I have a 14 foot garage that stays noticeably cooler that the rest of RV. OF course there are no heating ducts in the garage and I have 3 kids sleeping on the bunks. I want to keep them warm without sweating everybody out of the rest of the rig and since we camp at 8,000 ft in the fall it does get chilly outside at night at time.I was thinking about putting in a catalytic heater. Maybe an Olympian Wave 3. What is everyone else doing?

Have you considered electric blankets? THey have worked well for us. A space heater will put much more drain on your batteries.

No 110v connection where I usually camp for blankets and catalytic heaters are not connected to the batteries. They just use propane and are pretty indoor safe. Catalytics seems to be what people are using in my situation from what little info I can gather. In fact I'm reading where some people are installing them to basically replace the usual RV furnace to prevent battery drainage.

12V Electric BlanketsAlso fairly easy to install a simple 300W PSW inverter.

The link below is what I did to my 2006 Raptor. Worked really well. When the vent was fully open the garage would be the warmest area in the TH. My 2012 had to duct in the area where the garage fridge sits. works well when the fridge is removed. My 2009 Raptor has a 14' garage with several large windows. A lot of heat loss is through these windows. Even if they are double pain, triple pain, etc. heat for the garage mod

We warm up the garage with a 'big buddy' (propane) just before we go to bed. It's simple and works perfectly.

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Bad_Brad
Explorer
Feb 28, 2016
We warm up the garage with a 'big buddy' (propane) just before we go to bed. It's simple and works perfectly.
WhitehouseLV
Explorer III
Feb 28, 2016
The link below is what I did to my 2006 Raptor. Worked really well. When the vent was fully open the garage would be the warmest area in the TH.

My 2012 had to duct in the area where the garage fridge sits. works well when the fridge is removed. My 2009 Raptor has a 14' garage with several large windows. A lot of heat loss is through these windows. Even if they are double pain, triple pain, etc.

heat for the garage mod
N-Trouble
Explorer
Feb 24, 2016
12V Electric Blankets

Also fairly easy to install a simple 300W PSW inverter.
bullsnot
Explorer
Feb 24, 2016
No 110v connection where I usually camp for blankets and catalytic heaters are not connected to the batteries. They just use propane and are pretty indoor safe. Catalytics seems to be what people are using in my situation from what little info I can gather.

In fact I'm reading where some people are installing them to basically replace the usual RV furnace to prevent battery drainage.
N-Trouble
Explorer
Feb 24, 2016
Have you considered electric blankets? THey have worked well for us. A space heater will put much more drain on your batteries.

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