littlemo, it was cold, yes -- but not unpleasant at all. You know the old saying -- "there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing." At night, we had a down comforter and several blankets, so even though it got down to 28 inside the trailer one night, we were perfectly comfortable -- during that night I slept for nine hours, which at my age (early 60s) is astonishing.
Then, as soon as we woke up, we kicked on the heater for a couple of minutes to get the temp up into the 40s. And then we got dressed in very warm clothing -- heavy sweaters, hats, even gloves without fingers (so that we could use our hands while cooking breakfast). Yes, we could have run the heater more than we did, but it's so noisy, and it uses electricity.
During our snow-shoe hikes, we came across a few folks who had been backpacking in the snow -- no insulated trailer, no furnace, no hot shower, no fresh-brewed Starbucks coffee, just a tent and a sleeping bag. Now that is what I call rugged. By contrast, our experience was a piece of cake. (Actually, we brought Danish pastry for dessert, not cake, but you get the idea. This was not about suffering at all!)
