Winter driving

[DaveP]

Do class A motor homes need to be winterized before driving them in freezing temperatures?

 

[SGilbert]

YES, unless short distance from warm to warm.

 

[team bradfield]

I never winterize mine, I just run the Oasis to keep it toasty, while sitting at home I keep it at 55 degrees, while traveling to Florida I will turn it up to 68-70 until we hit Tennessee, then it usually starts to get warmer climates, we are normally only in winter from thanksgiving until Christmas, then were off to Florida until May, in my past 5'rs I ran the propane furnace the same way

 

[CaptainGizmo]

Do class A motor homes need to be winterized before driving them in freezing temperatures?

Several answers to that question, depending on how I read it...so forgive me if this is more than you asked for.

"Winterizing" is normally a term for "storing" without using. So, anything water-based has to be taken care of IF THE ON-BOARD HEATING SYSTEMS WILL BE SHUT DOWN. Many coaches will have bay-heater(s) that are designed to keep tanks and plumbing above freezing. But the cabin will need to be "storage heated" as well; e.g. our Newell coach has a "storage mode" on the Floor heating that will activate just to keep it above freezing. But, if you're on the road, these heating systems will be in play via the main engine, so the plumbing side would be fine.

Since you say "driving", my thoughts are towards the mechanical side. It's wise to run anti-gel in the diesel tank since gelling becomes a risk at freezing.

Hopefully, this is what you were looking for.