Thank you! I'm glad to be back posting regularly again! I thought it was pretty solid too. I expected to use both tanks on the trip, so I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the support and watching!
Glad you enjoyed it! I always like to share info like this, seems like it could be useful to a lot of people out there. Man, I think it would be hard to go back to 20lb tanks. We love our 30s! IMO, they are no more of a pain to get filled up then exchanging out 20lb tanks. And, since you have more fuel, you get them filled up less often! Thanks for the comment and watching!
I can go about a two in the summer time just using for the fridge last year elk hunt here in utah about the same as it's just ran fridge and furnace a 30 pounder lasted 8 days
I grew up in the SW quadrant of Colorado. My closest neighbor was over a mile away. As a kid, I just wanted someone to play with and I couldn't wait to become an adult then move to town! Now after traveling the world and living in SillyCon's valley (not a typo) from more than thirty years, I can't wait to get the heck away from these lunatics and move back to the middle of no where. I'll try the bubble wrap on the windows. For what its worth, when I pull my RV to cold weather locations, I hang Harbor Freight packing blankets, which are approximately $4-6 each (from tea cup hooks) over my windows but most critically, the doors. I just can seam (pun intended) to get a good seal on the doors. Cheers.
Although it snowed alot, it wasnt very cold for you. I boondock regularly at -30 and below, I dont skirt the RV or use my water tanks. I also dont use the propane furnace, they are much to hard on battery usage, I instead have a diesel heater which uses 1/4 the battery and about 1.5 gallons of diesel per 24 hours at -30. I doubt you could do it with your set up at -30. PPL that use propane for heat in the oilfiels are using 2 30lb tanks in 24 hours, PLUS running a generator 24/7
We use are S&S truck camper all the time for snowmobiling, I’ve done a few things to keep heat in but we use about 1.5lbs a day on the really cold days and that’s being really comfortable.
I think you did awesome! "skirting" the underneath probably really helped. Most trailers come with 20's but I will step up to 30's right off. I'll keep the 20's to feed my 2500 dual fuel inverter.
Thank you! The "skirting" worked really well. You can't beat the 30lb tanks, they are so much better for a camper. 20's are good for auxiliary items. Thanks for watching!
We use about 1 30lb bottle a summer but usually use an electric heater in spring and fall, just quieter and if you got i why not. It might be a bit to run electric to where you are on your property but it does make it easy to camp. Who knows, solar might be cheaper. Enjoy the videos and really jealous of your winter trip.
Dang, only 1 30lb bottle in the whole summer! That's great. Thanks for sharing and watching! Glad you are enjoying the videos, I'll keep em coming. We will all be camping again soon enough!
I know this videois oldd but it made me laugh and had to add a comment because I found this video looking to see how long they last but my wife in an RV will be pumping up the heat so my guess is it's going to go fast. The RV we are getting is way more insulated then yours and has inclosed heated tanks. I'm wondering if my wife uses the electric fireplace a lot and maybe a space heater we wouldnt really need propane much but I think if we did that we would need to circulate the air to ensure the tanks dont freeze. Thats awesome though that with that RV you got a week with 1 tank thats awesome.
Lol, my wife would be the same way! Having a full enclosed underbelly would definitely help and if the insulation was better. Our camper was the base model, so I think it did pretty well for what it was. I would highly recommend skirting your camper if you are going for a long trip. I did a video on tips for preparing your camper for winter camping, here's the link: ruclips.net/video/OYmT9jX0iZw/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video, CC! I just have a question: the propane furnace also requires electricity, right? How much gas did your generator use for those six days to produce the electricity? Thanks in advance for your answer!!!
Yes, the furnace does require power. It can run off your 12 volt battery or the generator. We have 200 watts of solar. So, we could easily camp for 6 days while running the furnace IF the sun is out. As for the gas used, I think I used around 7-8 gallons of gas. I ran the generator a lot. During the 6 days I figured out that I ran the generator for around 75 hours. One the coldest days I actually ran the generator for 50 hours non-stop. This was mainly due to the fact that I had to keep my tank heater pads running and since it was snowing, there was no sun to charge my batteries. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
So glad your back doing regular videos.
Six days on 30lbs with everything running with your set-up. Seems pretty solid to me!
Thank you! I'm glad to be back posting regularly again! I thought it was pretty solid too. I expected to use both tanks on the trip, so I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the support and watching!
Thank you so much for this video!!
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment and watching!
