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jcnine

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    Golfing, skiing, kayaking, camping, astronomy, and lots more!

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  1. Thanks again for even more suggestions! I have reached out to Ice Castle to ask them a bunch of questions about the customizing abilities in their design. They are very willing to work with me in basically giving me a shell to work with and I can finish off the interior as my own project. They said "the shell will consist of a the walls, exterior siding, roof, treated plywood floor, exterior door and the exterior marker lights." They also mentioned that they do this for people quite often! I'll have a lot of work to do with electrical, plumbing, insulation, finishing off any interior walls and I'm sure a bunch of other things, but I love the concept of doing that on my own! They even sent me a couple pictures to show exactly. This idea looks like the best for the harsh winters as the full 2x4 construction of the walls will allow me to get a reasonable R-value if I use really good insulation. The really big question is if the campground would be willing to accept it?! I guess I'll have to contact them as well! I'll keep you guys updated with whats going on and who knows, maybe start a new thread for a custom interior Ice Castle
  2. A regular camper like the one I mentioned in my first post would definitely be my first choice as it's much closer to my budget. I'm certainly willing to put some work into keeping it warm but I don't think I can go as far as tarping and insulating the entire outside of it!!! Skirting around the entire perimeter will definitely be done though! Here is another thought... It sounds to me like the major concern would be keeping the water lines from freezing. So what if I was willing to turn my water/sewer off during the extremely cold months? The campsite has a shower/bathroom/laundry facility available year round so I could just use that. Like $Spot said, I intend to keep it fairly small so heating it should be a little easier. Any thoughts on adding an electric space heater to take some strain off the propane tanks? And speaking of propane, RV_ mentioned that propane is going to lose it's efficiency as the temperature drops, has anyone ever tried a propane tank heater blanket to help with that? Thanks for all the comments and help! Nice to see a very active forum!
  3. Thanks for the suggestions so far! That's a really interesting design on those ice castle trailers! I'm definitely going to look into them to see if they could customize a little bit more to my kind of design and interior. Maybe they can completely omit the fishing holes completely?!
  4. Hi all! I'm very new to this as I've never owned an RV of any kind before. I recently decided to obtain a permanent camp site not too far from my home and work. I'm looking for suggestions on a travel trailer that can withstand the frigid cold temperatures we get up here in Wisconsin. A typical January high for us is about 15 degrees F but we do dip below 0 degrees F on a regular basis. I would intend to spend an enormous amount of time at the campsite, even in winter, as they are planning to have water/septic available year round. Are there particular trailers that are better designed (ie insulation, better heaters, better windows, and many more) to handle the extreme cold? I've also heard of some companies adding an "arctic package" to make it more sustainable in the cold? I'm looking for something small as it's just me and the occasional visit from the girlfriend. I've been looking at some designs and I love the layout of the Forest River Wolf Pup 16FQ, so something roughly the same size is all I'm looking for. Thanks in advance to anyone who has suggestions!
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