Cheap electric heater will heat the interior of the van quite nicely and not kill you in the process. Just have to have an electric source. Or you can spend $1000 on a Propex and install. I think for most folks just finding an rv park with an electric plug in is the simplest and cheapest way to go. Ken On Jan 3, 2015 9:50 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Over many years and different vans, the majority VW, I've often used my > cook stove for quick heat. I've believed that my vans "leaked" enough > outside air that asphyxiation wasn't going to happen. This is probably > wrong, at least in my tin top camper. Just now, it being around freezing > in the pre-dawn desert SW, I brewed coffee and left both westie stove > burners on high for some heat as I watched the sunrise .... I saw my > burner's flame diminish and get thready. Thought I was out of propane... > But I discovered that a kitchen match, the "strike and light anywhere" > kind, that would not light! No O2 or too much co2....whatever, pretty > scary. I ran back the slider and let some air in, things burn normal > again. > > So I believe the warning against using the cook top for cabin heat.,..now. > I just saw why. > |
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