
RV Trip Planning for Hot Weather
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1. Pick a campground near water. For hot weather camping, try to reserve a campground that has a lake, pool, or is near the ocean. When it’s hot, you won’t have to go far to cool off.
2. Try to park in the shade. If you’re staying at a state park or a shaded site, take a moment to consider how to park your RV to maximize the shade. Your RV awning can create shade too, so don’t forget to put that out. Keeping your RV cool in extreme heat is a challenge, but these small adjustments will help.
3. Check on your air conditioner. If you’re going somewhere warm, like Florida during the summer, you’ll need your A/C. It’s a good idea to have it serviced before your trip or at the very least, change filters and test it before you hit the road.
If it breaks down while you’re on your trip, you can call out a mobile repair tech, but it will likely be pricey and you may have to wait, so if you can, do maintenance ahead of time.
4. Cook Outdoors. When the mercury rises, the last thing you want to do is add more heat to your RV. So, instead of turning on the stove, cook outdoors. Break out the grill or cook over a campfire to keep the heat outside.
Plan easy-to-grill meals like burgers or brats or you might even eat some light like sandwiches and fruit.
5. Consider running a few fans. If you have a bigger rig, consider adding a few small fans to help the air circulate a little better.
6. Keep everything shaded. If you open your windows at night for a breeze, be sure to close them in the morning. You should pull your shades down too to keep the sunlight from heating up your RV. If you have any reflective insulation you can put that on the windows too.
You can RV in any kind of weather, but you should always be prepared. It’s a good idea to have a few weather apps on your phone too because weather can change quickly in the south.
Want to learn more? Check out these tips for hot weather camping.
Are you headed down south in the hot, humid weather? If so, we have some tips for you. Hey, everybody. I'm Lisa mcewen. If you are headed to a warm weather destination, there are a few things that you need to know about before you make those RV reservations.
As Florida residents, we have some tips for you to help you beat the heat and get the most out of your trip. Pick a campground near water. We're poor baby. Try to reserve a campground that has a lake pool or is near the ocean when it's hot. You don't wanna go far to cool off.
We did some camping in August in Central Florida when it was a balmy 95 degrees. But we spent a lot of time near this little swimming lake. Try to park in the shade if you're staying at a state park or a shaded site. Take a moment to really figure out how you can park your RV to maximize the shade. This site, for example, has a lot of great tree cover which will help keep our RV cooler and will tax our ac a little less your awning can create some shade too.
So don't forget to put that out, check on your air conditioner. If you are going someplace warm, like, say Florida in the summer, you are going to need your AC. So it's a good idea to have your AC service before you go or at the very least take some time to do a little maintenance yourself. Like changing out the filters. Be sure you go back inside your RV and test that AC too to make sure it's working.
If your AC does break down when you are out at a campground like this one, you can call an RV repair tech. But keep in mind that they can be very pricey and in the summer they are very busy as well. So it could take some time cook outdoors when the mercury rises. The last thing you wanna do is add more heat to your RV. So instead of turning on the stove, cook outdoors, break out the grill or cook over a campfire to keep the heat outside plan easy to grill meals like burgers or brats or you might even eat something light like sandwiches or fruit, consider running a few fans.
Our RV is only 18 ft long as you can see. It's pretty short so it doesn't take a lot to cool. But if you have a bigger rig, a longer rig, you might want to consider putting a few fans even at each end of them just to help you circulate the air a little bit more. Keep everything shaded. If you want your windows open at night for a breeze, that's ok.
But close them in the morning. You should pull your shades down too to keep the sunlight from heating up your RV. If you have any reflective insulation, you can put that on the windows too. You can RV, in any kind of weather, but you should always be prepared. It's a good idea to download a few weather apps on your phone as well.
We all know weather can change very quickly, especially in the south. Hopefully these tips will help you on your next warm weather journey until next time.
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