We've had our 2011 Arctic Fox 1150 in single digits several times. It does great keeping things warm inside. Some of my favorite camping is snow camping. And yes we keep the slide out open the entire time.
AF does include a remote, a backup plugin remote. And the jacks can also be raised with a 3/8 ratchet wrench. The slideout also has a backup system. A long ''wrench'' is included too.
And don't be afraid of going brand new if you can get a decent deal on closeout years or you can just negotiate well.
We paid $26K for our 2011 camper brand new. Looking over craigslist looks like we could get over 22-23k for it. While a brand new 2017 one looks to be about $38K at the local dealer....msrp is about 55k.
Yes I like brand new, but we shop carefully and you should be able to get 30% off the MSRP. Did the same on our toyhauler.
