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ttcharlie wrote:

andisnewsyncro wrote:[

If you want heating for wild camping, the only real options are an eber or a propex, lots of info on here about both..

You can also conside the Truma heaters if your vans got an LPG tank.

Not sure how they compare to other systems but it seems to work well in mine.

Doesn't even need LPG - they will run off the gas bottle that you use for your cooker. Of course if you're winter camping that shold be propane anyway as butane will not gas off below 4 degrees.

jamiemumt wrote:Ok I am new to owning a camper, so I need advice on heating it when camped up - what do you suggest?
Ps, I have grandkids that will be with us, so need sensible suggestions please ( no matches to the tank).
Cheers,
Jim.

I bought an oil filled radiator. You can leave it switched on all night, with no chance of it causing a fire. It also has
a thermostatic dial and switches off when it gets to the selected temperature. Lot better than a fan heater or those halogen ones.

I got it from a online electric retailer when I lived in Oxfordshire, but can't remember their name

Sounds good, but I was thinking of when we are not hooked up, and on own power.

jamiemumt wrote:Sounds good, but I was thinking of when we are not hooked up, and on own power.

Ah that is a problem. What we do is have a hot water bottle, 2 sleeping bags (rated for 3 seasons) zipped together and
cuddle up.

medenview wrote:

jamiemumt wrote:Ok I am new to owning a camper, so I need advice on heating it when camped up - what do you suggest?
Ps, I have grandkids that will be with us, so need sensible suggestions please ( no matches to the tank).
Cheers,
Jim.

I bought an oil filled radiator. You can leave it switched on all night, with no chance of it causing a fire. It also has
a thermostatic dial and switches off when it gets to the selected temperature. Lot better than a fan heater or those halogen ones.

I got it from a online electric retailer when I lived in Oxfordshire, but can't remember their name

As my Westy came without the Eber - I opted for the oil filled radiator which sounds exactly like yours. Mine came from Argooos. I will prob get a propex fitted (when the bank of wife allows!!).

Hey
I know this may sound a it mad, but having read the posts on here, it got me thinking.
How about using candles inside an open ended box lined on the inside with aluminuim foil/ sheet . Hopefully this will reflect the heat of the candles, if a couple of boxes were made then it may well provide a decent heat source?
Or is it a mad idea, cheap though!
steve

rubyvan wrote:Hey
I know this may sound a it mad, but having read the posts on here, it got me thinking.
How about using candles inside an open ended box lined on the inside with aluminuim foil/ sheet . Hopefully this will reflect the heat of the candles, if a couple of boxes were made then it may well provide a decent heat source?
Or is it a mad idea, cheap though!
steve

.....and the fire risk? No thanks.

rubyvan wrote:Hey
I know this may sound a it mad

your right, it did!

too true

rubyvan wrote:Hey
I know this may sound a it mad, but having read the posts on here, it got me thinking.
How about using candles inside an open ended box lined on the inside with aluminuim foil/ sheet . Hopefully this will reflect the heat of the candles, if a couple of boxes were made then it may well provide a decent heat source?
Or is it a mad idea, cheap though!
steve

great idea! - you should work for the government!

I have used candles inside tin cans to cook on (not in the van). The problem is that the heat generated melts the candle wax.

Back to the drawing board I think

Candles use up oxygen and generate CO2. Not large amounts, but too many in the confined space of a van could be dangerous.

We bought a 15 tog duck down duvet last year and they are great. We slept out in the roof tent early in the year and the washing up bowl froze over but we were toasty with this duvet over us outside. One of the better things we have bought

jed

rubyvan wrote:Hey
I know this may sound a it mad, but having read the posts on here, it got me thinking.
How about using candles inside an open ended box lined on the inside with aluminuim foil/ sheet . Hopefully this will reflect the heat of the candles, if a couple of boxes were made then it may well provide a decent heat source?
Or is it a mad idea, cheap though!
steve

Candles give out soot, so not a good idea realy, but good thought.. Jim.

With a well insulated van, could you not give this a blast for a little while:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORTABLE-GAS-HEAT ... 19b885a8bc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I don't know how risky they are, but similar are advertised for tent use, so presumable safe enough.

Obviously you cannot use it overnight, and there are fumes to consider .... but a quick blast before bed is a viable option until probex/eber sorted surely?

That and a good duvet as Jed said!

very_bland wrote:With a well insulated van, could you not give this a blast for a little while:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PORTABLE-GAS-HEAT ... 19b885a8bc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I don't know how risky they are, but similar are advertised for tent use, so presumable safe enough.

Obviously you cannot use it overnight, and there are fumes to consider .... but a quick blast before bed is a viable option until probex/eber sorted surely?

That and a good duvet as Jed said!

It looks more of a radiating heater than a convection heater, (maybe a bit of both) so it won't be as efficient at heating the air space - only people / things directly in front of it for as long as it's on.

I would only use one in the outer part of a tent, where there's lots of ventilation. It's also a bit of a fire risk compared to other options here.

Taking all that into consideration, I guess it's better than nothing!