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I was always afraid of the propane heaters so I rigged up another "system" for 
warmth.
We used a Prestone Jump It, it is a portable battery pack that you recharge 
from a wall outlet.  It has a cigarette lighter outlet on the side.   Into that 
I plug an inverter and into that I plugged the electric blanket!   You have to 
make sure that you have a large enough inverter, doesn't have to be one of the 
super large ones though.  If it's to small the switch will keep kicking off.  
This setup will get the bed warm and if you keep it on low, will have enough 
juice till morning.  I have also used it to run a fan in the trailer in the 
heat of the summer.
If I see an outlet at a nearby bath house or ranger office, I plug the pack in 
to recharge for the next night.  There are also adapters to charge from your 
vehicle cig. lighter to the pack.  That way it is recharging on the way home in 
case I have to use it to jump start the truck.   You can also buy water 
heaters, hot plates, etc to plug in.  I haven't tried them, but saw them at the 
truck stops.   But the Jump It is great to have with you anytime because of a 
possible dead battery.

Linda


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