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[Fernweh]

How do folks use their FWC during the winter? Ski weekends, winter camping, winter travel.

[camper rich]

We are going to make good use of our new FWC Grandby (to be delivered around 12/8 or 9) by packing it up and heading to Baja in January until approx April 1. 

 

That's my idea of winter camping.  We've been going down there since 1992, two weeks at first and now that were retired we go for 2-3 months.  We've done 3 trips in our '86 VW Vanagon and 15 with our '98 FWC Ranger II shell model, the last four pulling a 17' Casita Trailer.  We're trying a new approach this year, a new Grandby and a 6' Ruger Offroad Trailer.  There is a lot of Baja we still haven't seen.   

 

Someday we hope to leave by December 1st and stay through April.    

[Fernweh]

Snow is fun... But the Baja would be great too.

[WestCoast]

This is how I've been going about it this winter. Kinda ridiculous, I know.


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[WestCoast]

The ladder is for clearing snow and accessing the skis to make room inside the camper. It's my first winter with the camper and just getting started with it the last few weeks. Couldn't be happier!!!


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Edited by WestCoast, 25 November 2016 - 02:09 PM.

[longhorn1]

Actually kinda awesome. Never been snow mobiling.

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[Smokecreek1]

Being retired ,and living in the Northern -and sometimes-very snowy-Great Basin high desert in NE California,   but not a big cross country skier any more, I still head out come fall-winter-spring to the woods, up to some GB lake in the middle of nowhere, maybe south to the hot desert or coast when I get that "gotta go somewhere" feeling (bi-weekly)and just camp! How-because of my heater and arctic blanket keep me and the dog nice and warm !  Why-usually no or few people, it's nice and quiet out there and "exploring"  in the winter  is great fun, especially if you have a 4x4 to get you in or out just in case that unplanned for winter storm catches you !  If you can't get right out-or find that nice spot full of nice things to look at  and do, especially near hot springs-you just hanker down, turn the heater up, find (or not) a good XM station, make a drink (or cup of coffee) read your book and think about those days when you were a back packer with no heater and drank cold beer!  Something about the wind/snow howling away at night, in the middle of nowhere is what it is all about (especially if you are nice and warm)!!!

 

Yep, sounds corny, but Pop-ups and Fall-Winter-Spring WTWing seem made for each other! 

 

Smoke

 

 

 

 

Smoke

Edited by Smokecreek1, 26 November 2016 - 07:04 PM.

[CougarCouple]

I like your post Smokecreek1 about Camper use in winter! Sound's like the winter blanket outside the comfort of a FWC is right out of a book. Enjoy your winter sir.
Russ

[craig333]

I used mine to keep the Thanksgiving leftovers refrigerated. 

[NorCalHawk]

X2 Smokecreek1...we really enjoy reminiscing about our backpacking days while sipping hot drinks in our warm Hawk.  I'm heading into the Great Basin and then to Southern Utah in a few weeks.

 

Also, I like winter camping, cuz you see and experience the same campsite, mountains, landscape and wildlife activity in a whole different way during the one season to another...summer vs. winter. 

Edited by NorCalHawk, 26 November 2016 - 05:27 PM.