Me&Ma

NW Wisconsin

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ReadyToGo: Wow, I can see why you are disillusioned about Texas storage. Thinking about the burst line, I'm wondering if it would be better to blow out the lines and leave them empty (rather than filling them with antifreeze) in hot climates like Texas. I'd put antifreeze in the drain traps, however, because I don't think it evaporates like water which leaves the traps unprotected. I'm also wondering if it would be better to look for a TT built in the south (like the Frontier Explorer) in the hope they would be designed to handle the intense heat with different glues and such. Thanks for the response, Marsh
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WTTCS

freedom , U.S.A.

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LOL this was a mild summer in Texas.
1997 chev crew cab 454, 5 sp. 4.10
2000 Fleetwood Caribou 11.5
2006 3500RL Montana
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John&Joey

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ReadyToGo wrote: We stored our 5er for two summers in Texas. Both places were at Johnson City right in the Hill country. One was $1 a day (30 or 31 a month) and the other was $40 month, prorated for partial months, Miller creek GC. Totally safe, both of them. Now comes the but. The first year, we covered every opening, water, AC, heater etc. We got bugs in the drain system. Not actually a problem, but kind of discomforting. The second year, ceiling paper had come unglued, and even though we put the red antifreeze in the lines out water line broke. The first year, the 3 year old batteries were totally ruined. Both of them bulged out the sides. Interesting in that the the 5er was a 93 model that we have owned for 12 years and we never had a broken water line when storing it in MN. While it was convenient, we have taken to towing the 5er back home over the summer. I think that the many days of 100 plus degree days are not beneficial for storing TT etc over the summer in TX. Just my opinion.
Glad you posted your thoughts. I was just thinking it would make sense to leave a rig here and drive down in the fall. What a person saves in gas would easily pay for storage.
Is the above a problem for all of Texas, or just the Hill Country area. How does everyone leave their park models without issues? All about the location, or is it the prep work?
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