If I was going to seriously winter in my bus, I would think about getting that clear film window lining stuff that you stick on all around a window and shrink with a hair dryer. That would add a lot of insulation value to windows that you still want to be able to look out of. I would put rugs on the floor, I would make caps for the roof vents, I would block and insulate the roof AC's somehow. That sort of stuff.Brian
Man of all places in AZ to spend a winter Flagstaff 50 miles south on I 17 enjoy 70+ in the winter lol good luck
I ran one duct from the furnace into the water bay and have kept water down to -5* F. All tanks and lines are in one bay. We added a second furnace up front and I ran a second duct into the bay. I've kept water @ -16* F. There isn't ANY insulation in the bay either. The bus, '67 5A. just has "stock" insulation and BIG single pane Penninsula windows. As such the furnace "cycles" on every 15 minutes. If one's bus was well insulated this method wouldn't work so well. Or if the bay was well insulated you could heat it with a couple of light bulbs. make SURE your Antifreeze is good to AT LEAST -25* F. (Don't forget water cooled Gennie's too). Make sure you have no water in your air lines, Don't start the bus unless you are going somewhere. Make sure your fuel is well protected from freezing, as well. You never know when you have to drive it. A fresh oil change just before parking it is good P.M also.Don & Sheila
Dang! Based on these comments I looked up the climate in Flagstaff. That is one cold town! they have had below freezing every month of the year! I'd commute from somewhere lower... Drive 45 minutes each way but save the gas money on heating bills! You'd only have to actually drive one way - you could coast home with the engine off!Brian
In the seventies, I lived all over the country in a 30 foot travel trailer. A typical job was 4-6 weeks. In the winter, if I found myself in cold country, I would call the local propane company and have 2- hundred pound tanks installed.Of course, propane was pretty cheap back then and there was no extra cost for the installation.I don't know how that would work today. I do know that a couple of 30# tanks are not worth the trouble when it is cold out there. They ALWAYS run out at 2:00 a.m.