A real world test. Enjoyed the info very much! My camper has 2 20lb tanks. Thinking about upgrading to 30s
Glad you enjoyed it! I always like to share info like this, seems like it could be useful to a lot of people out there. Man, I think it would be hard to go back to 20lb tanks. We love our 30s! IMO, they are no more of a pain to get filled up then exchanging out 20lb tanks. And, since you have more fuel, you get them filled up less often! Thanks for the comment and watching!
Really cool info, thank you 💪
You're welcome! glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
I can go about a two in the summer time just using for the fridge last year elk hunt here in utah about the same as it's just ran fridge and furnace a 30 pounder lasted 8 days
Thanks for sharing your experience Brandon! Sounds like you had similar results as me. Thanks for watching!
I grew up in the SW quadrant of Colorado. My closest neighbor was over a mile away. As a kid, I just wanted someone to play with and I couldn't wait to become an adult then move to town! Now after traveling the world and living in SillyCon's valley (not a typo) from more than thirty years, I can't wait to get the heck away from these lunatics and move back to the middle of no where. I'll try the bubble wrap on the windows. For what its worth, when I pull my RV to cold weather locations, I hang Harbor Freight packing blankets, which are approximately $4-6 each (from tea cup hooks) over my windows but most critically, the doors. I just can seam (pun intended) to get a good seal on the doors. Cheers.
Lol, I can't blame you for wanting to get the heck out of there! Thanks for the tip and watching!
Although it snowed alot, it wasnt very cold for you. I boondock regularly at -30 and below, I dont skirt the RV or use my water tanks. I also dont use the propane furnace, they are much to hard on battery usage, I instead have a diesel heater which uses 1/4 the battery and about 1.5 gallons of diesel per 24 hours at -30. I doubt you could do it with your set up at -30. PPL that use propane for heat in the oilfiels are using 2 30lb tanks in 24 hours, PLUS running a generator 24/7
What kind of camp do you have? Yeah couldn't do those temps. Thanks for watching.
We use are S&S truck camper all the time for snowmobiling, I’ve done a few things to keep heat in but we use about 1.5lbs a day on the really cold days and that’s being really comfortable.
Dang, 1.5lbs per day is really good! That is much better then when I used to get with my old truck camper. Thank you for sharing and watching!
I think you did awesome! "skirting" the underneath probably really helped. Most trailers come with 20's but I will step up to 30's right off. I'll keep the 20's to feed my 2500 dual fuel inverter.
Thank you! The "skirting" worked really well. You can't beat the 30lb tanks, they are so much better for a camper. 20's are good for auxiliary items. Thanks for watching!
We use about 1 30lb bottle a summer but usually use an electric heater in spring and fall, just quieter and if you got i why not. It might be a bit to run electric to where you are on your property but it does make it easy to camp. Who knows, solar might be cheaper.
Enjoy the videos and really jealous of your winter trip.
Dang, only 1 30lb bottle in the whole summer! That's great. Thanks for sharing and watching! Glad you are enjoying the videos, I'll keep em coming. We will all be camping again soon enough!
Nice video !
Thanks Ally! Thanks for watching too!
Sounds like you did well to me!👍 Good information my friend. 👋
It wasn't too bad at all! Thanks for the comment and watching!
I know this videois oldd but it made me laugh and had to add a comment because I found this video looking to see how long they last but my wife in an RV will be pumping up the heat so my guess is it's going to go fast. The RV we are getting is way more insulated then yours and has inclosed heated tanks. I'm wondering if my wife uses the electric fireplace a lot and maybe a space heater we wouldnt really need propane much but I think if we did that we would need to circulate the air to ensure the tanks dont freeze. Thats awesome though that with that RV you got a week with 1 tank thats awesome.
Lol, my wife would be the same way! Having a full enclosed underbelly would definitely help and if the insulation was better. Our camper was the base model, so I think it did pretty well for what it was. I would highly recommend skirting your camper if you are going for a long trip. I did a video on tips for preparing your camper for winter camping, here's the link: ruclips.net/video/OYmT9jX0iZw/видео.html Thanks for watching!
Two weeks I mean
I figured that is what you meant!
Thanks for the video, CC! I just have a question: the propane furnace also requires electricity, right? How much gas did your generator use for those six days to produce the electricity? Thanks in advance for your answer!!!
Yes, the furnace does require power. It can run off your 12 volt battery or the generator. We have 200 watts of solar. So, we could easily camp for 6 days while running the furnace IF the sun is out. As for the gas used, I think I used around 7-8 gallons of gas. I ran the generator a lot. During the 6 days I figured out that I ran the generator for around 75 hours. One the coldest days I actually ran the generator for 50 hours non-stop. This was mainly due to the fact that I had to keep my tank heater pads running and since it was snowing, there was no sun to charge my batteries. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!