| Prepare the necessary materials, orient your direction | | | | it and make sure that the window panes are tightly |
| and location, seal the trailer's windows, add additional | | | | sealed. This will prevent most of the cold wind from |
| insulation, and finish the Jayco flooring are the basic | | | | entering your trailer. |
| steps that you need take in order to be able to | | | | Add additional insulation |
| effectively winterize your Jayco trailer. | | | | Add additional insulation by installing the acrylic fleece |
| Traveling around in your Jayco trailer is a great idea, | | | | sheeting after the attachment of the plastic sheeting. |
| especially if you are someone who considers your | | | | Remove the factory curtains first, since they can be |
| trailer as your home. However, Jayco trailers can also | | | | easily peeled off from the extended window frames. |
| be used for all your cross country travel vacations. It is | | | | Replace the factory curtains with the acrylic fleece |
| important to know how to winterize your trailer so you | | | | sheeting. Close the ventilation doors and cut a piece of |
| can avoid problems that often occur when you travel | | | | plastic sheeting that will fit into the ventilation system. |
| during the cold, winter season. To winterize your trailer, | | | | Also, seal this ventilation with a piece of plastic |
| you need to learn the basic steps of applying insulation. | | | | sheeting and double-sided tape. Insulating the ventilation |
| They are: | | | | is optional if the Jayco trailer comes with covered |
| Prepare the necessary materials | | | | ventilation. |
| When winterizing your trailer, you will need some of | | | | Finish the Jayco flooring |
| the following: plastic sheeting, acrylic fleece sheeting, | | | | Unlike what you could expect from other trailers, |
| double-sided tape, plywood, anti-freeze and a blow-out | | | | Jayco flooring is generally lowered to the ground. Fitting |
| valve. Prepare these materials beforehand so you can | | | | plywood around the trailer's flooring perimeter will |
| easily winterize your trailer and stay warm in harsh | | | | greatly reduce heat loss through the floor. Jayco |
| weather conditions. | | | | trailers also come with insulation jackets that are very |
| Orient your direction and location | | | | useful for protecting the pipes and sewage lines from |
| Locate the north, and park your trailer's front end to | | | | extreme cold weather conditions. You can also use a |
| the northern direction so that the cold, north wind will | | | | camper, antifreeze and blow-out valve for your water |
| not lower your trailer's room temperature. Also, try to | | | | pumps. An air compressor is also needed to hook up |
| find some large barriers, like huge rocks and trees, to | | | | to the nozzle. |
| prevent the cold wind from entering your trailer. | | | | With these quick and easy steps, your traveling |
| Seal the trailer's windows | | | | vacations with a Jayco trailer will never be a problem |
| Seal the trailer's windows with plastic the sheeting and | | | | during cold weather. You will always enjoy the great |
| double-sided tape that you have brought along with | | | | outdoor experience. |
| you on your winter vacation. Secure your window with | | | | |