I put in an extend a stay kit in the RV. I checked for leaks and ran the RV heater, which I kept at 60 degrees for over 24 hours. Outside it was 20 degrees with no alarms activated as well.
Currently we have no plans for extend a stay use, but if we have a power outage at home we are covered. I have a full RV propane tank plus two BBQ 20lb tanks for extend a stay. Plus 50 gallons of usable fuel for our RV generator that burns .5 gallons an hour. So technically we could run our generator for over 4 plus days and use electric heaters (saving propane).
Once the generator stops leaving a 25% fuel reserve for the RV we can run our propane for another four or more days. The heater fan would run off our house battery. We have a 50 watt portable solar panel to help keep it charged offsetting amp loss do to the RV heater fans. Could keep more fuel in fuel cans, the law here allows us to keep up to 25 gallons in cans on our property for additional 50 hours generator run time.
Finally we have two remaining heat/power sourced one is a full tank contractors (loud) generator 5-8 hours fuel. Our second is we have a Buddy Heater with several 1lb propane cans for another 24 hours heat. So without getting more fuel or propane we should be good for at lease 9 days and with luck we could stretch it to 14 days or more.
Other Points
We also have a port-a-potty for winter camping (we set in the shower), we also have a Walmart 5 gallon bucket with potty seat and kitchen trash bags for backup restroom needs. We winterize our water system from November through May.
We also keep at least 10 gallons of water in our homes basement for emergency drinking. We also have a stream within 100 yards of the house and if winter we can melt snow for more.
For my O2 needs I am good for up to 10 days without more fuel.
I started getting the propane tank ready for painting before the temperature and snow fell so that is on hold. You can see the extend-a-stay valve (blue cap), I keep the hose for it in another basement compartment.
You can see the extend-a stay hose sitting on the spare trash can. You can also see my Coleman gas lantern and 30amp extension cord rolled up under it.
P.S. I also have a 5 gallon bucket, kitchen trash bags, and a seat from Walmart for the top to be a backup to our port-a-potty.
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