Air Compressor: Craftsman 2-gallon Portable Air Compressor or similar 0.5 HP, 2-3 gallon air compressor Recommended Accessories: To perform tire maintenance and winterize your trailer, you will find an air compressor is an invaluable tool. While the little electric tire inflators say they will go to the 80 PSI needed for truck and trailer tires; afterContinue reading “SWW Stuff: Air Compressor”
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Winterizing: Installing Covers
While we push into the fall for our camping season when school back is session it does make getting out more difficult. In addition to our schedule getting busy, it becomes more challenging to constantly monitor the weather and decide if it is going to drop below freezing or not and whether an un-winterized trailerContinue reading “Winterizing: Installing Covers”
SWW Stuff: Trailer Cover
At a cost of around $500 for our size trailer, I doubted originally whether a cover is necessary. Then as I inspect the cover and see how much the cover has faded over the past three winters, I remind myself how harsh the Colorado sunlight can be. The additional protection provided by the cover overContinue reading “SWW Stuff: Trailer Cover”
SWW Stuff: Tire Covers
Even though we are already on our second set of tires in four years, something for another post, I fully expect tires to be replaced due to age instead of miles on our trailer. Tires age through exposure to oxygen, sunlight (UV light specifically), and heat. While in storage tire tire covers remove the exposureContinue reading “SWW Stuff: Tire Covers”
Winterizing: Refrigerator
With the trailer being closed up for several months over the winter season, I like to take some extra steps to keep the refrigerator smelling good for the next season. After SoWeWentMom wipes down the interior of the refrigerator, I add Arm&Hammer Fridge-N-Freezer Baking Soda boxes to both the refrigerator and freezer sections. I preferContinue reading “Winterizing: Refrigerator”
SWW Stuff: Door Latch
While camping, the refrigerator accumulates a lot of moisture. To keep mold and odors from forming in our refrigerator in between trips, we keep the doors open. Our refrigerator does have built in latches to keep the doors open while in storage. However, in order to keep the doors from swinging during transport these latchesContinue reading “SWW Stuff: Door Latch”
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Winterizing: Linens and Soft Goods
One of the challenges I face when winterizing the trailer each fall is how and where to store all the linens and soft goods from the trailer. I decided right away when we got the trailer was that we were going to have a lot of designated “Camper” things to prevent having so much toContinue reading “Winterizing: Linens and Soft Goods”
SWW Stuff: DampRid
While winter typically dries out the Colorado air, the temperature swings can be quite dramatic. These temperature swings can cause condensation in enclosed spaces like a covered, winterized trailer. To help account for this potential moisture build up in the trailer I add DampRid. DampRid uses the hygroscopic properties of calcium chloride to capture moistureContinue reading “SWW Stuff: DampRid”
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