Fireplace

Worth it in my opinion. We don't run space heaters anymore on those chilly mornings when the furnace is just too much. Fireplace works great. When its real cold out you can turn the furnace down low, and let it supplement the furnace so you don't waste your propane. Bad thing is depending on campground electric it can drag down pretty good. At alot of older state parks our Autoformer will run the entire time to keep up with the draw.

On the 5'r we ordered back in 2008 , we passed on the fireplace because of the cost and what heat it put out.. They have gotten better.

The 5'r we just ordered this summer now has a 5100 BTU fireplace...

This weekend will be the first chance that we have had to camp and use it.. I will know after the weekend if it was worth it or not . .
But all the folks we know who have one and use it , LOVE it..

Worth it if you always hook up to electricity. I miss the one we had in another rig. It's a QUIET heat that can heat up the whole rig....:) :) QUIET is the key word.

We purchased a park model with an electric fireplace this year. I don't know what BTU it puts out, but down in the 40's at night, the furnace didn't kick in once. We do have extra insulation though.

We typically set the thermostat on it to 71 degrees (it has 5 settings - 99, 85, 80, 75, and 71, plus bells and whistles we never use, like 5 animation settings and light levels). It puts out more heat than the old fireplace in our destination trailer, for sure.

Buy the fireplace for the aesthetics. The heat output is the same as a $10 space heater from Walmart.

Love ours, heat on high or low, or no heat just for the ambience.

+1 for what Dutch said. The heat output is significant, but no more so than a cheap space heater. So chose it for aesthetics for sure as you are likely giving up some cabinet space.

All of the ones I have seen are basically a built in space heater (1500Watt) and aesthetically pleasing as well. I don't put much value in option when it comes to negotiating a price, but I would not try to get one without the option just because.

Won't put out anywhere near what the furnace will and won't be enough in colder weather and doesn't provide even heating throughout. As well, electric heater output varies as the square of the voltage, so by the time it's down to 105 volts, you've lost 1/4 of it's rating. It can get down that low sometimes as we have found out (in temps low enough to need heat).

Depending on the size of a camper, the amount of heat may be woefully inadequate in colder temps. If you have an enclosed underbelly, the floor will feel cold without the furnace running.

Then there's the question of what to do for load management if you have a 30 amp service. If you have 50 amp service that's great but it's often hard to find a 50 amp site in a CG (due to NEC min. requirements).

They're aesthetically nice and are a lot quieter than a furnace.

I installed an electric heater in each of our 3 rooms/areas totaling 1750 watts and the heat is very even in our 29' TT and adequate to down to about 38F temp. If it's just an electric alternate to the furnace you want, a 1500 watt residential kickspace heater like what I did in the photo would work with either a built-in thermostat or a remote one. Not sure what they charge for a fireplace option. I might even question the quality of the ones they install - maybe better to install a good one yourself?

If it's more the look and feel of a fireplace that's what you want, go for it.

We love ours! It provides a nice bit of heat in our living area. We also just like the looks and cozy atmosphere it creates. We especially like that we don't have to worry about tripping over a space heater or tipping one over.