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lfcjasp wrote:
I'm with you, I don't worry about heating the whole RV no matter how long it is, I'm not back there, I drive from the cab, but then we don't travel in the winter.(yet)SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
why was he running any heat, other than that from the cab's dash heating, in the first place?
it gets cold in the cab. We have a Class A and we're trying to heat 37 feet of motorhome while driving. The heater in the dash just can't keep up. Won't be driving with the Blue Flame on after seeing this though
Oops, didn't think about the bigger rigs; ours is only about 25' long. And the bathroom door in the rear is closed...you do have a lot of motorhome to heat. I guess I can only suggest bundling up which is not necessarily fun...- Ah,hey buddy ah, there is a little problem with the roof on your, ah, coach!!
- Hi All.
If you use some common sense, and do just a tad of thinking. it can be as safe as you make it. We have use Propane Portable Heaters for many mnay years nnow and never have had a problem "HELLO" "Fasten then down", and away from anything that can move into the way of the heat sorce from a breeze or a fast right or left hand turn to fast. "You just can't fix Stupid People"
We have been RV'ing and BoonDocking for over the past 46 years now, with no problems at all.
Good Luck. Happy Travel. Dan & Jill SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
it gets cold in the cab. We have a Class A and we're trying to heat 37 feet of motorhome while driving. The heater in the dash just can't keep up. Won't be driving with the Blue Flame on after seeing this though
While going down the road, why can't you run the built-in generator to power two or three safely secured electric heaters in the coach area to keep it fairly warm back there? Seems simple enough to me, if you are willing to sacrifice some gas mileage.- Another candidate for the Darwin Award.
lfcjasp wrote:
It is all about coach quality. In my old 28 foot '94 Allegro, we darn near froze to death in the cockpit while going down the road in the winter time with only the dash heater on. And in the summer we could not get it cool enough running the dash ac. My current 36 foot '94 Foretravel diesel pusher is fantastic with both the dash heater and dash ac doing what they are suppose to do.SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
why was he running any heat, other than that from the cab's dash heating, in the first place?
it gets cold in the cab. We have a Class A and we're trying to heat 37 feet of motorhome while driving. The heater in the dash just can't keep up. Won't be driving with the Blue Flame on after seeing this though
Oops, didn't think about the bigger rigs; ours is only about 25' long. And the bathroom door in the rear is closed...you do have a lot of motorhome to heat. I guess I can only suggest bundling up which is not necessarily fun...SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
why was he running any heat, other than that from the cab's dash heating, in the first place?
it gets cold in the cab. We have a Class A and we're trying to heat 37 feet of motorhome while driving. The heater in the dash just can't keep up. Won't be driving with the Blue Flame on after seeing this though
Oops, didn't think about the bigger rigs; ours is only about 25' long. And the bathroom door in the rear is closed...you do have a lot of motorhome to heat. I guess I can only suggest bundling up which is not necessarily fun...- Good thing it happened when it did. What if he was back in the bathroom when it fell over? Motorhomes run on autopilot, right? He could have been trapped on the throne.
- why was he running any heat, other than that from the cab's dash heating, in the first place?
it gets cold in the cab. We have a Class A and we're trying to heat 37 feet of motorhome while driving. The heater in the dash just can't keep up. Won't be driving with the Blue Flame on after seeing this though wa8yxm wrote:
A thought.. He was running a NON VENTED propane heater inside an enclosed space.. I do not know if he had the dash heat on or now.. But lack of Oxygen may have contributed to the loss of control.
hmmm....while driving, I would think enough oxygen would get through the air spaces. *shrug* I hear air while we're driving. Ours is non-vented. Never felt anything, I'm sure we were getting enough air.
