adamis wrote:
What a thread! Ready to grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the fireworks! Different strokes for different folks as they say... All kidding aside... the original poster's problem had to do with staying warm at night. There are a number of ways to solve that problem that doesn't necessarily involve running the heater all night.
That said, the heaters in truck campers are woefully overkill thus causing many problems. They put out way too much heat too fast, use too much electricity and make too much noise to be used all night. Yes, it's nice that I can wake up to a cold camper, turn on the heater and be opening the windows 5 minutes later... What would be nice is if I had a small wall mounted vented heater that uses propane only, puts out just enough BTUs to keep the camper warm enough at night, doesn't require fans and is nearly silent. The boat industry actually has these types of solutions... I've toyed around with designing my own that is even smaller but I have too much on my plate.
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the arguments over charging batteries, it made my work lunch rather entertaining!
Why design one they are already available for campers in smaller sizes.
You can buy one off the shelf.
