Modification ideas for boondocking
I've got some ideas and I thought I'd run it by you guys (gals): First of all I have an 2002 Arctic Fox 24-5N 5er which I plan on exclusively using for boondocking in the high mountain western sta...
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Bluebeard wrote:
Todd, do you have any photos? Diagrams? I'd be interested to see what you did.
Did you add the Atwood as a supplemental heater? or do you have a heat exchanger, where you are heating both domestic hot water and the cabin? I am severely space limited in my 24.5 foot 5th wheel, so I wouldn't have room for a "spare" anything, mechanical.
My first rev I used the existing water heater, proof of concept. Now I use a separate water heater dedicated for the heater. You should consider a water heater with a motor loop from a motorhome, they have a built in heat exchanger so you would save space and allow the use of glycol.
This system works extremely well, I didn't want combustion in the trailer and we often camp over 8000'. We only dry camp so power consumption is a concern. I'll work on getting pictures in a few days.
