Date:         Mon, 10 Sep 2001 05:52:18 -0700
Reply-To:     George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Wietor <wietorg@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane heaters; Alcohol heaters
Comments: To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010909192139.05802eb0@pop.rcn.com>
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sorry, I meant the alcohol cookers, not the unvented,
potentially suffocating heaters. Just finding ways of
eliminating RV explosions. I should have been more
explicit.
Lot's of carbon monoxide fatalities on all kinds of
boats.  Quite a few poorly installed propane rigs, as
well.
I'm no expert, just an observer. Camp safe.
I buy gallons of stove alcohol on sale at home
centers. A gallon is more than enough for cooking on
my annual 2 weeker.
I have a vented woodstove for heat, and no inboard
engine. Haven't needed heat in my wooden boat since
November of '97
George






-- Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM> wrote:
> These sweedish Origo boat heaters -- I have two and
> I love them -- are
> undesirable for Vanagon because Alcohol fuel simply
> costs too much. I use
>
>
> I could find no source in the DC area.
>
> At 03:15 PM 9/9/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Are you really adding propane? RV/camper propane
> >mishaps account for a lot of trade at the regional
> >Burn Unit at our local hospital.  The survivors
> >usually stay a long time. I don't need that kind of
> >job security. But with deer season approaching...
> >At present I use my Swedish 2-burner ORIGO alcohol
> >wick stove on my boat, have seen a family that was
> van
> >camping in the Keys with one...non pressurised,
> >clean...
> >As for heat...maybe a hot water bottle till things
> get
> >toasty in the fleece sleeping bag.., flannel shets,
> I
> >dunno...
> >Be safe. George In GR  '87 Van O'White
> >
> >--- Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote:
> > > In a message dated 9/9/01 1:13:35 PM Pacific
> > > Daylight Tiane
> > >  regulators. >>
> > >
> > >  in the event of a disaster
> > > caused by the heater
> >
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