RVing in the winter

TwistedGray wrote:

I just recall reading time and time again that people can only eek out 3-4 hours of furnace use off the battery (at least 19G owners). I don't recall seeing their set-ups though and whether or not they're partitioning areas.

If I can get away with the partition, the window coverings, the screen door window cover (allow sun in during the day but keep air out), and the multiple rugs that would be great. I planned to run a propane line inside and use an unvented radiating heater with both a window and a vent cracked. There's a carbon monoxide detector in the cabin already, so I'm not concerned, and we'll be "manual venting" to be additionally safe(r).

BUT I may still run it without any modification first to see if it's enough; however, I'm not just concerned about the electrical draw on the battery but also that I've read it drinks propane. Of course none of this is firsthand experience, so we will see firsthand and then likely go from there.

An RV's propane furnace will not draw down a coach battery in only 3-4 hours of even constant running ... unless the battery is either in poor general shape or the battery is not charged up enough when turning the furnace on.

If the propane furnace is using too much propane ... then probably the furnace is running constantly with no, or very little, ON/OFF cycling night after night - in combination with the propane tank(s) being kindof a too-small base capacity or not full enough when the cold temperatures set in.

For me personally, I don't trust quick-disconnect flexible hose propane gas connections for a portable propane heater being made inside the coach interior or those little propane cylinders being screwed onto a portable propane heater for use inside the coach interior. However, I do realize that thousands of RV'ers are getting away with using the portable propane heaters inside. It's just a situation that me, my wife, and our dog do not ultimately trust.