Moderately cold weather does not seriously affect RV operations, but you should not attempt to use you motorhome in severe weather until you have considerable experience with normal operations. Even then, careful planning will be required to avoid problems. Cold weather makes everything harder and taxes the systems that are installed in your RV. For storage, if draining of the fresh water pipes is not possible, Bradford RV carries a special nontoxic antifreeze that can be poured into the storage tank, and carefully pumped through all the pipes and faucets. Don’t forget the water supply to the toilet. Regular anti-freeze must not be used for this purpose. IT IS POISONOUS. Propane vapor pressures drop in cold weather. At some point, furnace and hot water heaters will stop working. Water heater plumbing is exposed to outside air temperatures and may freeze and burst. More...