Storage Hacks for Storing Your RV Throughout the Winter

Many of you took full advantage of the sunny spring, summer and fall traveling into the beautiful back country Canada has to offer.  We hate to break it to you, but snow is inevitably on it’s way. While we’ve been blessed with a warm start to the winter season, it’s time to say “so long” to the wilderness and start planning for your winter RV storage. 

Make yourself a happy camper – don’t just park it and leave it! When the weather outside is frightful – precisely  0 degrees celsius – you’ll want to make sure your trailers and campers are fully winterized, secure from the harsh winter elements and safely stored until the sun melts the cold. It certainly takes time, strategy and creative thinking to successfully conduct the best winter RV storage, but winterizing your motor home doesn’t have to be a shot in the dark. We’ve got a few major hacks to make your winter RV storage a walk in the park.

Get Organized

While the beauty of tiny-space living is that you bring only the bare necessities, campers are still vulnerable to clutter. Although generally, cleaning is kept for spring, decluttering can be a great starting point for your pre-storage winter maintenance. For instance, it’s easier to pour antifreeze down your kitchenette drain if there isn’t a heaping pile of outdoor kitchen utensils in the sink. Here’s a tip: hang utensils from suction cups or command hooks on the inside of cabinet doors. Still having a tough time decluttering? Take a look at this list of cheap and easy ways to organize your RV.

Take Notes

If you’re a veteran to winter rv storage, we’ve got a trick that is going to save you so much time (and future frustration) you’re going to kick yourself for not doing it sooner. If you’re a rookie to winter RV storage, share this hack with all your fellow wilderness lovers and score s’more points. Ready for the ultimate trick to winter RV storage? Take detailed notes of everything you do while you’re winterizing your camper. If you want to save yourself from head-scratching through all those questions that start with “Did I…?” com spring starts with taking good notes in the winter. Keeping track of everything that has been cleaned, drained, pumped and removed (there are a lot of batteries in your RV!) will also help you make a list of all the things you won’t need to do before taking it out on the road again.

Prevent Freezing

Rather than trying to keep the warmth in, it’s a good idea to keep the cold out. It’s vital to your motor home’s integrity to prevent water from freezing, cracking and bursting your (expensive) trailer parts. Your biggest tool come winterization time is antifreeze. Flushing and pumping antifreeze properly the most essential hack for winter RV storage.

We now offer a full service RV storage facility in Ottawa with over 20 acres and over 700 numbered RV sites for your parking convenience. Contact us for more information on our winter RV storage!