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MTBMark

Observer
“That said I wouldn’t want to take it into conditions colder than that.”
Interesting. Was it cold inside the unit at that temp or was it the fact water lines could freeze?

There are a few factors that go into my statement. The design of the trailer doesn’t lend itself to being well insulated. The main body of the trailer raises and the bed slides out the back. So there isn’t a continuous wall from floor to ceiling, there is a gap that is sealed by gasket material and leather. The walls are also pretty thin. Luckily the diesel heater is more than adequate. While Kimberley has done a number of things to help winterize the trailer, I personally just dont think it would be very comfortable down into the teens or lower at night. I wouldn’t call it a true 4 season trailer.

But you are trading that for something that is super compact when packed up and also reasonably light weight with amazing offroad ability. In travel mode its barely bigger than the offroad tear drop we had before this. But once opened up its amazingly spacious and comfortable inside.

So my personal opinion is that anything sub-stained below 20 degrees isn’t going to be comfortable for me. I also feel beyond that you are risking issues with freezing water lines.

Hopefully that helps.

Mark
 

Nick66

New member
Thanks for the opinion.
I’m currently using a tent trailer for four season camping so any hard sided trailer is a step up. I added a diesel heater to mine which keeps the tent relatively toasty to -15c. But I have problems keeping water tanks liquid so am looking for something that has potential. My other quandary was battery performance so I switched to a self heated lithium battery. Are the KK batteries self heated?
 

MTBMark

Observer
Thanks for the opinion.
I’m currently using a tent trailer for four season camping so any hard sided trailer is a step up. I added a diesel heater to mine which keeps the tent relatively toasty to -15c. But I have problems keeping water tanks liquid so am looking for something that has potential. My other quandary was battery performance so I switched to a self heated lithium battery. Are the KK batteries self heated?

No, not self heated on the batteries.

If you are sleeping in a tent trailer down to those temps, then yeah this would be a upgrade I would expect. With some diy ingenuity you could probably address some things yourself and make it work.
 

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