what RV to live in this winter?

[frorider]

I'm leaning toward getting this one.

[iscariot]

"From the conference cum dining table..."

It has a cum dining table?! Now that's luxury.

[Alaskan Rover]

I'm leaning toward getting this one.

Can THAT thing get any uglier????

That thing makes an Edsel look like a Jaguar XKE. To me it looks like some HUMONGOUS CD player on wheels. The type of thing you would rent out for a 16 yr old wannabe rapper's birthday party...and it would come with its own DJ...dressed as a pimp, of course.

That thing should really be sent to Road and Track Magazine, to be included in their "Ugliest Vehicles of ALL Time" gallery.

Now if you're SERIOUS about getting an RV for winter use....make sure you get one with a decent furnace.
RVs are basically aluminum cans on wheels, and are well-known for having abysmally crappy insulation. They lose heat almost as fast as it goes in.

Lots of RVs only have a half-assed furnace that's good only for fall or spring. Best is a forced-air thermostat-controlled propane furnace of around 30 - 35,000 BTU. Keep the size of the RV down as small as you can manage...that way they heat up faster after a day of sitting in a cold ski area parking lot. Make sure it has plenty of forced-air vents all around.

RVs are also basically compromises on wheels...having to shoe-horn the comfort of a house into the space of a horse-trailer. So walls and cabinets are usually crap fiberboard under a veneer of fake wood-grain. Some are ultra comfy and luxurious...and they have a price-tag to match. Those cab-over class C Mini-winnies are pretty cool. If you got the buckz, go for a class A coach.

RVing in winter is great....'cause all the polyester-wearing retiree RVers have all packed-up their plastic flamingos and miniture schnauzers and high-tailed it back to Florida.

Leveling the Refrigerator at every camp-spot is a pain in the adze, though.

[iceman]

^^^jesus, you type more drivel than leroy jenkins.

Here's the RV you want:

[HobieTony]

Vehicle version of this:

[Sinecure]

May the farts be with you...





If you're serious, there's a pretty extensive thread on the subject. Search for "sleeping in parking lots" or something like that.

[Alaskan Rover]

^^^jesus, you type more drivel than leroy jenkins.

Here's the RV you want:

Oh fuck off with your EarthRoamer....that thing is an over-priced POS. The extra-long wheelbase combined with LONG rear overhang means that that thing is basically only good for mildly undulating terrain. Take it for some serious bush work and you'll either get high-centered or hung-up on the rear with at the first slight hilly terrain you come to.

That thing is basically a $50,000 box fastened onto a $56,000 F350. Shouldn't really be anymore than $106,000. But it used to list for $240,000 (and that's 2008 prices!!)...so where does the other $134,000 get put into?? ....other than directly into the company owner's pockets.

Nahhh. If you want SERIOUS offroad capability in an "RV"...there is only ONE vehicle. The Unimog with a custom camper box attachment....it will actually out do a HMMWV in the bush. Yeah...Mercedes Unimogs are pricey also...but still lower than THAT wannabe 4x4...and the Ford wouldn't be able to follow te Unimog ANYWHERE except a parking lot, so with the Unimog, you get what you pay for.



or this older Unimog that could probably be had for less than $40,000:



Or this sweet Uni:



These Unimogs put those Fords to shame. There is no comparison whatsoever.

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[frorider]

An EarthRoamer is too down-market for me.

[iceman]

Oh fuck off with your EarthRoamer....that thing is an over-priced POS. The extra-long wheelbase combined with LONG rear overhang means that that thing is basically only good for mildly undulating terrain. Take it for some serious bush work and you'll either get high-centered or hung-up on the rear with at the first slight hilly terrain you come to.

That thing is basically a $50,000 box fastened onto a $56,000 F350. Shouldn't really be anymore than $106,000. But it used to list for $240,000 (and that's 2008 prices!!)...so where does the other $134,000 get put into?? ....other than directly into the company owner's pockets.

Nahhh. If you want SERIOUS offroad capability in an "RV"...there is only ONE vehicle. The Unimog with a custom camper box attachment....it will actually out do a HMMWV in the bush. Yeah...Mercedes Unimogs are pricey also...but still lower than THAT wannabe 4x4...and the Ford wouldn't be able to follow te Unimog ANYWHERE except a parking lot, so with the Unimog, you get what you pay for.



or this older Unimog that could probably be had for less than $40,000:



Or this sweet Uni:



These Unimogs put those Fords to shame. There is no comparison whatsoever.

