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They are ok draught wise and really quite warm.  There are a couple of spots that do get a little draught (near where the gas struts rest under the canvas once the unit is up) but nowhere near what you can get in a tent and you only notice at all when sat in certain spots on the sofas,  ( a bit of foam lagging or even an old towel perfectly plugs this gap)  Apart from that the bed pod areas are really cosy and, as you are off the floor and on a real mattress, so much warmer than tent air beds.  In addition you have plenty of plugs to run a heater from (if using ehu) and the canvas itself is a lot better insulator than many lightweight tents, warmer in cool weather and cooler in sun.

We moved from tent to FC and would never go back for loads of reasons including the warmth and the set up that copes well with wet weather too.

I was 23st .6lbs  when I started toff  this last May BUT we do not sleep on the same bed. Bob slept on the other at 20st.3lb But still aware I was very heavy but wa and am losing it. NO PIES. Now wil always sleep in our own beds unless it was very bitterly cold and iwant mu human hot water bottle back in my bed. But at the combined weight now of 17st.6lbs for Bob and 21 st1lb for me that would make it a conbined weight of 38st. I would not dare trust it.

It is on site here somewhere that someone asked Pennine about the weight they are tested on. They said 12 stone. But would be ridiculous unless it was for  one person only as that is not catering  for 2 people. That was what has been said on site here.As we spent 9 weeks already this year so far without any problem maybe it could be per person so making it 24 stone per bed.Not at all sure but this has been asked before.Just got to find it again. But your conbined weight could well be a problem. As I was 25 stone when  I started slimming world I know what it is like to be heavy. But I think that is too heavy combined together.Sorry but I would not trust it before. Please try to get  some off before the going gets much harder to do. You would get advice here on the search in Leisure general chat thing and slimming world.The older you get the harder it gets. 75 & 67 respectively so we are late starters.No easy but well worth the effort.

Best wishes 

The front king size bed over the hitch end should be fine and its the bigger end bed , at pretty much the same as a regular double at home (137cm wide I believe). the rear bed is only 122cm wide so weight issues aside you will find it a squeeze regardless with two of you in it. Do look at some of the Trigano 575 or Raclet tamaris models as they have 140cm wide beds both ends which we liked as another option

With that sort of weight on either bed I would ensure that the bed boards and metal surrounds and supports are all in good condition and consider whether to upgrade the support possibly? Saying that our comobined weight is not far short of that and no issues in rear or front beds for us in our near 12 year old Pathfinder 

Draughts not rally an issue to be honest as the canvas is velcroed all way round and bed pods have encloseable inners aswell. Use a mattress topper of sorts and decent duvet and you will be toasty at night.

Ours doesn't have in built heater but we may put in plinth heater next year or just use a mini fan heater to provide instant heat or mini oil filled radiator for slower constant (and silent!) heat. To be honest we put a jumper on and haven't used a heater at all yet!

Go and have a look at a few and see what you think. Also consider storage and towing capability of your car. The Quartz6 / Pathfinder are best part of a tonne loaded so ensure you can cope with that. they are also 4.8m long and 2.1m wide so check your garage if thinking of storing indoors as they are still pretty big beasts!