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In theory, Arctic Fox, I hear they use them up in the Alberta oil sands (of course I heard this from someone who works for the company, so take it with a grain of salt). In reality, there probably isn't an RV that can stand up to a ND winter, unless you want to pay for the heater to run 24/7. RV's just aren't insulated well enough to handle sub zero temperatures and strong winds.
My grandson wants to live in one this winter in North Dakota while he attends school. I'm trying to talk him (and his parents) out of it. No camper is easy to live in during the winter in the northern climates. Some advertise that they're 4-season campers, but that doesn't include North Dakota winters. To make them livable at all they must be thoroughly winterized with insulated skirting (some use bales of hay, but that's a fire hazard), many wrap heat tape around water and sewer lines (also a fire hazard), build enclosed porches, place heaters under them (fire hazard) and run aux heat inside them (hazard). Even with all this, you'd better be prepared to thaw and replace water lines and spend as much on propane as you'd normally pay for an apartment.
If you're up with all that, there are a few brands that stand out. Arctic Fox is probably one of them. I'd recommend a visit to rv.net. You'll find hundreds of users there who are both knowledgeable and helpful.
How warm could you keep the inside on a Zero degree day?
Did you have any frozen pipes inside the trailer?
In -18, I was going through a 30# propane tank every 3 days. And I was using electric heat while I was in the trailer. I unplugged the electric heat when I went to work.
It was pretty easy to keep the inside comfortable, even in -18.
No frozen pipes, but my exterior valves for fresh, grey and black tanks froze shut. The tanks are all insulated but the cold migrated up the discharge piping and froze the valves shut. I fixed this by wrapping heat tape and insulation around the discharge piping. After they thawed out I did not have any more problems.
Follow up questions. Which model, how large is your trailer?
How much were you paying for propane. Sounds like heat got expensive? Did you by any chance keep track of what the bill cost you in say, Dec. or Jan.?
Would you do it again?
It is a 2015 Arctic Fox 22G.
Propane was about $ 20.00 to fill a 30#. 7.1 gallons.
Most places in ND charge extra in the winter for the electric. Overall you will pay $ 1000.00 to $ 1200.00 a month for a space and heat.
In Minot right now you can rent a nice new apartment for about $ 1,000.00/ month. Max heat in the winter was $ 100.00. I would only stay in an RV in the winter in ND if there were no other options.
Arctic Fox for the win! Great quality with double pane windows, heated holding tanks etc.
I have an 08' Nash (Made by northwood manufacturing who also makes the Arctic Fox trailers) and it's a great unit. It's an insulated 4 season travel trailer with heated holding tanks, but no double pane windows.
Camping in super cold weather kinda sux though.
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looking for the best camper to live in for the winter any suggestions
