It’s been a week since we closed on our house. We are still moving in and getting settled. It’s a lot of work, but I’m so thankful to be out of the camper before the worst of our winter weather arrives.

I’m not saying it’s impossible to camp in the winter in Michigan, but I am more of a summer glamper than a winter camper.

It’s rare to find a campground in Michigan that’s open during the winter. The owners of Apple Creek Campground were amazing for accommodating us in their group camping area. We were the only trailer on this side, but there were 4 others grouped together near the entrance.

In order to stay warm, we had to get a 100 pound propane tank. The night our 30 pound one went out at 3 am made for a very cold morning.

Getting water was an experience. My husband’s cousin lives a couple blocks away and was kind enough to let us fill a water bladder. Unfortunately we didn’t know we needed a pump to get the water into our tanks, and by the time we found one the first bladder froze. So for a week, we were dry camping.

Once we got water in we thought we were good. Our trailer has a yeti pack, which is supposed to heat your storage tanks and water lines. It worked ok, but we still had a couple instances where the kitchen lines froze and even the water pump froze once.

I didn’t do much cooking in the camper because we were trying to conserve water which meant minimal washing dishes. I’m so tired of eating out right now. I have minimal kitchen supplies at the house but at least we are cooking.

Rob wants to bring the camper to the house those weekend, once the movers have brought our stuff from storage. Hopefully then we can clean it out and start feeling organized and at home here.

Thanks for letting me rant.

Kristie