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when i was a student our house had two sleeping porches-to describe them to others, i would say they look like the barracks on the gomer pyle show. we chose our own bed which was ours for the year. we used our owns sheets , pillow and comforter. it was lights out and quiet 24/7 on the porches and people were quiet in the hallways outside the porches. our house has been remodeled and expended and now beds are in the rooms and sleeping porches are no more. the porches weren't really porches, just large rooms with bunkbeds and central heating and air.
as far as colds and illness go, i don't remember a higher incidence of germ swapping.
i don't know where the term, cold air porches originated from, but here in florida a long time ago before air conditioning was invented, people used to have sleeping porches which were large, high ceilinged porches with screens used in the hot months.often ceiling fans were used to help create a breeze, as the whole household slept in beds on the porch.lisa
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