bill, On Apr 24, 2008, at 4:18 AM, Bill Glenn wrote: > If it's serious winter camping you have in mind, a higher heat > output would > be advisable; look at the Atwood Everest Star which also draws/ > exhausts > from/to the outside, which is available in 12,000, 16,000, and 18,000 > BTU/hr. http://www.atwoodmobile.com/Products/furnace/7900.cfm > > These units are usually installed aft of the refrigerator in the lower > cabinet, and vent through the wall of the van. Some accommodation > must be > made for the length of these furnaces, since they are about 1-1/2 > too long > to fit entirely within the cabinet (if you proceed with an Atwood, > ask me > about this). i've just looked their web site and the atwood looks very interesting. can you give me any idea about electrical consumption? they say 1.8 amps which is less than the propex hs2300. how long does your battery last when you're winter camping? how much propane do you use? do you have any comments about how loud it is? and have you ever had the chance to compare the noise of the atwood to the propex? by next winter i hope to have some kind of heating system in my syncro and it looks like i'll either go with the atwood or the propex. thanks, r
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