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Old 01-01-2004, 09:14 PM   #8
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Default Re:snow camping

CC Turtles - sounds like you sort of had fun, even though it was a challenge! Thanks for your input on the snow camping. Sounds like staying below the (heavy) snow level is best. It also sounds like your Toyota 4x4 did well on the snowy road.

Carol - what kind of an electrical cord arrangement did you have to connect the heaters outside via a separate electrical cord? Did the campground have the big round plug (30/50 amp)? If so, how did you plug the TM and another cord into that?

We camped in Columbia (gold country, CA) over Thanksgiving, and used an electric heater instead of the propane TM furnace. We used a clip-on electric fan to help circulate the air. The fan not only distributed the heat (the privacy curtains went away after the first night) but also helped the condensation problem. We also ran the fan in the rear bed area during the day to help dry things out.

Haven't got to the 110V outlet addition yet, but have done some other things to the TM, like put some hanging shelves inside the wardrobe cabinet, building a corner TV stand for the rear bed, etc. Still need to reinforce the dinette bed in the 2720 for where our son sleeps..seems like the newer models have a leg that folds down to support the bed (I think Larry showed us this when we visited him) but ours doesn't, and we improvised kind of a "luggage stand" type thing to go underneath, but there has got to be a better way.

We're going to venture out again camping soon, here in CA, but will try to stay out of the snow!
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