Pimpdaddy Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi all , I'm new and glad I found this site , I'm just about to pick up my 1999 Damon intruder, it's my first rv and can't wait to get movin, can anybody tell me would it be possible to stay in the rv in Lapland with temps down to minus 60 , is it poss to prevent everything freezing, any advise would be great thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 There is a non toxic anti freeze you can buy for use in all your wet systems that will generally protect down to minus 50, this stuff is used in Canada. Clearly if you keep heat on all the time this gives protection against frost and low temps. Somebody will be along soon who's been there and got the tee shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Not sure where the op gets those extreme temps from; "The Lapland region has a subarctic to continental climate characterized by mild summers and cold, snowy winters. During the peak travel season, December to February, the region experiences an average temperature range of about - 16 °C (3 °F) to 3 °C (37 °F) depending on location, with occasional lows of about - 30 °C (-22 °F) or colder with wind chill." http://lapland.nordicvisitor.com/travel-guide/climate-and-daylight/ Try Oymyakon in Siberia; http://www.weather.com/news/news/earths-coldest-town-siberia-20130123#/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpdaddy Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hi , yes but living in the rv for two weeks I won't be able to use antifreeze in the systems , maybe I wasn't clear in my question , I want to know if a rv can fully function in artic temperatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpdaddy Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 I was in Lapland some ten years ago on a snowmobile safari at midnight ,the guide showed us minus 49 and was concerned for our wellbeing , it was great ,although my nose fell off and my ears were on fire lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJB Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It's worth watching 'ice Road Truckers' to see if you really want to do it in your own vehicle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty hunter Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 We are just back from Norway, Sweden & Finland chasing the Northern Lights. Our lowest temperature was -6c which was on 8th Oct in Northern Sweden but in 10 days we used 44 litres of gas to heat our 8.8m van. There are no LPG stations in Northern Sweden and none at all in Finland but it is available in Norway. Check availability here http://www.mylpg.eu/ Back in 2013 a British family of 5 spent 8 months chasing the NL in Norway, Sweden and Finland in a coachbuilt motorhome and you can read all about it here https://www.aurora-addicts.com/blog/ Good luck if you decide to go. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will H Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Read the Aurora Addicts seen the pictures. Enough thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hi We were in Finland last year for a week of aurora watching. About 4 hours daylight (more of a bright glow really) when temp rose to as warm as minus 16 on one occasion. Generally lower than minus 20 with the lowest minus 37. We were wearing 5 layers of wool beneath an insulation suit plus several pairs of socks in boots with felt liners. Even then it was cold when out and about at night. On the first evening, before we were given the specialist cold weather gear we went out in extra layers of wool beneath our ski wear. We did not stay out long, it was just too cold after about 10 minutes. My take is that a non purpose built motor home would just freeze. We have had minus 18/19 overnight in the Alps in the motto home and the water system partly froze even with heating on permanently plus temp rises during the longer days. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpdaddy Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Thanks for all posts, prob gonna build a igloo on wheels to tow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 HI Can I just observe. that the vast majority of Canadian and American R-V users appear to do 2 Things. 1) put the r-v into storage. (except maybe for the occasional Ski break). 2) Head for Florida! or In our case New Mexico and the Rio Grande valley!. My take is that (having owned 3) US r-v`s are not Equipped to cope with Sub Zero temperatures, and certainly not without special adaption!. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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