Drip Pot Diesel Stove

[Ozark_Farmer]

Has anyone thought about or made a modification to put in a drip pot diesel stove into their TT for cold weather camping? I had a small one on a fishing boat that was entirely gravity fed from a gal tank and it heated the whole cabin and didnt need electricity to do it.

This would require a small stack and I suspect a lot of people wouldnt want to get any soot on their shiny rigs but for boondocking it seems like a good fit.

Just looking at some options/bouncing some ideas.

[Ozark_Farmer]

A question: Wouldn't a propane catalytic heater provide the same benefit, or do you view the oil stove as more convenient from a fuel storage standpoint, not to mention No.2 oil is considerably less volatile than LP?

Propane Catalytic heaters are nice but the primary reason I am considering diesel is that propane can be scarce in a lot of places and I can carry a 5 gal Jerry can in the back of the truck that would last weeks. Also the diesel stove requires no electricity which is a big plus.

I will admit that I havent figured out the propane tank deal yet either. I.e., do I carry 2 20 gal tanks that can be filled at lots of gas stations down south or 2 30 gal that would last longer but are harder to fill? The wife and I are adventurous but we are getting older and this new RV and all its luxury is hard to contemplate. I mean we have a 6 gal propane hot water heater that I consider a complete waste of space and I was going to remove it and use the space for storage but now the wife isnt so sure!!!

[JJBIRISH]

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Jump down off the hostility wagon guys, I have a properly functioning propane furnace but travel in the far north a lot (arctic and sub arctic) and do not generally camp in campgrounds. Here to fore I have tent camped or used a pop up where such a stove wasnt practical and I am not looking for cheap here as these are far from inexpensive.

Its clear most of you have no idea what I am talking about but these stoves are very common around the world and I even used them in the Army. They are a non-pressurized system that uses a metering valve to regulate the fuel and I have had one in a fishing boat and in a cabin and they work great.

This is a particular stove I have been impressed with in the past but there are several others of various sizes: http://www.refleks-olieovne.dk/default.asp?pagenumber=1567.

I have to say, throwing out a question and getting flak for thinking differently because I have different needs is not a very encouraging sign for this forum.

Sorry I know exactly what you are talking about, we used them in the service to… I also owned one that was in a small but old mobile home… the metering valve was nothing more than a normal valve, counter clockwise to open and turn it more for higher gravity feed fuel flow… when the fuel warms from either the sun or the ambient temps the flow increases and the wheel needed constant adjustments…

in the service someone was always awake to keep an eye on them…

now it’s been awhile since I was in the service or used the one I owned, so things might of changed… what hasn’t changed is my opinion of them…

this is the same thing but is for heating water in large garbage cans…



if so what’s different today and how is it different???

[MM49]

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Jump down off the hostility wagon guys, I have a properly functioning propane furnace but travel in the far north a lot (arctic and sub arctic) and do not generally camp in campgrounds. Here to fore I have tent camped or used a pop up where such a stove wasnt practical and I am not looking for cheap here as these are far from inexpensive.

Its clear most of you have no idea what I am talking about but these stoves are very common around the world and I even used them in the Army. They are a non-pressurized system that uses a metering valve to regulate the fuel and I have had one in a fishing boat and in a cabin and they work great.

This is a particular stove I have been impressed with in the past but there are several others of various sizes: http://www.refleks-olieovne.dk/default.asp?pagenumber=1567.

I have to say, throwing out a question and getting flak for thinking differently because I have different needs is not a very encouraging sign for this forum.

Normal behavior for this site.
Sorry
MM49

[westend]

I have a non-electric propane heater as my primary heat appliance. It is basically a gas ring inside a tin can. It has a safety valve and a class B stack through the roof. This heater is now in it's third camper and I wouldn't want anything else.

I've seen those fuel oil stoves used but never in a RV. As long as you have a good stack and the heater is in good condition, I don't see a problem, other than a possible odor issue. Most of the fuel and kerosene heaters I've seen in operation tend to come with an odor present. Yours may be one of those that doesn't have a problem. It should be safer than having a catalytic venting into the inside of the camper.

Good luck with the heater and post back when you have it installed. I'd like to see the result.

[doublenot7]

I've used similar yukon stoves in tents, I would never recommend them in any RV.

[Passin_Thru]

You could run the exhaust stack through the ceiling and roof and it would be clean. Bolt it to the floor and I can't see why it would'nt work. Most did not read your first note, just commented on you being cheep or something.

[thomasmnile]

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Jump down off the hostility wagon guys, I have a properly functioning propane furnace but travel in the far north a lot (arctic and sub arctic) and do not generally camp in campgrounds. Here to fore I have tent camped or used a pop up where such a stove wasnt practical and I am not looking for cheap here as these are far from inexpensive.

