kansas City, then swing
over toward Memphis. But I'm open to suggestions for other
options.
Any wisdom from this august group would be very welcome.
Looks like that is about 1100 miles for you, Ted. I would
probably want to do that in two days, but I know you don't like
that many miles and would probably do three. If you could get
down to Springfield the first day, more than likely it would be
cold, but above freezing, but pretty risky.
The question for me is do you have to de-winterize it just to
get some rest? Can you still turn on the heater and get to
sleep without needing water? How long do you plan on staying
and do you WANT to camp, or is it just cheaper than staying in
hotel rooms (also more desirable). Comfort, especially when
there's women folk involved is a big thing.
I can leave in temps down to zero with water filled as long as
I keep the unit heated, and the water heater anti-freeze kit
on. I don't think you have that option, but I'm not sure.
You could also just pull it down, staying overnight in a room,
and get it ready when you get down there. Of course, you
probably will have to winterize it before coming home, too.
Wish I was going, but I'll still be rehabbing the knee. 8-(
On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:59:25 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 12/16/2025 1:10 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
Okay, the wife and I will need to be in Pensacola sometime the
first week or two of Feb and I'm wondering if it makes sense
to drag the trailer down. I'm pretty sure Nebraska will be
too cold to dewinterize it, but am wondering if I could with a
day or two of travel get to someplace likely to be warm
enough.
We would probably take I-29 as far as Kansas City, then swing
over toward Memphis. But I'm open to suggestions for other
options.
Any wisdom from this august group would be very welcome.
Looks like that is about 1100 miles for you, Ted. I would
probably want to do that in two days, but I know you don't like
that many miles and would probably do three. If you could get
down to Springfield the first day, more than likely it would be
cold, but above freezing, but pretty risky.
The question for me is do you have to de-winterize it just to
get some rest? Can you still turn on the heater and get to
sleep without needing water? How long do you plan on staying
and do you WANT to camp, or is it just cheaper than staying in
hotel rooms (also more desirable). Comfort, especially when
there's women folk involved is a big thing.
I can leave in temps down to zero with water filled as long as
I keep the unit heated, and the water heater anti-freeze kit
on. I don't think you have that option, but I'm not sure.
You could also just pull it down, staying overnight in a room,
and get it ready when you get down there. Of course, you
probably will have to winterize it before coming home, too.
This is great feedback, thank you so much! I kinda like the idea
of getting through the first night without water. We would have
heat, so would only need to think about toilet facilities. A
campground with a showerhouse would fill most of the gap, and
perhaps we could use a jug of water for flushing the toilet after
using it overnight.
On the other hand, I'm not 100% convinced it's worth taking the
trailer. We do need to be in Pensacola on Feb 5th, and I'm not
keen on flying. it's a long enough drive that it would be nice to
spend a week or so in warmer weather while there. It may just
depend on what the weather looks like when we get closer to the
date.
Is there any kind of utility/app that lets you see expected low
temps along a route? Right now I'm going back and forth between
Google maps and Weather Spark to check out various possibilities.
It's kinda clunky.
Wish I was going, but I'll still be rehabbing the knee. 8-(
Hope that goes well for you!
On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:59:25 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 12/16/2025 1:10 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
Okay, the wife and I will need to be in Pensacola sometime the
first week or two of Feb and I'm wondering if it makes sense
to drag the trailer down. I'm pretty sure Nebraska will be
too cold to dewinterize it, but am wondering if I could with a
day or two of travel get to someplace likely to be warm
enough.
We would probably take I-29 as far as Kansas City, then swing
over toward Memphis. But I'm open to suggestions for other
options.
Any wisdom from this august group would be very welcome.
Looks like that is about 1100 miles for you, Ted. I would
probably want to do that in two days, but I know you don't like
that many miles and would probably do three. If you could get
down to Springfield the first day, more than likely it would be
cold, but above freezing, but pretty risky.
The question for me is do you have to de-winterize it just to
get some rest? Can you still turn on the heater and get to
sleep without needing water? How long do you plan on staying
and do you WANT to camp, or is it just cheaper than staying in
hotel rooms (also more desirable). Comfort, especially when
there's women folk involved is a big thing.
I can leave in temps down to zero with water filled as long as
I keep the unit heated, and the water heater anti-freeze kit
on. I don't think you have that option, but I'm not sure.
You could also just pull it down, staying overnight in a room,
and get it ready when you get down there. Of course, you
probably will have to winterize it before coming home, too.
This is great feedback, thank you so much! I kinda like the idea
of getting through the first night without water. We would have
heat, so would only need to think about toilet facilities. A
campground with a showerhouse would fill most of the gap, and
perhaps we could use a jug of water for flushing the toilet after
using it overnight.
On the other hand, I'm not 100% convinced it's worth taking the
trailer. We do need to be in Pensacola on Feb 5th, and I'm not
keen on flying. it's a long enough drive that it would be nice to
spend a week or so in warmer weather while there. It may just
depend on what the weather looks like when we get closer to the
date.
Is there any kind of utility/app that lets you see expected low
temps along a route? Right now I'm going back and forth between
Google maps and Weather Spark to check out various possibilities.
It's kinda clunky.
Wish I was going, but I'll still be rehabbing the knee. 8-(
Hope that goes well for you!
Ted Heise wrote:
Is there any kind of utility/app that lets you see expected
low temps along a route? Right now I'm going back and forth
between Google maps and Weather Spark to check out various
possibilities. It's kinda clunky.
Try this:
https://chatgpt.com/share/6943339a-ebb8-800a-82f7-d28a8e65cfa7
Go all the way to the bottom before you try any apps.
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