Again,
A lot of really good detailed information. I'm seeing a pattern of experienced campers pushing me toward the two piece fiberglass construction units, such as Bigfoot and Northern lite. Is the two construction better insulated or less prone to drafts due the the lack of open corners and edges when the structure comes together?
Silversand: You live in Montreal, so you clearly have exposure to cold, but is it really that naive to expect a four season truck camper, diligently prepared, to survive the winter months. I've been reading the North Dakota oil field worker blogs where the oil field workers are staying in 25' and 30' foot four season campers set up as bunk houses. There accounts point out a lot of your points regarding the conditions, but they survive and thrive. Now I recognize that that is not camping. They are all plugged in and have full hook ups, but they are still occupying travel trailers that have exponentially more open space to heat in the exact same subzero temps and wind conditions on the Dakota Montana border. We typically have December off, unless there is an unscheduled outage, but "the oil must flow, so we must go", even if its January in Edmonton.
If the consensus is that I need to consider a hotel during the worst time, then so be it, but I need to know I can use my camper 85-90% of the time except in the extreme.
I agree with removing slides from the equation. Any holes in the living envelop creates opportunities for leaks or drafts.
Please keep the information coming, it is most helpful.
