To be clear it is a heat strip that does a good job of taking the chill out of the air, but not much more. If it gets any colder than 50 or so you need to use the furnace or a ceramic heater.
I go to the VA/NC beach a fair amount so I need AC, but if I didn't I might make do if I lived in your part of the country. The flow through ventilation is very good with all of the windows in the newer model TM's. Also I would not worry about resale too much, who knows, there may be someone out there who wants a a barebones TM as some people stretch to upgrade from a canvas pop up.
If my finances were such, I'd rather have a TM w/o AC than no TM at all.
One accessory I got I have never used is the roof mounted antenna. Most places either have cable or I 'm traveling and would rather sleep than watch tv.
Lastly, I'm not sure one would have to change the torsion bars, AC are getting lighter and they have even come out with an efficient 10,000 btu model. The wiring might be more of an issue. You might inquire at the factory and
research those issues more and get an answer from the folks that build them.
Good luck, you'll have fun either way.
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