So James Cook says: > > I use a propane Olympian heater myself, but have seen another fellow in a > Westy who carried a large clay flower pot in the van. When he wants heat, > he puts it upside down on the burner... thus capturing that heat and it > slowly emanates from there... more heat, longer lasting. He said it > worked well even in snows. This is supposedly modeled after the Indian > idea of using clay ovens because clay captures and stores heat. > > James Cook > Hey James, Martha and I have been discussing here plans to use the stove as a heater off-line. She's concerned about the by products of the LP burn and how to evacuate/vent them out of the camper. I thought that there were no nasty by-products from burning LP gas and that the only concern would be the replacement of oxygen. Can you or anyone else clarify this? Thanks, Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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