Off-grid Winter RVing Question

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Paul,

At the first sign of a head ache turn the blue flame heater OFF immediately. It is a singularly BAD idea to use one when sleeping. What could go wrong is that you could die.

paulnptld wrote:
Ok. Here's my plan. 18,000BTU heater and the fact that temps in the Cascades are usually in the 20s and 30s What could possibly go wrong?

Catalytic heaters aren't the same as traditional 'blue fame' units. Virtually no CO is produced. Regardless, I have two battery powered CO detectors in my small RV, and will always have the window behind the Big Buddy cracked open to provide adequate ventilation. I spent a few hours in my RV the other day with the unit operating at 5,000BTU and the CO levels stayed well below the alarm threshold. My generator is actually mounted on an open cage outside the RV, so no concerns there.