On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 2:23:50 PM UTC-8, Ron Gleason wrote:
For many or most of us, winter is here and the gliders are parked for a number of months. I have removed every battery from the cockpit, put mouse poison in the trailer and taken out anything that should not freeze (waxes, plexi-glass cleaners etc).

What is the best way store glider batteries, specifically LiPO4's? Just plug them in the charger? Does it matter if they are in the house or in a cold garage?

What the PDA's and PNA's? Again just keep them on the charger in the warm house?

Any other items folks do to bundle up their gliders?

Ron Gleason

I have an aluminum Schreder trailer (30' box length), and when parked for the winter, cover the entire trailer top with quilted moving blankets then two large (12' x 16')tarps. Fasten tarps with bungies across the trailer bottom side to side. The trailer is tipped nose high and tarps overlapped about 12" so no water infiltrates under the covering. Tarps extend beyond both trailer ends 6". Have a thermoset equipped heater set on low (750 watt setting)with tripping at about 45 degrees and have had zero condensation. Probably could dispense with the heater and just use a fan. All openings except for louvers have been sealed so no rodent problem has occurred. This is located in western Washington state with plenty of winter rain and some snow.