Its clear most of you have no idea what I am talking about but these stoves are very common around the world and I even used them in the Army. They are a non-pressurized system that uses a metering valve to regulate the fuel and I have had one in a fishing boat and in a cabin and they work great.

This is a particular stove I have been impressed with in the past but there are several others of various sizes: http://www.refleks-olieovne.dk/default.asp?pagenumber=1567.

I have to say, throwing out a question and getting flak for thinking differently because I have different needs is not a very encouraging sign for this forum.

A question: Wouldn't a propane catalytic heater provide the same benefit, or do you view the oil stove as more convenient from a fuel storage standpoint, not to mention No.2 oil is considerably less volatile than LP?

[CavemanCharlie]

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Jump down off the hostility wagon guys, I have a properly functioning propane furnace but travel in the far north a lot (arctic and sub arctic) and do not generally camp in campgrounds. Here to fore I have tent camped or used a pop up where such a stove wasnt practical and I am not looking for cheap here as these are far from inexpensive.

Its clear most of you have no idea what I am talking about but these stoves are very common around the world and I even used them in the Army. They are a non-pressurized system that uses a metering valve to regulate the fuel and I have had one in a fishing boat and in a cabin and they work great.

This is a particular stove I have been impressed with in the past but there are several others of various sizes: http://www.refleks-olieovne.dk/default.asp?pagenumber=1567.

I have to say, throwing out a question and getting flak for thinking differently because I have different needs is not a very encouraging sign for this forum.

I agree, I've never heard of this before but, it looks intriguing. as long as you have a decent vent stack and enough fresh air flow coming in it can work.

[Ozark_Farmer]

Jump down off the hostility wagon guys, I have a properly functioning propane furnace but travel in the far north a lot (arctic and sub arctic) and do not generally camp in campgrounds. Here to fore I have tent camped or used a pop up where such a stove wasnt practical and I am not looking for cheap here as these are far from inexpensive.

Its clear most of you have no idea what I am talking about but these stoves are very common around the world and I even used them in the Army. They are a non-pressurized system that uses a metering valve to regulate the fuel and I have had one in a fishing boat and in a cabin and they work great.

This is a particular stove I have been impressed with in the past but there are several others of various sizes: http://www.refleks-olieovne.dk/default.asp?pagenumber=1567.

I have to say, throwing out a question and getting flak for thinking differently because I have different needs is not a very encouraging sign for this forum.

[JJBIRISH]

Gdetrailer wrote:

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Has anyone thought about or made a modification to put in a drip pot diesel stove into their TT for cold weather camping? I had a small one on a fishing boat that was entirely gravity fed from a gal tank and it heated the whole cabin and didnt need electricity to do it.

This would require a small stack and I suspect a lot of people wouldnt want to get any soot on their shiny rigs but for boondocking it seems like a good fit.

Just looking at some options/bouncing some ideas.

:E:E

Seems to me this idea is an accident just waiting to happen.

Cheap in this case can turn on you in a bad way in a hurry.

There IS a reason as to why you don't see these in use in homes, autos, RVs boats and so on.

Regulating the oil "drip" is virtually impossible.

Oil changes viscosity quite a lot over a very short temperature.

To keep it from over firing you would have to constantly monitor and adjust the drip rate.

Why be so darn CHEAP :h

If you can not afford to spend a few $$ on running a proper RV propane furnace then you should not and have no business living or using a RV in the winter, period.

Your life (and others) along with your RV is certainly not worth risking a catastrophe :M

you must of used on of these before…
I had one I removed from an old trailer, and yes it heated well but was about as unsafe as anything I ever seen, and you are completely right as to why they are unsafe…

[Gdetrailer]

Ozark Farmer wrote:
Has anyone thought about or made a modification to put in a drip pot diesel stove into their TT for cold weather camping? I had a small one on a fishing boat that was entirely gravity fed from a gal tank and it heated the whole cabin and didnt need electricity to do it.

This would require a small stack and I suspect a lot of people wouldnt want to get any soot on their shiny rigs but for boondocking it seems like a good fit.

Just looking at some options/bouncing some ideas.

:E:E

Seems to me this idea is an accident just waiting to happen.

Cheap in this case can turn on you in a bad way in a hurry.

There IS a reason as to why you don't see these in use in homes, autos, RVs boats and so on.

Regulating the oil "drip" is virtually impossible.

Oil changes viscosity quite a lot over a very short temperature.

To keep it from over firing you would have to constantly monitor and adjust the drip rate.

Why be so darn CHEAP :h

If you can not afford to spend a few $$ on running a proper RV propane furnace then you should not and have no business living or using a RV in the winter, period.

Your life (and others) along with your RV is certainly not worth risking a catastrophe :M

[Fisherman]

Somehow I tend to believe you might wake up dead from one of those, unless it's a closed system with a vent to the outside.