Spencer
They are not a good solution for winter camping
I bought AirSkirts before this winter to use while winter camping in Vermont, based on discussions with their team where I explained that I’d be using my RV mainly on weekends during ski season. I was told they would be a good solution for that use case. Unfortunately, that was not my experience at all. The skirts were installed correctly, fit well, and were not punctured or damaged. I followed their recommendations and installed a ceramic greenhouse heater underneath the RV inside the skirted area. Despite this, the skirts repeatedly deflated whenever temperatures dropped, creating gaps between the skirts and the RV. This caused the heater to run nonstop and resulted in electricity costs of over $100 per month for a small 19-foot camper. Because I’m not on site full time, I had to repeatedly ask people at the campground to re-inflate the skirts after cold snaps, which happened frequently this winter. The gray and black tank valves (which aren’t covered by the skirts) also froze multiple times. During one particularly cold week, partial deflation meant the heater couldn’t keep up and my water furnace froze and broke, costing me about $500 to replace. There was also the opposite issue: after adding air during cold weather, warmer temperatures caused the skirts to expand while I was away, pushing against my tanks and bending their supports more than once. In practice, the product required constant adjustment and monitoring and ended up costing me more money and stress than it saved. Other campers using traditional insulated panels had fewer issues and better results, especially for non-full-time winter use. I reached out to their customer support to explain the situation and request a return. Christine responded with what appeared to be a canned template stating that my 30-day return window had passed, without addressing any of the issues I described. The response felt dismissive and unhelpful, and the overall customer service experience was disappointing—especially from a company that markets itself as a U.S.-based, family-owned business. We ultimately winterized the RV and left the campground early because continuing to deal with the AirSkirts just wasn’t worth it. This was not the experience I was led to expect, and for my situation, the product did not deliver enough value for the cost.
