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    So many truck drivers are from South Asia and...

    So many truck drivers are from South Asia and have never seen snow before, let alone have any experience driving in it.
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    Boot disinfection/deodorizer spray and boot...

    Boot disinfection/deodorizer spray and boot driers without a fan should keep the odor at bay.
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    I have found 12v boot dryers to be unreliable and...

    I have found 12v boot dryers to be unreliable and prone to complete failure. Instead use a 120v dryer...
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    ^^^ Reports temps in Celsius=must be from Canada....

    ^^^ Reports temps in Celsius=must be from Canada.
    Never been colder than minus 5=must be in coastal British Columbia.
    Leaves grey water drain open in winter=more evidence of RVing where winters are...
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    I sub to this guy on Youtube: ...

    I sub to this guy on Youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoYmIO4vaes
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    I have been using Dry N Warm boot dryers for...

    I have been using Dry N Warm boot dryers for years. I think they draw 16 watts. Power them with one of those Jackery etc. lithium power packs, plug the boot dryers into a timer set to go on a few...
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    I think with a 750w setting you are probably good...

    I think with a 750w setting you are probably good to go. OTOH you might find a 500w heater on Amazon.
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    My recommendation is to get a 1500watt electric...

    My recommendation is to get a 1500watt electric heater that also has a lower wattage setting as an option. The ideal heater would be one that has 600w, 900w, and 1500w settings, but difficult to find.
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    I sub to a Youtube RV guy who uses an old...

    I sub to a Youtube RV guy who uses an old snowboard as a fairing...second best use of a snowboard that I have ever seen and best was benches made from snowboards at Blackcomb.
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    The problem with Unimog, MAN, etc. is that they...

    The problem with Unimog, MAN, etc. is that they are too big and heavy to go into a lot of remote areas. This Toyota based overlander at least looks to address some of the oversized issues of other...
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    I turned 75y.o. last April so I am now a Super...

    I turned 75y.o. last April so I am now a Super Senior and that means free skiing at Red, Whitewater, Panorama, and Castle, with Fernie at $99Cdn for season pass. So, yeah the EKKO motorhome will be...
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    My Brand new Winnebago EKKO is designed and built...

    My Brand new Winnebago EKKO is designed and built for winter use with no slides and no oven. It does have AWD, double pain windows and thick, insulated walls. I had to sell my condo in Victoria, B.C....
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    Tiger Rvs are great but with exposed dump valves...

    Tiger Rvs are great but with exposed dump valves on the ones that I have seen, they are not set up to run a water system in winter. That said one can still pack water in containers, heat water on the...
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    I will be living in my 2023 Winnebago EKKO for 4...

    I will be living in my 2023 Winnebago EKKO for 4 or 5 months this winter. It has a Truma Vario furnace and it remains to be seen how well the heater does in extreme temps (the EKKO is well...
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    I'm not sure about Alberta but in the B.C....

    I'm not sure about Alberta but in the B.C. interior 3PMSF tires OR M&S tires are the only legal winter tires.

    A skier who several decades ago owned a ski shop in Kamloops B.C. sold the store and...
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    Did someone say portable primitive shower? ...

    Did someone say portable primitive shower?

    http://www.hotjugz.com/

    Heat water on the stove and then the key to this shower is the low flow shower head which allows one to take a shower with...
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    Did someone say portable primitive shower?...

    Did someone say portable primitive shower?
    http://www.hotjugz.com/

    Heat water on the stove and then the key to this shower is the low flow shower head which allows one to take a shower with less...
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    BT Cruiser has a very good reputation and that...

    BT Cruiser has a very good reputation and that one is very low mileage.
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    I have stayed in the past in my truck camper in a...

    I have stayed in the past in my truck camper in a snowmobile staging area off Hwy 191 about a mile south of the turn off to Big Sky. I have also stayed in a pull out closer to Big Sky, just before...
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    I considered an AEONRV but went with the less...

    I considered an AEONRV but went with the less expensive Winnebago EKKO as it comes with a generator and solar while the AEONRV requires idling the engine to charge batteries which is not something...
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    Can one reduce the amount of ground wire needed...

    Can one reduce the amount of ground wire needed by mounting the DC-DC charger close to the target battery and then running the ground wire to the DC to DC charger from the neg terminal of the close...
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    The Covid induced demand for RVs is over, causing...

    The Covid induced demand for RVs is over, causing prices to drop.
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    I do have a gray tank in my truck camper but no...

    I do have a gray tank in my truck camper but no shower stall plumbing. Instead, I heat water on the stove and shower with a portable low flow shower: http://www.hotjugz.com/
    In order to prevent the...
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    Winnebago EKKO, but it only has 50gal fresh and...

    Winnebago EKKO, but it only has 50gal fresh and 51 gal grey tanks.
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    So where is the engine? Under the kitchen sink or...

    So where is the engine? Under the kitchen sink or ????
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    The box looks like a powder mag. Throw your own...

    The box looks like a powder mag. Throw your own bombs in the backcountry.
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    The B.C. provincial government can adopt what...

