EDITOR’S NOTE: RV Education 101, the longtime education resource for RV consumers founded and operated by Mark and Dawn Polk, recently published its January 2025 newsletter. Below is Mark Polk’s introduction to the issue.
Welcome back & Happy New Year!
I don’t know what 2025 has in store for us, but one thing is certain, we plan to spend more time camping than we did in 2024.
The weather report is calling for some extreme cold temperatures beginning this weekend and going into next week, so don’t miss this month’s featured article below.
Wishing everybody a safe & happy 2025.
Enjoy the newsletter, and as always if you have family or friends who like RVs and the RV lifestyle please share with them too.
This Month’s Featured Article: The After Effects of Frigid Temperatures on Your RV – What You Need To Know & Do
This article was written with three objectives in mind:
- To inform you what can happen when your RV is exposed to extreme cold temperatures.
- To suggest what you should inspect and do to the RV after the frigid weather and before your next camping trip.
- To suggest some preventive maintenance to help prevent this from happening to your RV again.
In January 2019 we experienced a deep freeze, or what is known as a polar vortex in regions around the country. Wind chills were predicted to be minus 40 to minus 65 degrees in some areas with low temperatures ranging from minus 12 to minus 40 degrees. The frigid conditions wreaked havoc on everything in its path. When polar vortex-type weather is headed where you live, your priorities are focused on life safety, and things like automobiles and RVs are put on the back burner. Now, the polar vortex has come and gone and it’s time to see what it left in its wake.
