On Sun, 13 Nov 1994, Matt Tooley wrote: > At 04:59 PM 11/9/94 CST, Jack Agnew wrote: > >All this talk about reaching out and turning on some heat when not > >plugged in to shore power really has me interested, but I kow nothing > >about one. A looooong time ago, I used to know about gasoline heaters for > >other applications, but at the time, they seemed to be pretty scarry and > >looked a lot like they might *REALLY* warm you up with a dragon's breath. > > We've discussed heaters a number of times before, but for those who may be new, another option is the Olympian Catalytic heater which runs on propane and puts out 6,000 to 8,000 btu's. I have had and used one for several years in N. California. Within a few minutes the entire van is toasty. Even in snow at Lake Tahoe it keeps me warm...quite warm. I think it was about $300 or so. A result of using it is some condensation on the glass inside if cold outside. James Cook
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