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profdant139
Explorer II
Dec 06, 2017

Mini-catalytic heater for keeping tanks warm off-grid??

I really want to enclose my underbelly and do more cold weather camping. But unless I have a huge solar array (impossible on such a small trailer), I can't power the heat tapes to keep the tanks from...
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MrWizard
Moderator
Dec 06, 2017
Enclose a gas heater inside and underbelly

Not what i consider a good idea

12v heat pad?
Ventilation to bring heat from inside trailer into the underbelly?
More battery for the heat pads?
Lamp heat run via thermocube control? (Didn't PT do this?)

I am not afraid of LP
I have heated campers using the oven, the stove top, the furnace, and cat heater, and blue flame, and with portable camp stove

But i would not enclose a heater, out of my sight in the underbelly

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