We have been having a great winter! Lots of skiing, some snow shoeing and lots and lots of night in the truck. We have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t, and what it takes to build a true four season truck.
Winter tips!
Leave a roof vent open, I know it seems counter intuitive to let the heat out, but you need to get the moisture out. snow, wet feet and breathing put a lot of moisture into the air.
If your doing a DIY build, run all the water lines inside of the living area. Yes it may use up a little valuable space, but it wont freeze as easily! I have one pipe that runs across the crawl through area, if it gets under 5 or so it sometimes freezes. Luckily the heater can be aimed at it and it thaws out quick.
No Buddy Heaters. Unvented propane heaters put off a lot of moisture as part of the combustion gasses. See the part above about moisture 🙂
We use towels on the floor, kicking you shoes off only does so much it seems…. The towels catch the rest of the snow as it melts…. They can be swapped out as they get wet and dried at home or hung up.
Don’t use your awning….. (as temping as it is!)Yeah rain turned to snow at Mt Baker and the awning died that night….
