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Comment by Marlon on March 4, 2014 at 11:37am

We stay warm and other than staying on top of the snow removal from the RV's it's enjoyable.
I would Luv to own a park but it would not be a money maker, all the profit would go into extra landscaping and unique accommodations!
No this site is located on my daughters property in Southern Maine and they like to accommodate campers like us.... We plan to travel south but want a place we can come back too.
The sunroom can be pulled away from the camper, the skirting and insulation removed all with in 2 -3 hours and off we can go for the long trip, all the shorter trips and local camping we do in our 1987 Honey.

Comment by Marlon on March 4, 2014 at 6:26am

Lakota
We used some of the existing screws that held the molding on the 5th wheel to attach the skirting tracks to the front and the rear of the rig but the skirting as it passes under the Slideouts is held in place by the upper track of the skirting being held in place by the insulation we added under the slideout floors. Most important are the placement of the Thermometers and the heated water line. We also have 2each 60watt light bulbs that goes on when the temp is below freezing, these lights are located at the water connections where the Pirit Heated Water hose connects to.

Comment by Marlon on March 4, 2014 at 6:05am

Pat
We have 3 big slide outs, 2 of them we have slid a piece of plastic roofing over the ext bars which allows a piece of 6" rolled insulation to be slid on top of the roofing and provides warmer floors.

We do not have the winter package but after sum research we found out if we disconnected the heat duct under the front bedroom and left it blowing in the basement it maintains a 42 to 45 when it's below 10 degree temp out side for the storage area and water, 2 gray and holding tank areas. This also makes sleeping more comfortable by reducing the heat entering the bedroom and because the washer machine water lines are run on the celling in the basement should prevent them from freezing.

This winter has been one of the coldest winters in Maine for quite some time and we are doing well. The 12 volt gas furnace is working hard so we have purchased 35,000 btu 120volt furnace which we plan to mount adjacent to the 12 volt and run a separate thermistor for it. I am a engineer and the velocity loss thru the ducts by connecting the 2 furnace ducts together will be minimal. 80 gals of Propane every 2 weeks along with the wood stove in the Sunroom it's been really been ok and we maintain 72 degrees inside during the day and 69 at night.

We like the Landmark luxury but we Luv our 1987 Honey which I always keep cleaned off and ready to go. Before we got the 5th wheel we were living full time in the Honey on this site We are working on 2 additional sites on this property so our guests will have water and 30amp elec hookups. Did I say we Luv camping!

Comment by Lakota Wolf on March 3, 2014 at 9:20pm

I like your concept of using mobile home skirting,, it seperates into sections and weighs next to nothing.

Comment by Marlon on March 3, 2014 at 5:55pm

Thanks! We have a remote thermometer in the lower basement which is at ground level and it stays 12 to 14 degrees warmer than the actual outside temp. Ya we think it looks good and it works great and was easy to install and can be removed in minutes.

Comment by Lakota Wolf on March 3, 2014 at 5:45pm

That skirting looks good, and yes, it helps the insulation factor.