Ditching the propane heater for an electric
I picked up a 30 Springdale to use as a temp home while my house is being built. I pulled out the wall between the dining area and the queen bedroom, removed the bed and small couch, to make an open l...
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RVs come with a propane furnace for two reasons: #1, not all are going to be used where there is consistent shore electricity. Many, many RVers like to go boondocking where unless you are going to run a generator all night, an electric heater of any stripe is useless.
#2, truth be told, electric heat is more expensive to run than propane heat. Unless, of course, you are somewhere that the electricity is free. (Anyone who disagrees is welcome to do the math. The simple truth is that a BTU of heat from electricity costs more than one from burning propane, everywhere in North America. Just how it is.)
Not to mention that there is some comfort in knowing that if the blizzard knocks out power for a couple days, YOU at least can stay warm anyway, while all your neighbors freeze.
#2, truth be told, electric heat is more expensive to run than propane heat. Unless, of course, you are somewhere that the electricity is free. (Anyone who disagrees is welcome to do the math. The simple truth is that a BTU of heat from electricity costs more than one from burning propane, everywhere in North America. Just how it is.)
Not to mention that there is some comfort in knowing that if the blizzard knocks out power for a couple days, YOU at least can stay warm anyway, while all your neighbors freeze.
