Sprinter heaters for cold nights(and days too)

The only reason I was reluctant to use our electric heater was because of the notoriously inaccurate thermostats that come with them. One would be comfy for awhile then super heated, then cold again until then thermostat tells the heater to start again. Solved that with an inline thermostat that is accurate to 1degree Fahrenheit.

The small ceramic heaters are perfect for Sprinter. We use one when it gets below 40. Above that it is more than warm enough when we put reflectex in all the windows.

Whenever the extra cost of a site with power makes it worthwhile we use a Honeywell tower heater. It blows heat in all directions and is much more quiet than the propane heater, although not quite as powerful. The only problem is that the thermostat became goofy (on/off every half second), enough to drive you crazy at night. I modified the heater to be always ON at Max power (but still shutting down if tipped over) and now plug it into an extension cord where I inserted a regular home thermostat (for 110 V line voltage heaters). I can now set it at the desired temperature and it regulates perfectly.

Note that with the extra fee some campgrounds charge for power you can buy a lot of propane!

Keep warm!

Alain

mkguitar wrote:


ps "Hydro" is Canuck for Electric Service.

I was going to ask, thanks.

The oil filled heaters do a nice job and, they're quiet.
But, the heaters with a fan may circulate the heat better.

I use a $17 vornado heater 750 watt. bed, bath, beyond, 20% coupon.
Small fits in cabinet. 750 watt is about 6 amps.

We set it at 1/2 and it gives a gentle waft of warm air quietly.

of course it's a while since we used it ( AZ) , but it kept us happy at temps down to 26ºF with a high of 42º

we are paying for electricity at the campground, so might as well use it vs propane.


Mike


ps "Hydro" is Canuck for Electric Service.

Of course you can. Although we have electric heat built into our Rixen's/Espar system, we always carry a small ceramic unit as a backup.