HEAT
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DJGoo
Too much WoW
http://freshinfos.com/2012/02/25/too-much-ac-inside-the-car-then-fire-up-that-wood-burning-stove/
Yup! Gonna do it! Thanks for the suggestions! :ylsmoke:
Yup! Gonna do it! Thanks for the suggestions! :ylsmoke:
thebrassnuckles
Explorer
most definitely post pics. I would love a fireplace in my car!
Laptops use heat pipes to transfer heat away from the CPU. I was thinking about heating my RTT using a large heat pipe topped with a heat sink and maybe a 12v computer case fan if needed. A propane stove would heat the bottom of the heatpipe outside the RTT, keeping the carbon monoxide and moisture outside of the tent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bcgq8bYYbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vk5B6Gga10
http://www.1-act.com/resources/heat-pipe-calculator/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bcgq8bYYbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vk5B6Gga10
http://www.1-act.com/resources/heat-pipe-calculator/
HenryJ
Expedition Leader
I have not needed to use it to heat the truck while traveling, but I do have it if the need should arise.
I use a Zerosart Little Buddy Cabin heater (120V electric) . These were made for big over the road truck to be installed in sleepers.
(I added the thermostatic control)
Our vehicles that must remain outside in the fire service had these to keep them frost free during the winter. I installed one in my truck for that reason. I can get paged out in the middle of the night and find the interior warm and the windows frost free.
My plan was to use this as an interior heater in a pinch. The little electric heater will run on a 900w generator. I have one of the little 900w Ultimax generators (12"x12") , or a Sportsman 1850W that will work.
Any small electric heater could be used.
I will say that I have use a small catalytic propane heater as a RRT heater and it worked very well.
The heater sat outside the sleeping area in that red enclosure around the window. We did not use it all night. Just early morning to warm up inside before we crawled out of the bags. I would wake up a little early , start it and it would be nice when wife and son woke up. It did offer interior moisture. Lots of it. The electric heater has a drying effect.
I have heard over and over the heating pad or blanket is the way to go. Doesn't take off the edge once you crawl out though.
The heating pad for the mattress is wonderful, I will admit. I like it so much I got one for the home
Very spoiled to crawl into a warm bed. I like the cold air in the bedroom, and a warm bed
I use a Zerosart Little Buddy Cabin heater (120V electric) . These were made for big over the road truck to be installed in sleepers.
(I added the thermostatic control)
Our vehicles that must remain outside in the fire service had these to keep them frost free during the winter. I installed one in my truck for that reason. I can get paged out in the middle of the night and find the interior warm and the windows frost free.
My plan was to use this as an interior heater in a pinch. The little electric heater will run on a 900w generator. I have one of the little 900w Ultimax generators (12"x12") , or a Sportsman 1850W that will work.
Any small electric heater could be used.
I will say that I have use a small catalytic propane heater as a RRT heater and it worked very well.
The heater sat outside the sleeping area in that red enclosure around the window. We did not use it all night. Just early morning to warm up inside before we crawled out of the bags. I would wake up a little early , start it and it would be nice when wife and son woke up. It did offer interior moisture. Lots of it. The electric heater has a drying effect.
I have heard over and over the heating pad or blanket is the way to go. Doesn't take off the edge once you crawl out though.
The heating pad for the mattress is wonderful, I will admit. I like it so much I got one for the home
Very spoiled to crawl into a warm bed. I like the cold air in the bedroom, and a warm bed
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DJGoo
Too much WoW
This post is being brought to you from the back of my Subaru parked in my driveway. Why? because I'm no longer allowed to smoke cigars in the garage while my other two roomies smoke cigarettes because I'm just too ba-*** for them (yes, I'm bitter about). Right now it is cold, windy, and wet as numerous November storms blow through Flagstaff. I am, needless to say, a hell of a lot warmer in here than I would be out there BUT it's still starting to get chilly. While I have an absurdly-expensive sleeping bag good for -25f rolled up in the passenger seat, I do not entirely feel incline to deploy it just to keep my legs warm while I lounge. This is a perfect example of wanting an additional heat source without running the engine (because I'm waiting for parts from Subaru. . . .). I'm pretty sure I will be getting supplies to rig my chiminea as soon as I can drive again.
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Yup, this is a live-action, real-time example.
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Yup, this is a live-action, real-time example.
Dawgboy
Adventurer
For that situation an electric heater and an extension cord would work great! An alcohol burner would work to if used carefully. I've done that in a tent before. The nice thing is even though it's an open flame, it never spits, and the emissions are mostly CO, and H2O, so not the most noxious for use when wide awake. This flame runs 4-8" high.
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