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Theyr'e great Lynne, we used one for ages, 2 x Adult 1 x Toddler/Demon, plenty of room without the extension to the living area. About 90 minutes to put up after a bit of practice.

Really enjoyed it, never cold, except the first time we used it, and didn't know what we were doing. All our camping bits, chairs/ watercarriers /  BBQ etc fitted in the trailer. It has faded a bit, but its 8 years old, and has had a fair bit of use.

Cheers

Paul

Hi Lynne

Welcome to the site, Ive got a Chantilly, we have the extention awning and its great, we've put the big awning in the loft and just use the small awning as its a lot easier and quicker to put up and have just got a sun canopy as well, used that for the 1st time last week, its really good, we hung our coats up under it to drip dry so didnt have to take them inside and also parked the car under it to pack the boot as it was raining when we where packing up.  Just make sure if you get an extention awning that theres a zip on it to attach the sun awning, our didn't have the zip (dont know why) so had to do a bit of jiggery porkery to get it to fit.

We store most of our stuff in the trailer including all the poles and canvas, as well as our chairs, the table, sleeping bags,  then we put the gas bottle inside the fire bucket which sits inside the bucket with lid which goes in the washing up bowl, the Cobb and lots of other stuff as well, but have taken the seat cushions off as we found it easier to get in the lockers without them and also more room to store stuff in the trailer.

Are you getting your Chantilly from Camperlands, if you are they will give you a demonstration of how to put it up including the frame for the awning and go through everything with you.

We havn't got the slats on ours its a 2004 model but have never been cold, but we do go prepared with hot water bottles and good sleeping bags and also quilts but have been away in Febuary no porblem.  We have EHU so run a fan heater in the evenings and morning to take the chill off but dont keep it on at nigbt.

Dont know about the fading, havent had ours long enough to fade, but they are a great tt, sometimes theres just me and OH and sometimes our son comes with us and we love our Chantilly.

Hope this helps and if you have any more questions dont worry about asking.

My Chantilly does have the slats, and I've not had any issues with the cold, despite doing some verry cold weather trips. I think the foam mattresses are very good insulators.

If I was going to add anything to the beds, with the cold in mind, I'd stick foil blankets to the slats, and maybe add a matress topper too.

If the cold from beneath does worry you, just fill the underbed tents with strangers!