Staying Warm
Just bought our first motorhome: 1998 Winnie Winnie 31'. Can we travel in this vehicle in winter and stay warm?
Forum Discussion
Hi jimmy,
At 0 C (32 f) I could easily heat with 23 amps from my Yamaha generator--but it is much cheaper to go to where I have shore power.
I have managed to reduce the BTU needs by 50% with various modifications.
With two 15 amp circuits I'm good to about -26 C (-14.8 f) using all electric heating.
At 0 C (32 f) I could easily heat with 23 amps from my Yamaha generator--but it is much cheaper to go to where I have shore power.
I have managed to reduce the BTU needs by 50% with various modifications.
With two 15 amp circuits I'm good to about -26 C (-14.8 f) using all electric heating.
turbojimmy wrote:
I would measure the cold camping days in propane. When it's below freezing, electric heaters don't touch the cold in a "standard" rig (not permanently parked and insulated). While my generator is 6,500 watts only 30 amps of it (27.4 to be exact) is available for heaters, split between 2 circuits. The 1500 watt box-store heaters don't come close to cutting it. My front furnace is 35,000 BTUs and the rear is 18,000 BTUs. Based on recent experience, I can probably get between 5-6 days of heat with ambient temps around freezing (32 degrees F) out of my 80 lb. propane tank.
