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Living and sleeping in a small rv can be challenging in cold weather. If you have ever woke up in the middle of the night with your hips frozen, your body shivering and your teeth chattering, You know you are living in an uninsulated, very unpleasant environment. I didn't know what to do. So first I bought a sleeping pad for sleeping on the ground. I put that under the mattress but still woke up shivering, with my hips frozen and my teeth chattering. I then went out and bought a very warm arctic sleeping bag. To heck with blankets! Okay I do have one of those thick lap throws that I use when the sleeping bag is too hot. Well the sleeping bag and the camping pad worked some but when it is 35 degrees out side it seems that the cab underneath your mattress is like a refrigerator and you end up in the freezer. There had to be a better way! I took a 4 x 8 styrofoam piece of insulation and put that under my mattress and it is the difference between sleeping in heaven and sleeping in the other place. The other thing I did was make a 2 piece sliding wall for the bedroom area. Once I enclosed the cabover I put a little space heater in there on a small shelf, turn that puppy on for a few minutes let it heat up and I am sleeping in luxury! Dream on! Tressa