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Thanks for the input, everyone! Reading now...

Thanks for the thoughts, Kirk. “I assume that you want to know the temperatures outside that allow you to be comfortable inside?” — yes, that is correct. I certainly expect to wear warm clothing in the winter. Right now, I wear a few layers at home and mostly avoid using a heater even in winter. Probably stays around 58-60 indoors. “The typical RV propane furnace will keep a well insulated RV comfortable with temperatures near 0° at night but a poorly insulated one will not.” — so I assume a smallish heater will keep an insulated van warm when outside temps are as low as 20… Envisioning BLM land so no electricity. “The typical RV furnace will use about 1/3 gallon per hour of run time” — very helpful. Thanks. “I used to hunt elk and deer in the mountains of CO and WY for a week at a time, living out of a tent, usually with night temperatures near or below 0°F and sometimes daytime too. But we were equipped for it and we also dressed for it.” — I too have camped in the mountains in winter, but doing that for a few days is different from doing it for a month or two.

Thanks for the reply, Linda. It would be southern NM or AZ, not in the mountains. Low humidity. Hoping to keep the interior around 55-60 degrees. I don't have the van yet, but yes, I am looking for one with insulation. I'm fine with low temps for outdoor sports and snow camping. But what a person can tolerate for a few days is different from what a person can tolerate for a month or two -- while trying to do some work on a laptop during the day, which means no gloves.

I know, everybody’s different, but I’m wondering what outside temperatures start to make it uncomfortably cold in a van or small RV. For example, at what outside temp does it become too cold to sit around typing on a laptop in an unheated vehicle? And at what temp does it become too cold to sleep comfortably and get out of bed in the morning? How well do propane or other types of heaters work? How often does the fuel typically need to be refilled? Referring to SW United States in winter.... I’ve found that at around 35 degrees, tent camping becomes uncomfortable. Wondering about being in a van or class B.