Emergency winter rv troubleshooting guide – frozen pipes, dead batteries, furnace failures

organized rv winter emergency tool kit showing multimeter, infrared thermometer, spare furnace igniter, assorted fuses and flashlight on dinette table

when things go wrong at 2am in 15°F weather january 2022, caballo lake, new mexico. 2:17am. i woke up to silence. no furnace hum. no diesel heater fan. nothing. rv interior: 48°F and dropping. outside: 15°F. i had 90 minutes to diagnose and fix whatever failed before interior temp dropped to genuinely dangerous levels. i … Read more