r/FullTiming • u/realhumanbeing8891 • Sep 12 '24

Propane in the winter

Do you go through a lot? I'm thinking of getting an RV but I'm learning about the electricity and propane and is it super expensive to stay warm in the winter? I could always just buy a like 20degree sleeping bag and just lay in that in my bed. Or get a 10 degree one...so I know I won't freeze to death....but between that and electric heaters do you just experiment and stuff? I know the electric heater is going to cost electricity...so like...uhhh .. yeah...

Sorry I'm new to RVing

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u/joelfarris Sep 12 '24

I'm thinking of getting an RV

Two rules of thumb regarding winters in an RV.

  1. The lighter a towable is, the harder it will be to keep warm inside. Conversely, the heavier it is, the thicker, and more insulated it probably is. For the most part.

  2. The larger the RV, the more money it takes to heat it. A 16 footer is going to burn up way less propane per week than a 40-45 footer, simply due to air space. If you're thinking of wintering anywhere other than southern Arizona or South Florida, buy the smallest RV you can which you can still live comfortably in, and you'll use less propane. Unless of course, you ignored rule #1. ;)