> Heating a van in winter when camped out and away from external electric > power is always problematic, it seems to me. Catalytic heaters produce > moisture and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Any kind of open > flame gas heater has the same problem. The gasoline fired heaters under > the rear seat are very pricey. So trying to get some sort of heat is a > bit of a problem. My van has a Propex heater which works very, very well. The van is toasty warm and it doesn't seem to use too much propane: http://home.wavecable.com/~spiders/propex.htm There is little danger of CO poisoning, since the interior air is heated via an exchanger, but I have a CO monitor in the van just to be safe. Luke ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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