borgman

Thanks for all your suggestions and help. I agree that the water pump freezing appears to be the major concern in all this.

I owned a Alaskan Camper (telescoping pick-up camper) for many years and, for winter camping, got in the habit of carrying my water in pastic jugs. I left the camper winterized and moved the jugs from RV living quarters to pick-up cab and back as needed. That seems like a good solution here for winter camping, and there is no problem with a pump freezing up. I have a small fold-up, dry, mountaineering toilet which I use with a small pop-up tent for 4-wheel auto camping. Its the tent version of an out house. I can use that here in the freezing months to keep the recirculating toilet winterized.

Thanks again to Bill and Windbreaker for the suggestions. Spending winter nights in the Trail Manor, even without water, sure beats sleeping in a snow cave or in a tent in the middle of a snow drift, as I often used to do .

Best Wishes to All,
Borgman