RE: [RC] re Heating trailer dressing rooms. - Jim Holland
Well, that’s not the ONLY options.
Granted that option 1 is the best and safest, but before I would do catalytic
heaters, I would look at the propane infrared vent-free heaters like this one:
This is a “gee whiz” version
with thermostat, etc. You can buy a manual one from Home Depot, your
local gas company, etc for under $200. I used one of these for 4 years in
my trailer. Mine is hanging on the wall with a hole in the floor beneath
it. I just run a gas hose from there to my propane tank under the nose.
No flame, but just don’t hang
anything above it or too close to it. I leave a window cracked up in the
nose to get good heat rise….tends to get stuff up there. Best
solution short of a true furnace.
Search “Vent Free Propane” on
Google for more models.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sisu West Ranch Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006
12:41 PM To: CowboyMagic2004@xxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] re Heating
trailer dressing rooms.
You really only have three possibilities here.
1. Bite the bullet and install a good furnace, including a
good battery system. It is safe, but will wear down a battery
quickly. There used to be RV propane heaters that fit through the wall, and
used NO electricity. Last time I looked they were off of the
market. You possibly could find one in a junked tent trailer. They
were great. I would like to replace my furnace with one. Both these
are safe because, topologically* speaking, keep the fire outside the
living space in the "sealed combustion chamber".
2. Use a catalytic heater, leave windows open, shut if off
before retiring, and be very careful.
3. Purchase a really good sleeping bag and forget the
heater. We use Wiggy's bags (www.wiggys.com) He has a system that has two bags that fit inside each
other, thus you can adjust the amount of bag to the temperature.
