space heaters

[walker111]

Saw the other similar post but I am actually asking about space heaters for the garage. I have 2 boys aged 12 and 9 and a 12 foot garage in my 2014 Voltage with one heat vent. Have not camped with it yet but know it will get cold.
What heaters are you guys using for electric space heaters?
Thanks

[CarlT100]

I use an oil filled electric baseboard type heater in my garage. It works well and is not prone to getting tipped over.

[rockhillmanor]

coolmom42 wrote:
..Just make sure anything you get has a tip-over cut-off switch, ...

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Do read the label. For years ALL had tip over switches which IMHO is a MUST in the small confines of an RV with dogs or kids.

BUT
URL has now allowed these space heater manufactures to make them with OUT tip over switches!

What they are allowed now is: when the heater tips over it will shut off when it reaches a certain temperature providing it tips over on the front to reach that temperature, which means it will catch something on fire BEFORE it shuts off.

I found only 'one' heater week at walmart that still incorporate a tip over switch. 😞 I use any heater that is ceramic. IMHO the safest.

[coolmom42]

There was a big discussion about this issue in toy-haulers previously:

How to heat garage

[EagleFixer]

Hey All,
I have this same concern with my DD and our KZ Sportsmen Sportster 355. I have a Mr. Heater Big Buddy that we used in our hybrid trailer. We never had issue with the Big Buddy but the hybrid had fabric bunk ends and we always left a corner of several of the windows undone to allow ventilation. I'm thinking of installing LP quick-disconnect to one of the Sportster's sidewalls to allow for connecting a 20# LP tank from the outside. I'm also planning to install a CO detector in the garage area just to be safe. Does anyone else use a Mr. Buddy heater in their camper?

[Oasisbob]

I use an oil filled unit when parked at home.I use a cube typefan heater when camping. I think most 15 amp heaters putoutabout the sameamount of BTU's. The oil filled has no moving parts and a built in timer. Fan unit circulates and makes back ground noise. Apples &oranges comparison really

[Lantley]

I've come to prefer the shorter oil filled models.
The taller models are fine, however the shorter model are a bit more stable simply because they are lower to the ground.
Being smaller allows them to be placed in more out of the way locations.
The smaller units are more expensive vs. the standard taller more common model.
I use 3 oil filled space heaters and avoid using the LP furnace as much as possible. 2 of the 3 are tall and only one is short. If /when the others fail I will replace them with short models.

Short oil filled space heater



Typical standard height oil filled heater

[gbopp]

The oil filled heaters and the cube heaters do a good job.
Take your pick. Around kids I would chose the oil filled radiator. 😉

[coolmom42]

Just a little cube heater from Walmart. It has a very quiet fan.

A lot of people like the oil-filled radiator type. Check the current load to make sure you won't blow fuses.

Just make sure anything you get has a tip-over cut-off switch, and teach your boys NOT to lay things on it, and where it needs to go.

[Helimech]

I like these when kids around but they do take up some space. With a garage it shouldn't be a problem.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cuori-1500-Watt-Electric-Oil-Filled-Radiant-Portable-Heater-Grey-HD904-A7Q/205210318