Over the Christmas period we managed to get another 4 nights up at the mountain.  This was our first “cold” camping, the temp got down to about 15F and we had the furnace running 24/7! We got a dusting of snow at the campsite that was awesome!

We really enjoy our winter campground, it is really helping us get to grips with all the ins and outs of the challenges of low temp camping.

It turns out water will freeze in those temps, we had to disconnected our water line as we could hear ice in it, the cable TV hook up froze and snapped, the sewer line froze and we finally managed to run out one of the 30lb tanks of propane! 

We had a great time, the snow was amazing, we got some real powder riding, I will post a video. Luka got snow drunk many days in a row! Now, unfortunately, while hiking to avoid high winds one day, a tree fell on Mrs.M, fracturing her hip, twisted her ankle and lastly tearing her new coat.  It did not stop her snowboarding the next day and did not miss a day of work.  Stubborn!

Thankfully, some 3 weeks later, Mrs.M is walking around just fine, the coat is repaired and we have added to the Airstream tool set, making us better prepared for the next outing!

What did we learn?

Things freeze in the cold!

The furnace is amazing, kept us really toasted and used less propane then expected.

We need more hooks inside to hang wet stuff

Propane switch over works J

The furnace and de humidifier work well together to manage moisture inside

New tools added to the Airstream:

3100W inverter generator

Heated water hose

Sewer solution (so we can dump sewage at home)

100W solar panel with MPPT charge converter

Nite-ize “s” hooks for the screen door

Boot tray -to keep by the door near the furnace vent to dry stuff really quick

RV antifreeze – always keep a bottle handy!