1st trip of 2020

I had hooked up upon arriving and forgot the hose was connected, we don't normally get that cold, in the past I just disconnected and drained the hose nights.  Predicted to be cold for a week or more so I bought the heated hose, just in case I forget again.  We use lots of water with laundry every couple days, multi showers,cooking like being home.  ( wife love cooking & has almost as much stuff in the 5W as home) Won't be home until mid March so I'll just keep the heat hose for the cold nights, that way I don't have to drain tanks when I move.

Most of the CG's I have been in have frost free or freeze free hose bibs.  I had made a heated hose in the past, worked OK until it started to unassemble.  Heat tape under foam insulation held with eclectic tape, ugly but it worked and took up a lot of space.  Not having a store bought I thought I would ask those that have used them.   Chasing the sun heading to AZ but it's been cold there too.