A few weeks back I opened the Maggiolina Airland roof top tent, and after a very wet winter with snow, ice, and tons or rain, the tent was bone dry inside.

Took out the sheets and laundered them, and shook out the comforter.
The 12v pad comes with safety pins to pin it down to the mattress.
no need for the mattress to be up under the pillow, so I pulled it down all the way towards the foot area.

Since they no longer offer the 54x60, the biggest choice I had was the 42x60, so it does not cover the whole bed.
It is a shame they no longer have the wider one, it would have covered the whole bed width wise.

I also took out the two small pillows that are supplied (came with three, but I only used two) from Autohome, and I replaced them with Serta full/queen size pillow in firm.
This will be a lot better, as the stock pillows were a little to small for me.
This makes it even more like sleeping in my bed at home now.

Unfortunately I was not able to plug the pad in, I need a 12v extension cord.
Also since both of my 12v outlets in the rear of the FJ will be supplying juice to the tents 12v light and the ARB fridge, I will get some clips put on the 12v extension cord and run them right to the aux. battery under the hood to power the 12v heated pad.

Link to the pad I got.
http://cozywinters.com/shop/ew-rvhmp.html
I talked with the guy who gets these in and then ships them to Cozy Winters.
I wish I had ordered earlier when they had the 54x60s in stock.

Probably will not need to turn on the pad at all during the summer, as the comforter is a winter Ultra Warmth weight one with 35 oz of down sized in a twin.
I slept plenty warm last year with just the sheets and comforter.
http://www.thecompanystore.com/paren...wn/3101/CX22X/

Yes I do, here it is.

www.yotatech.com/50633260-post182.html

We recently spent 6 nights in our Maggiolina.  We were also very pleased to find it had stayed completely dry over the winter when we opened it up before heading out. One night was spent at about 5500 feet with temps dropping into the 20s, but we were quite toasty and comfortable with just a double North Face 20 degree poly bag.

However, over the winter we did replace the foam mattress that came witth the tent. I purchased the other half of a high density foam block from someone else's Airland mattress project. We had Friendly Foam (U-District here in Seattle) send the foam out to have a high quality quilted cover put on the foam. This is a good bit thicker (and heavier) than the stock mattress and really helps to warm things up.

You might want to consider putting a thin (3/8") closed cell foam insulating layer under your mattress as well Corey. A lot of heat is lost through the bottom shell of the tent.

We really like the idea of the 12V heater though ;-). We would probably just use to get things warmed up so we don't have to get into a cold bed and then turn it off for the night though. The amperage draw is something I'd be interested in hearing more about...

Corey,

Great thread!  Thanks for describing your setup so well.  Joe's comments about the 3/8" closed cell foam padding compliments your idea perfectly. What a great "sandwich" approach to staying warm.  

I have been using my Columbus for over six years now, and never have had a internal moisture issue with it.  I'm sure you'll find the same is true with the Maggiolinas.

I really enjoyed reading about your dual battery install.  Your photos really add a lot to both of the discussions here. 

Dale WU7X

Joe, that is all I am going to use it for too is to take the chill out of the sheets.
Yes, the Maggiolina tents do sleep very warm.

Mike, the ARB fridge right now hooked up to one of the dual 12v outlets in the rigs is hooked to the stock battery.
The tents light, heating pad, and another item will draw power from the aux battery via my new boxs I built over the weekend.
http://www.northwestoverlandsociety.org/Discussions/tabid/166/forumid/24/postid/37332/view/topic/Default.aspx

Thanks Dale.
Indeed it was bone dry when I cracked it open a few weeks back after out very nasty wet snowy rainy winter we had here.
I think the dual battereies are pretty inportant if you are going to be dry camping for an extended amount of time.