Date:         Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:51:46 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
In-Reply-To:  <416DB017.5070908@charter.net>
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My experience with gas or diesel heaters has not been good. They were
always giving trouble. I had a gasoline heater in the backseat of my
airplane once - a Cessna 195.  It worked basically like all the gas and
diesel heaters found elsewhere. But that thing was always on the fritz.
Aggravated me to death. Never worked when you really wanted it to.

On the other hand, I installed a Suburban propane fired RV heater in my
'68 Loaf. 30,000 btu's whenever I wanted them. If I ever buy another
heater, that is what I will get. I installed it on the floor right
behind the drivers seat. Mounted the thermostat on the Deiver door post.
The thermostat was also the on-off switch for the heater. The heater had
electronic ignition, and if the flame went out it would automatically
relight. The combustion air intake and exhaust was in one port, and was
the type that had "Zero" pressure, so you could drive with the heater
running. In winters in Alaska I could run out and turn it on, then when
I got off work, I would go out to the van and it would be warm as toast,
and all the snow would be melted off. I loved that heater.

regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Chelsea, AL



John Rodgers wrote:

> So far as I am concerned, there  is absolutely NO SAFE HEATER OF ANY
> KIND .... period!!!,  that  vents exhaust into the space where the
> heater is located ...... at least for the purposes of use while sleeping.
>
> There are all kinds of ways that are constructed to get around that
> little problem, but in the end, if those constructs fail, you are a dead
> man.... or woman. You have to ask yourself if it is worth taking the
> chance even once. Not for me it isn't.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Sharon Mendonca wrote:
>
>> While we're on the subject of heaters, has anybody tried one of
>> these?  They say they're safe for indoor use, but you never know.
>>
>>
>>
>> ===========================================
>> Click on the link below to find out more about this product
>>
>> Portable Buddy Heater
>> http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?skunum=19573&affiliateid=220&kcode=04991
>>
>>
>>
>>
>