    The B.C. provincial government can adopt what ever "policy" they want, 14 day camping limit or whatever on Crown Land, but they cannot overrule the Supreme Court unless they enact specific...
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    The ruling occurred some 30+ years ago when...

    The ruling occurred some 30+ years ago when MacMillan-Blodel logging company was the Tree Farm License holder on Crown Land, tried to get the Western Canada Wilderness Committee protest camp in the...
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    My 5th wheel trailer is a 32 y.o. 26' Oakland,...

    My 5th wheel trailer is a 32 y.o. 26' Oakland, built in Vernon B.C. by the guys who build Bigfoot campers. It was marketed as a 4 season RV with "Fibrecore Wall System" using two part expandable foam...
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    Back in the 1970s when Sun Peaks was Tod Mtn, a...

    Back in the 1970s when Sun Peaks was Tod Mtn, a friend got a placer mining claim established on Crown Land (land owned by the B.C. provincial government ) near a creek, 9kms from the mountain. He...
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    For the past 16 years I have set up my winter...

    For the past 16 years I have set up my winter capable 5th wheel trailer, year round on a friend's 40 acres, 12 miles from and 1,000ft below Sun Peaks, B.C. I pay rent and electricity is in my name...
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    I put a deposit down on a Winnebago EKKO (built...

    I put a deposit down on a Winnebago EKKO (built on a 4x4 350 dually Transit cut away chassis) over 9 months ago with an estimated delivery of mid 2023. I thought I was buying a depreciating asset...
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    One would think that they could easily adapt that...

    One would think that they could easily adapt that camper to fit a Tacoma and with a beefed up suspension, an instant success, says this Taco owner.
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    In ski country solar panels for charging are not...

    In ski country solar panels for charging are not reliable; more of a bonus if the sun comes out. If doing more than weekend use, say parked at a ski resort parking lot for a week, a generator is the...
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    Are you considering plugging in an RV to a...

    Are you considering plugging in an RV to a portable power station? The one above with 800watts WON"T run a microwave or kettle or electric heater. It will probably run a battery charger for a few...
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    My 300watt Jackery came in handy in my non a/c...

    My 300watt Jackery came in handy in my non a/c apartment when we hit record high temps a couple of summers ago. I used it to power my 12volt swamp cooler. They have several models:...
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    A fully automatic smart charger will charge the...

    A fully automatic smart charger will charge the battery and then shut off when the battery is charged and then turn itself back on as needed when the battery discharges.
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    Pretty sure the Nimbl is one of those items: If...

    Pretty sure the Nimbl is one of those items: If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.
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    Maybe a folding toilet seat and bag....

    Maybe a folding toilet seat and bag. https://www.amazon.ca/Green-Elephant-Lightweight-Stainless-Festivals/dp/B085TPFW3Z
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    Great looking build. The only negative would be...

    Great looking build. The only negative would be if parking was tight at the ski area, the aluminum steps take up too much space. You might be better off with a tire step. ...
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    The Cummins 12valve in my '91 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4...

    The Cummins 12valve in my '91 Dodge 3/4ton 4x4 weighs around a thousand lbs. Fully loaded with truck camper, me in the cab, the under bed storage full and all my ski gear the set up is 300lbs...
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    If you are getting condensation under the bed,...

    If you are getting condensation under the bed, the fix is not necessarily insulation but air flow. A Froli system https://nickleatlantic.com/products/froli-travel-modular-bed-system
    works or a less...
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    If you are getting condensation under the bed,...

    If you are getting condensation under the bed, the fix is not necessarily insulation but air flow. A Froli system https://nickleatlantic.com/products/froli-travel-modular-bed-system
    works or a less...
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    AEONrv is a start up with only factory direct, no...

    AEONrv is a start up with only factory direct, no dealers, so warranty work or service could be problematic for anyone not fairly close to Reno. But the real reason it is a no go for me is the fact...
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    One of the features of the EKKO's Truma furnace...

    One of the features of the EKKO's Truma furnace is that you can run the fan only, so with shore power I should be able to run electric heat and then use the Truma fan for extra circulation into the...
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    For the past few days most of the ski resorts in...

    For the past few days most of the ski resorts in B.C. have hit temps of -25*C to -30*C and even colder in Alberta. Not weather that I ski in but if you are at the resort or living in a 30 y.o. 4...
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    If you don't want lithium batteries to shut down...

    If you don't want lithium batteries to shut down in cold temps, then keep the heat (diesel, propane, or electric) on 24/7.
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    Or heat on 24/7 in winter with Lithium. But if...

    Or heat on 24/7 in winter with Lithium. But if you are going to run a water system with the temps we are having right now in the west, you need the heat 24/7 anyways.
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    I am not sure when they switch over, but at truck...

    I am not sure when they switch over, but at truck stops in Vancouver, B.C. at this time of year there are pumps that are marked as having winter diesel and pumps that indicate they have summer diesel...
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    Winter diesel might not gel at -35F but if it...

    Winter diesel might not gel at -35F but if it does there are anti-gel additives that you can get:

    https://www.howesproducts.com/products/diesel-treat
    Or:
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