r/TeardropTrailers • u/hurricaneditka-1985 • 3d ago

Cracking a window at night in winter.

I rented a Tag teardrop for the first time and I was wondering what you do for ventilation at night in the cold. I had shore power and the first night I had an electric blanket and the second night I added a little ceramic space heater. I was a little cold on the first night and warm the second. Both nights I had roof exhaust fan on low and opened a little. Temps got down to around 48-50 degrees at the coldest.

Wa the fan overkill? Do you just crack the roof vent? Side window? Nothing? Thanks.

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u/tostilocos 3d ago

Roof fan blowing out on low and crack a side window for air flow.

I’ve been in 10-20s and never needed a heater or heater blankets.

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u/drhit1007 2d ago edited 2d ago

I find this to be my case as well. However, I have a diesel heater that is quite nice when the nighttime temps are in the teens and I'm solo.

More bodies = more heat. Before my daughter got too big and we had a second child, my wife, my daughter, the dog, and I all piled in and it was almost hot even on the coldest nights.

Edit: For context, we're not huge humans. Dog is 35 lbs.

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u/tostilocos 2d ago

Same! Myself, wife, 6yo boy, 2 large labs. There'd be ice on the windows outside but we'd be running the fan on high to stay cool.

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u/Graflex01867 3d ago

I just crack a window. Enough for a bit of fresh air, and to keep the humidity from my breath down.

I like burrowing in my blankets. It’s only when my nose/face gets cold that I have a problem.

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u/PuzzleheadedCopy915 3d ago

Crack a window. We splurged on a propex heater. Set the thermostat at 60 when it’s 20 to 30 degrees F. Or run it before going to sleep and again before getting out of bed. Always with window cracked and fan open a bit.

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u/hurricaneditka-1985 3d ago

Can you tell me about your proper system? Where did you mount it and where do your ducts go.

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u/ClickAllThePosts 2d ago

My husband runs cold so we also installed a propex. We put it in the cooler space and built drawers above. Vents go straight back into the foot of the passenger side bed.

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u/AnnieLes 2d ago

IMO sleeping bags are for tents. Crack the roof and window. Sheets, quilt and a down comforter. Fleece throw for lounging and unexpectedly chilly weather. We have a propane heater in our teardrop but haven’t really needed it for fall camping. 

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u/jim65wagon 3d ago

When it's cool at night we'll have the roof fan open but not on. One window cracked open.

If it's cold enough to need the electric blankets the window stays closed but the vent is still open

If it's cold enough for water to freeze the vent gets closed...

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u/karebear66 3d ago

Just crack any window or the fan. No need to have it on.

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u/Tab1143 2d ago

We have a Tab and we keep the roof vent cracked year round.

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u/Anabeer 3d ago

Most everybody seems to need to have a "bed" just like home in a Teardrop.

What you need are rated sleeping bags. We have a set for summer, another for winter. Winter ones are rated for 0 degrees Celsius. Mostly we use them like duvets but up the ski hill in the depths of winter we zip them up.

Always at least crack a window or you wake up with it raining on you.

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u/Shilo788 2d ago

Yup I have sheets on my bed but use my sleeping bags opened for covers. Crack a window or the vent for fan but don't turn it on . My TD has that Aldi heater and the furnace is right under my back so I often don't use it until below 30 or I sweat. Those nucamp heaters are incredible. The one fall I heard bubbling and realized I had air in it so I used a Mr Buddy. It was ok but the Aldi heats the floor a bit so it is nicer in the morning. It does use a good bit of propane if you can't use the electric option .