Thinking outside the box...
I don't want and don't need anything more than an Explorer-type Box with a tent. The wife, on the other hand, has some health issues and a serious aversion to the cold. Also, I've taken a few late October / November camping trips in New Mexico and the temps have been cold, cold, cold! It would make a great hunting rig with some bigger tires and a rack for dead animals on the back.
I'm not a fan of any of the heaters that you burn inside a tent. I don't care what they say, I don't trust them.
I was thinking of possible solutions. My latest thought was to install a Suburban or similar like this NTS unit:
http://www.offgridappliances.com/rv-app ... burban.htm
into the storage area under the tent unit. It would vent from the side at the front of the unit. Using a flexible, ducted vent I could feed the heat into one corner of the tent unit through a 4" round hole in the top. Since the unit will always have the tent and tarp on top, I'm not too worried about water.
If we went with a larger tent that my wife likes, I could duct out the back or side and heat the main volume of the tent area, allowing the heated area to rise to the sleeping platform.
Any thoughts from you experts?