Winter camping in rpod 151

If you are going to stay in it, do not put a cover on. You will need to have ventilation to reduce moisture. Your body puts out quite a bit so condensation will happen. Putting a cover on means that you can't ventilate to let it escape.

If you don't have water in the fresh water tank and don't plan on using the onboard facilities, you don't need to worry about adding insulation or a skirt. The 'Pod is so small that the heater will keep it comfortable in freezing temperatures. However, plan on having spare propane tanks. If you are going to use an infrared space heater powered by propane, then for sure you need ventilation to avoid poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide. The built-in furnace won't add humidity or CO to the interior of your 'Pod, but will burn significant amounts of propane. Having an AC hookup would be important so you can keep your battery charged as the furnace will also use quite a bit of power when it is near zero.

We did a winter cross-country camping trip last December/January. It can be done, but the R-Pod is not a 4-season camping trailer. Your post does not indicate your location which would give an idea of the severity of the winter weather you would expect. On our trip, we stayed in our 179 when the temperature was 4 degrees F with a significant wind chill and were comfortable enough.

Im in Idaho...it can get sub zero but not normally so..The average high is 34 and the average low is 18 for january and december.. I thought infrared heaters ran on electric? I have an electric space heater now but is it worth investing in a an infrared one? i hear they don't dry out the air. I will be plugged in all winter and just plan on using a 7 gallon water jug that I will refill when needed. 

Any electrical heater or the 'Pod's furnace will dry the air. It is a function of relative humidity. Propane burning infrared heaters (like the Mr. Buddy type or the catalytic type) will add humidity from the combustion. We have a small ceramic block heater that I have used at home when doing modifications in cold weather. It is small, and since it isn't glowing, is less likely to become dangerously hot.

This online course from Utah State University explains how this works better than I can.

I bought a ceramic heater that is for a medium sized room that does pretty well. Im used to camping in a tent in the winter with no heater so Im trying to get away with as little as possible. How did you insulate the floor?