How to Regulate the Internal Temperature of Your Travel Trailer
Published July 30, 2024
Keeping your travel trailer comfortable in Texas heat or a winter cold snap requires knowing your rig. Here's how to regulate the internal temperature of your travel trailer in any season.
Summer cooling: Park in the shade whenever possible — even partial shade can lower interior temps by 10-15 degrees. Use reflective window covers, run roof vent fans to push hot air out, and consider a second portable AC unit for larger rigs.
Winter heating: Skirting the bottom of your trailer is the single biggest thing you can do to retain heat. Add insulation to slide-out tops, use a small ceramic heater to take the load off your propane furnace, and keep cabinet doors open so plumbing in exterior walls doesn't freeze.
Year-round: Seal every gap. Inspect roof seams, slide-out seals, and window gaskets at least twice a year. A well-sealed trailer is dramatically easier to heat and cool.
A few small upgrades go a long way toward making your travel trailer livable in any Texas season.
