Darn good question, HH. On really cold mornings I warm up the inside of my van with a Mr. Heater Buddy, a portable propane heater that can easily burn though a 16.4 oz cannister in a morning and a half if I dont't shut that thing down pretty quickly and haul my kerosene heater inside. The kerosene heater thing kicks off a lot of heat cost-effectively (kerosene $ vs. bottles of propane $ vs BTUs = a no-brainer). I would bring the kerosene heater indoors sooner, in the dead cold of a 13-degree (F) morning, where it not for the fact that this kerosene heater (a) takes a while to come up to temp, a fault which the propane heater does not have, and (b) stinks of kerosene until it gets hot. Ye Propexe looks to be a mighty fine unit. But spendy, too. So I, along with Harry, seek ye cheape yet efficient unit. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 10/30/2013 04:33 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > Hi All, > So, it's getting cold and I just read Finn's email about his propex install. > I'm currently using a portable propane heater and crack the windows. > Propex looked really nice until I saw the price tag. > Are there any other moderately priced heaters out there or am I being unrealistic in thinking the propex is super expensive? > > Cheers, > Harry > |
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