70 degrees F
Hi Everyone!
One thing standing between city life and even part time boondocking (long trips) is the wife's need for a reasonable comfort level. We're not talking seat cushions and TV channels - no, she is happy with a book and a slab to sit on.
The thing she keeps asking about is if the TCs we have been looking at could sustain 70 degrees (more or less) during both the coldest of winter days and the hottest summer ones.
Of course, ambient external temps are important to this question. In the cold, we'd be in the mountains in the snow, either in California or Colorado. California is more mild, so let's start with that. Think daytime temps in the 30s and 40s on cooler stormy days. Night temps are only below zero on very rare occasions, usually won't get colder than 15.
Of course, after bed time, the inside temp doesn't have to be 70, but would be nice around 50.
Summer is less of a concern, but we'll still ask. We'd be enjoying summers in the West where it's dry with temps up to probably 110-ish max.
I know the TC and its equipment make a big difference too. We are looking for a TC on the bigger end of the scale and have been considering everything from your typical Lance (but heard some people online complain about insulation in Lance) to Arctic Fox to Chalet's big triple slider. We could downsize a tad if smaller inside airspace made a huge difference.
Investing in good heating and A/C equipment is something we could do, but would be nice to know that the rig we buy isn't simply going to leak it all out. Also would want to know the impacts on long term dry camping (heaters and A/C using lots of propane/battery versus if we had a mondo solar and wind setup to keep it juiced, etc).
There's lots of angles to take on this one, but I guess the thrust of the question is is it within the realm of possibility to keep inside temps of a modern TC near 70 degrees during the day without extreme modifications?
One thing standing between city life and even part time boondocking (long trips) is the wife's need for a reasonable comfort level. We're not talking seat cushions and TV channels - no, she is happy with a book and a slab to sit on.
The thing she keeps asking about is if the TCs we have been looking at could sustain 70 degrees (more or less) during both the coldest of winter days and the hottest summer ones.
Of course, ambient external temps are important to this question. In the cold, we'd be in the mountains in the snow, either in California or Colorado. California is more mild, so let's start with that. Think daytime temps in the 30s and 40s on cooler stormy days. Night temps are only below zero on very rare occasions, usually won't get colder than 15.
Of course, after bed time, the inside temp doesn't have to be 70, but would be nice around 50.
Summer is less of a concern, but we'll still ask. We'd be enjoying summers in the West where it's dry with temps up to probably 110-ish max.
I know the TC and its equipment make a big difference too. We are looking for a TC on the bigger end of the scale and have been considering everything from your typical Lance (but heard some people online complain about insulation in Lance) to Arctic Fox to Chalet's big triple slider. We could downsize a tad if smaller inside airspace made a huge difference.
Investing in good heating and A/C equipment is something we could do, but would be nice to know that the rig we buy isn't simply going to leak it all out. Also would want to know the impacts on long term dry camping (heaters and A/C using lots of propane/battery versus if we had a mondo solar and wind setup to keep it juiced, etc).
There's lots of angles to take on this one, but I guess the thrust of the question is is it within the realm of possibility to keep inside temps of a modern TC near 70 degrees during the day without extreme modifications?
