Surviving the freeze

[Redwahine]

We spent last night in southern Alabama. As in most of the southeast it got down into the 20s. So we were prepared.used the gas fur acne for heat so the tanks and water lines below would be warm and not freeze. There is a vent specific for that reason. Left all the cabinet doors open to keep those pipes room temp. Got up this AM and got ready to hit the road. Closing the slides OK. Last to be Closed is the biggest slide on the passenger side and heard this big "crunch" sound. Stepped outside and looked up and saw this:



Then opened the slide and this happened:





My best guess is the heat from the coach kept the moisture on the roof from forming ice. The wet accumulated in the slide awning. The coldest time was just before dawn. The slide was in the shady side and there was a sheet of 1" thick ice. I guess next time there is a freeze I will try to figure out the shady side and keep that slide in for the night or maybe all the slides in.

[Liz]

Wow, glad that was just ice....looked like broken glass. Hope there was no damage to your slide. Yep, I think I'd leave the slides in.

[Bethers]

No damage to the rig, I hope?

By the way - always make sure the slide and/or slide toppers don't have branches, big or small, on them before pulling them in also. Yes, I learned that the hard way lolol ... Another reason I look on my roof whenever parked under trees before leaving anywhere. Which is why I'm a big believer on the need for the attached ladders. And on slide toppers. If that ice had been on the top of the slide itself, you'd have it in the rig, most likely.

Oh, when it's going to be below freezing, I don't open my slide - helps keep the rig warmer, also - less space to heat.

[monik7]

When I saw that first picture, I thought it was the roof of your rig bulging and cracked. So glad it was only the ice.
Sandi