I'm curious about what heaters you guys may use in your campers. I have a furnace that works great with thermostat but I'm just a little concerned running it all night with it being a older camper. It runs great the first 5 minutes but then it starts making a rattling noise. There is no way i'd be able to sleep with the noise it makes. It seems like it may be the panel that pushes on over the furnace on the inside of the camper. Other than the rattling sound I'm concerned about it starting a fire. Are these units pretty much fully contained to prevent fires? I have two round vents on the outside of the camper and it seems that you only feel really hot air coming from one of them. The other one seems a little warm but nothing like the one on the right. Are both of these exhausts? Thats the majority of my fire concern, wondering if its obstructed with something. Last hunting season I used a Mr. Heater buddy and it did great in 15 degree weather. I was thinking about running a hose from my old fridge propane hook-up and running a plug through the cabinets to supply my heater buddy using my external tanks. Does get old changing out those 2 lb. tanks very four hours during the night. Thanks for any assistance.

Hi,I would never use an unvented combustion heater in an enclosed space. Take the risk if you wish--but I will not be joining you in the coffin. Others will weigh in and tell you it is safe.

pianotuna wrote:Hi,I would never use an unvented combustion heater in an enclosed space. Take the risk if you wish--but I will not be joining you in the coffin. Others will weigh in and tell you it is safe.I second this.....Pianotuna is speaking from personal experience.

There are a number of safety features on furnaces that "GENERALLY" make them more of a pain in the ass th make work that not working correctly and causing a fire. That being said, if there are problems with CO2 most of the heaters haze zero safety in bad gas. older campers also didn't come with a co2 monitoring system.... install one. I too use a Mr heater, but I do not sleep with it on. I'd be really happy with a wave6.. still not sure I'd ever feel comfortable sleeping with it on, without proper venting.. whats the point of opening a window and letting the snow blow in to run the heater.To each their own and CHANCES are you'll never have a problem, how does the lottery phrase it... you don't play you can't win; "Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. Fatality is highest among Americans 65 and older.Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. Fatality is highest among Americans 65 and older."http://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htmHave fun, go shopping for a warmer sleeping bag or even better both a new bag AND a 12Volt heated mattress pad, ABSOLUTELY the best thing ever on ski trips/ cold WX camping.Paiger loves it anytime of the year, and we now have one at home 120V version for our bed, it comes with 2 sides 10 position of heat and when used with a timer....I only wish it had a cooling setting for summer use:)Repo

Not sure what the above posts are referring to but factory camper furnace/heaters are exhausted to the outside as evidenced by the vents that get hot outside.We use an electric heater (when we have hookups, obviously ) that has a thermostat . We set the 1500 watt electric heater thermo on 65 degrees and the factory camper heater on 60. When pretty cold outside the electric cant keep up and the temp drops to 60 and the furnace comes on .Both running together at 59 degrees they are quick to raise the temps and the furnace shuts off.This has worked in our hybrid with tent ends open in mid 20 degree temps Good Luck, Mike

I use the Mr Buddy heater as a back-up heater only in my OFF-ROAD POPUP. This is almost all tent walls and windows so lots of ways to vent the fumes and replace the oxygen.. The Mr Buddy says they are safe to use if used correctly but I do not feel safe using them. I used them all the when I was tent camp camping.With an enclosed trailer like you have I most definitely would not feel safe using them.I feel your pain on the propane furnace. My furnace is WAY to hot to use in my POPUP trailer. Runs us out with too much heat. Can't seem to adjust it. It is also WAY TO LOUD to sleep with. We just warm up the trailer good before getting under the covers and leave the furnace set for 40 degrees or so.Installing one of the CAT vented heaters would be the way to go.Check these to photos out... No worries using these heater. Of course there is another way that some are playing with being using your hot water as a source of heat.Been some good results doing something like this as well..Roy Ken

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hilandfrog
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Jul 22, 2013
There are a number of safety features on furnaces that "GENERALLY" make them more of a pain in the ass th make work that not working correctly and causing a fire. That being said, if there are problems with CO2 most of the heaters haze zero safety in bad gas. older campers also didn't come with a co2 monitoring system.... install one.
I too use a Mr heater, but I do not sleep with it on. I'd be really happy with a wave6.. still not sure I'd ever feel comfortable sleeping with it on, without proper venting.. whats the point of opening a window and letting the snow blow in to run the heater.

To each their own and CHANCES are you'll never have a problem, how does the lottery phrase it... you don't play you can't win;

"Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. Fatality is highest among Americans 65 and older.Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. Fatality is highest among Americans 65 and older."

http://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm

Have fun, go shopping for a warmer sleeping bag or even better both a new bag AND a 12Volt heated mattress pad, ABSOLUTELY the best thing ever on ski trips/ cold WX camping.
Paiger loves it anytime of the year, and we now have one at home 120V version for our bed, it comes with 2 sides 10 position of heat and when used with a timer....
I only wish it had a cooling setting for summer use:)

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SWD
Explorer
Jul 22, 2013
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

I would never use an unvented combustion heater in an enclosed space. Take the risk if you wish--but I will not be joining you in the coffin. Others will weigh in and tell you it is safe.

I second this.....Pianotuna is speaking from personal experience.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jul 22, 2013
Hi,

I would never use an unvented combustion heater in an enclosed space. Take the risk if you wish--but I will not be joining you in the coffin. Others will weigh in and tell you it is safe.

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