Question for Northern Lite owners

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Greetings,  I am considering a new 10.2 SE EX that I will live in during the week when I am working.  I'll be in Northern Virginia, where it gets fairly cold and very humid depending on the month. Would really appreciate any feedback from those of you that spend a lot of time in your campers about your experiences.  From what I can gather from reading the forums and YouTube, Northern Lite is prob one of the few TC's built to handle long term camping.  Seems there are lots of issues with slides or construction on other brands.  Thanks ahead of time!

tcintn · Answer

Just spent seven weeks in my 811 in Colorado fishing. Then I went to Houston,Tx where I have been in it for two weeks and now home to get things done and then on to Florida. How long? No idea.I have stayed in the camper for up to over 100 days in one year while on missions. I love how the camper performs.

homeless_by_cho · Answer

I live in mime full time.  I replaced the mattress with a Zinus 6 Inch Foam and updated the thermostat to a digital model.LeRoy

photomike · Answer

I had an older one and loved it.  Modify under the mattress to let some air get there and open vents up when you can to air out.

sidehillsoup · Answer

We have a new 2018 NL 8-11 dry bath.We went on two tours ( we live close by) and I went through these things pretty good before I jumped in.They have added a new mesh type layer which is about 1" thick by the size of the foam mattress. This is the first year 2018, that they have had this item in their campers and it was installed to help airflow under the full size 60x 80 mattress. Time will let how this will work, but it sounds like they are headed down the right road.All the mattress now are a foam mattress,( can't think of the name) The thermostat in the 2018 is no digital.    The furnace has small ( looks like 2.5" ) aluminum flexible ducts that feed into the holding tank area and over to the gray/black water valve area, which is a great idea. We haven't stayed in the winter in this rig yet, but we plan to while we head out snowmobiling. We did it in a very old Vangaurd back in the late 70's and we didn't freeze, but then again, we didn't use any water in the camper.One trick for camping in the winter is leave all the cupboards open so warm are can get in them...If you send me a private message with an email address I can send you a picture of the stuff under the mattress....Great camper.... good luck Soup.

hms_beagle · Answer

If you are living in it full time in the winter, you may want to opt for reverse cycle air conditioning - or just add a small electric heater (assuming you are staying within reach of a wall plug). You will go through propane fairly fast in a cold month relying on the propane furnace.If condensation under the mattress is an issue, another product to consider is the Froili system, a series of interlocking plastic pieces than raises the mattress about an inch for circulation, also makes the mattress more comfortable. It solved this problem on my boat.

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