Ready to leave the snow and cold

This is the earliest we've left Wisconsin with the boat in tow. And we're right in the middle of a cold snap after getting a total of about 9" of snow in the past week. While we normally "boaterhome" staying on the boat while towing it, it looks like this time, the first night will have to be in a hotel, with forecasts for St. Louis, our planned first night's stop, a low of -1F overnight. I've got the Webasto fired up and going strong, but with an outside air temp of 0 here last night, the cabin got down to 38, while the V-Berth registered 18. So looks like the best the Webasto will do is a cabin differential from outside air temp of about +40. The V-berth is routinely 10 degrees colder when we sleep in it, but with the zero temps, looks like it is colder than that. The second night planned is in Canton, Mississippi, and low forecast to be 27F. I think the Webasto and us will be able to handle that. And if we get an earlier start on Wednesday, we may get farther south. I'll keep the heater going full time until we get back into above freezing temps during the day, as we will be loading groceries on the boat tomorrow. But the potable water will probably have to wait until we launch the boat for the Hontoon gathering.Read more