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Are you on meth?

[philth]

I would firebomb that hunk of shit the first time its pinned sideways 1/2 way up LCC. Haaaaa. Nice clearence too. If it made it up LCC it would be stuck on some Telehippies hand rolled butt in Alta's lot.

[Diamond Joe]

I'm leaning toward getting this one.

Wow, does this include the time-travel option??

[Alaskan Rover]

Or you could try this little gem.

Stick a woodstove, bunk and cooker in the back and you'd be good to go.

The good thing is, you'd never have to buy lift tickets. EVER.



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[Alaskan Rover]

I'm leaning toward getting this

The thing I can't figure out is WHERE are you supposed to get a CD big enough to play in that damn thing???

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[DasBlunt]

Knowing you guys have done overnights in ski area parking lots, my little eurovan (not a camper) has fuckall for insulation. How does a dirtbag like myself sleep in sub zero temps? Furnace would not work without venting, right?

I was thinking a electrical blanket, a few sleeping bags, etc. How is this not different than camping in the snow?

[Alaskan Rover]

Knowing you guys have done overnights in ski area parking lots, my little eurovan (not a camper) has fuckall for insulation. How does a dirtbag like myself sleep in sub zero temps? Furnace would not work without venting, right?

I was thinking a electrical blanket, a few sleeping bags, etc. How is this not different than camping in the snow?

These are really made for sailboats, but if your Eurovan is diesel, then I'd recommend this great Newport diesel heater by Dickinson, Inc. It also runs on propane if your eurovan is not a diesel (the heater pictured is the propane model). These are great little stoves that put out lots of heat and have a cool window through which you can look at the flames like a fireplace. But YES, these combustion heaters NEED to be vented to the outside...but that is pretty simple with a kit.



There are also large-capacity school bus-type heaters that heat from your engines antifreeze like a regular car heater, but you need to keep the engine running for these to work, so that is sort of out.

How would run an electric blanket if you don't have 110 volt power?

A good four-season bag is a must regardless.

You can find a used Newport heater on ebay for as little as a couple hundred bucks....brand new they are more like $700.

The biggest downer to sleeping in a car WITHOUT a decent, outside-vented heater is the condensation from your breath that freezes and gets EVERYWHERE.

[DasBlunt]

1lb of propane 7hours rocks. Can't find a propane one on ebay now...will hunt. thanks!

[BeanDip4All]

so what RV is best in the snow? people are always drooling over our (ambulance) sprinters as "great ski vans." I think they're pricey, though... at 100k ish. And having slept in a Sprinter many MANY nights over the past couple months, I have to say they are FACKING FREEZING even in balmy California i always always wake up with a damn cold nose!!! the only thing that cures it is holding a hot cup of coffee/tea/hot cocoa to my face.

[Danno]

the responses to this thread are making my head essplode.

[iceman]

If it'll make your head feel better I was kidding about the EarthRoamer.

[Danno]

slightly, ice.

[irul&ublo]

How is this not different than camping in the snow?

Because you're not in the snow.

[haydukelives]

fro.this is mo better and cheaper

[Art Shirk]

The thing I can't figure out is WHERE are you supposed to get a CD big enough to play in that damn thing???

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Where are the rest of the words?

[Poop~Ghost]

Knowing you guys have done overnights in ski area parking lots, my little eurovan (not a camper) has fuckall for insulation. How does a dirtbag like myself sleep in sub zero temps? Furnace would not work without venting, right?

I was thinking a electrical blanket, a few sleeping bags, etc. How is this not different than camping in the snow?

Step 1 - Reflectix for all the windows (I did a double layer).

Step 2 - Couple down blankets and a down sleeping bag.

Step 3 - This guy

I did Minus 30 in my EV and many less brutal nights last winter... never was cold until trying to get outta the sleeping bag.

In the morning crack your window and fire up a jet boil before you get out of your sleeping bag... that'll help greatly.

Hope you got your EV in a stick.... all I can say is NEVER AGAIN. Fucking germans.

[beaterdit]

I was thinking something like this.


Or something a little more modern.






That one's actually pretty damn cool.

OK, pay attention now, this is the gag RV thread, this is the REAL winter RV thread.