How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby Backroads4me » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:42 pm

We have a two stall garage----the teardrop is parked on one side, buried behind Bob's collection of building materials, and other assorted, useful :thinking: stuff. Since I still have to go to work each day, and he's retired now, he wants me to park my car on the other side.
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby Mary C » Wed Nov 12, 2014 1:20 am

the same way I store it in the summer...............In the barn.

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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby Wyo George » Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:32 pm

...and some years early June and September can be a bit snowy for camping!
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby rowerwet » Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:13 pm

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After one winter out bare I made a shed roof for it out of scrap lumber and two sheets of steel roofing.
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby bobhenry » Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:34 pm

The barn trailer is down there somewhere too.....

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Cold snap

Postby noseoil » Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:59 am

We've had our first cold spell of the season! Here's a link to see what we have to deal with when it gets cold outside. BRRRRR!
http://www.wunderground.com/forecasts/TUS.html
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby Nobody » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:03 pm

I built a 10x16' shelter near my storage building. Most of the winter it looks like the first pic, except grass isn't green ;) . I've since replaced the 'el cheapo' poly tarp with a quality PVC tarp made for truckers. The framework & bungees hold it very securely with a pretty heavy snow/ice load. We're much more likely to get a couple of inches of sleet/ice in this area than several inches of snow, tho the 2nd & 3rd pix show about 7" we got around Christmas time several years ago. Yeah, I know 7" ain't a lot compared to what many of you experience but, it's a helluva lot for central Arkansas! The poly tarp held up for that but I was kinda concerned (primary reason I got the PVC tarp).

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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby bobhenry » Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:20 am

but ain't it pretty ! :D
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Re: Cold snap

Postby bobhenry » Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:23 am

noseoil wrote:We've had our first cold spell of the season! Here's a link to see what we have to deal with when it gets cold outside. BRRRRR!
http://www.wunderground.com/forecasts/TUS.html


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We went sub zero windchills Monday night and bumped zero air temp. You got room for an 8x20 caboose in your back yard ? :D
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby bobhenry » Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:47 am

I am heating the house in a house after work 4 pm till the next am( 6am when I go to work )only and I empty a 20# in 2 nights.
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby desktoprover » Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:27 pm

This is how we store our teardrop. In a warm garage :)

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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby canned o minimum » Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:59 pm

"Store" a teardrop ? Ya mean like...put it in mothballs ? Heaven forbid !!!! :worship: I use mine all year round ! :R Heck, I even driveway camp a lot ! The climate here in SoCal is practically perfect all year round ! I do park it under a custom car port that I built specifically fer the teardrop to keep it cool and dry...cool in the summer, dry in the winter.
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Re: How do you store your teardrop over the winter?

Postby Verna » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:41 pm

In my garage, but ready to leave when ready. I do know I'll be camping more in her next year than I have this year or last year.
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