highcountry, you will get a lot of great advise here on that subject but let me put my two cents in. I spent a winter in Maine in a Cougar (not a Monty but still Keystone)
and with proper skirting and heat tape was able to live very comfortably. You do not have to spend big dollars to protect yourself from the cold. I have some pics of the old Cougar under a recent snow fall. It held up great. I also used that unit for three years full time as my home traveling from job to job. I am sure the keystone rep was having a knee jerk reaction
. The Alpinlite is a fine unit ($$$) but I think you will be very happy with the Monty, and the savings
.
