are hybrid trailers cold in winter?
I don't do well in the cold, I don't mind it while I am out and about, but sleeping is another thing. When I had a pop up (old and broke down) I would get cold from the bottom side while sleeping. H...
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We have had a hybrid for our first season this year. Just did a weekend in northern Michigan which is cold at night this time of year. We have the PUGs, and the reflectix for the tent end windows. In order to conserve money on heat I bought a $35 electric ceramic space heater. Now mind you that we didnt have the kids for this trip so we only opened up one of the three tent ends.
The outdoor temps got down to 38 degrees Fahrenheit at night. The trailer with the PUG and reflectix in the one tent end we had open was plenty warm. The ceramic heater shut off often even at night. My only complaint is that the trailer accumulated a lot of moisture by the morning. All the windows were covered and when we packed up, under the mattress was a little wet from moisture too. I think next time I will get a small dehumidifier to help with this. Also, I slept on the outer most part of the tent end and it was colder. I noticed if I put my foot in the corner of the canvas on the outer most part of the tent end it was "freezing". (But I was sleeping bare foot).
We were talking after this trip about whether or not a TT vs. a HTT is better for the colder camping. I love the space of the HTT, I love that you still feel like your camping with the tent ends, I love the lighter weight of the HTT as well. I would assume that it would be a sustained warmer temperature at night in a TT. It takes extra time for sure to setup a HTT with the tent ends and putting PUGs on them, and reflectix in the windows. So the pro's and cons are all there for a TT vs. a HTT including the heating in the cold.
The outdoor temps got down to 38 degrees Fahrenheit at night. The trailer with the PUG and reflectix in the one tent end we had open was plenty warm. The ceramic heater shut off often even at night. My only complaint is that the trailer accumulated a lot of moisture by the morning. All the windows were covered and when we packed up, under the mattress was a little wet from moisture too. I think next time I will get a small dehumidifier to help with this. Also, I slept on the outer most part of the tent end and it was colder. I noticed if I put my foot in the corner of the canvas on the outer most part of the tent end it was "freezing". (But I was sleeping bare foot).
We were talking after this trip about whether or not a TT vs. a HTT is better for the colder camping. I love the space of the HTT, I love that you still feel like your camping with the tent ends, I love the lighter weight of the HTT as well. I would assume that it would be a sustained warmer temperature at night in a TT. It takes extra time for sure to setup a HTT with the tent ends and putting PUGs on them, and reflectix in the windows. So the pro's and cons are all there for a TT vs. a HTT including the heating in the cold.
