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Van heating
Posted: 20 Dec 2011, 20:16
by caleyking
Hi everyone,
I'm planning on doing some wild camping on Snowdonia in Jan so its going to be pretty cold. I'm looking for advice on what would be a suitable stand-alone heater possibly oil or something but unsure. I dont want to spend loads on it nor risk any poisening either!
Merry xmas to you all

Cheers
Caley
Re: Van heating
Posted: 20 Dec 2011, 20:26
by Ian Hulley
Eberspacher or Propex are the most common ... leaving it late now though for Chrimbo camping
Ian
Re: Van heating
Posted: 20 Dec 2011, 20:55
by kevtherev
...........or webasto, truma and carver.
as the man says these take some time to fit
. unless you hook up.
nowt else thats safe
Re: Van heating
Posted: 21 Dec 2011, 20:14
by slobbo
Generator and a heater
Re: Van heating
Posted: 22 Dec 2011, 14:59
by seeker
I put a wood burner in mine. Its cheap to run, lovely to look at and very cosy. Pictures will go in the "garage" sometime in the next few weeks.
Re: Van heating
Posted: 26 Dec 2011, 21:54
by Ian Hulley
seeker wrote:I put a wood burner in mine. Its cheap to run, lovely to look at and very cosy. Pictures will go in the "garage" sometime in the next few weeks.
I look forward to seeing where you put that

Re: Van heating
Posted: 27 Dec 2011, 01:34
by R0B
And were your insurers ok with that.When you told them.
I put a wood burner in mine.
Re: Van heating
Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 09:18
by caleyking
slobbo wrote:Generator and a heater
Ihave a cheap one from screwfix that should do the trick - didn't think of that
just need to get one of those slow oil plug in things from the jan sales

Re: Van heating
Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 11:36
by ghost123uk
I put a wood burner in mine.
R0B wrote:And were your insurers ok with that. When you told them.
Good point though
Still, would love to see the installation

Re: Van heating
Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 21:11
by Timwhy
I bring my Mr Heater Buddy when there's no electrical hook up for my 1500 watt space heater. The heater buddy works goor to warm the Westy but you do need to leave a window cracked, as this propane heater is unvented. Never use this heater while you sleep, you don't want to wake up dead, it does have a low oxygen sensor cut off but who wants to be a test dummy?

Re: Van heating
Posted: 01 Jan 2012, 11:16
by kevtherev
So there you have it you have the ultra safe options of a tried and trusted separated combustion chamber heater..... propex, eber, webaso etc
Or the other types that rely on you being conscious and alert to the dangers of fire and lethal gas
Re: Van heating
Posted: 01 Jan 2012, 12:49
by billybigspud
i get paranoid about my fridge being on gas
Re: Van heating
Posted: 01 Jan 2012, 12:54
by 1664
billybigspud wrote:
i get paranoid about my fridge being on gas
If you're serious, it's barely the size of a pilot light - and it's vented outside, or should be.
Re: Van heating
Posted: 01 Jan 2012, 12:57
by billybigspud
not that worried really but do have a detector just in case. I keep blaming it for banging head in the mornings when i wake up but in the back of my mind i know its the stella.
Re: Van heating
Posted: 01 Jan 2012, 22:54
by Plasticman
stella is renowned for headbanging.
mm