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Re: Installing wood stove in RV
GaryKH wrote: I haven't seen any pellet stoves designed for that small of a floor area. We have a small one in our house(1550sq.ft.) and there are times when it's just too roasty! I have seen very small wood stoves work great in vans before. I think you need to be searching for 'Marine Wood Cookstoves", or similar. You are correct in that you need to pay close attention to proper venting and air supply y. Time to start getting some wood stocked! You might try the offcut pile at a local sawmill? Thanks, i have access to 300 acres of hardwoods so no problem there!5.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Installing wood stove in RV
rockhillmanor wrote: Just remember that with a pellet stove you need electric for the hopper. Electric goes out in storm and you don't have heat. Wood burner as long as you have wood you won't freeze to death! :C That all said I have never been in a house with a pellet stove. But I can tell you I was 'on the phone' with a friend that had one in his house, and after talking on the phone for a few minutes I had to ask, "what the heck is all that noise in the background"? It was his pellet stove! :? I couldn't fathom having to listen to that all day and night and especially in the small confines of an RV. Just saying. TO OP: Why don't you just buy one of the Mr. Buddy Heater's that run off propane and you can hook those up to a bigger propane tank. They even now have the BIG Buddy Portable. Heats 450 sq ft. http://www.mrheater.com/big-buddy-portable-heater.html ""Two swivel regulators give you the ability to adapt usage from disposable cylinders to a remote gas supply with the purchase of a single hose and filter"" Seems to me it would be safer. Don't know how safe I'd feel with real fire burning 'inside' my MH with a wood burning stove. :W One fellow (gas worker) on another post said he went through 30 lbs. of propane per day staying warm in the frigid winters of Wyoming in his 5th wheel. I would definitely have propane as a backup but I have installed a few wood burner in houses,& been using one in my own home for decades. Very safe, just have to use common sense..for RV, just down scaling would all that'd be required, and I think I can deal with the toasty nights & a little lost space as the fire's glow & gentle crackle puts these 'ol bones nighty night!5.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Installing wood stove in RV
Grit dog wrote: Those radiant propane heaters create so much moisture it would be raining inside almost. Great little heaters, not a good long term solution. If a guy is able, wood heat is the cheapest heat around. And the OP is on a budget or he wouldn't be moving into a camper for winter. Exactly on point, small wood burner properly installed & used, yes on fixed low income budget, and would have an endless free supply of firewood as long as I'm still able to "make it"!Also I would rather live in something that I can manage/maintain/afford, instead of a giant house with acres of grass to mow every week with all the headaches and bills that are just not practical for me anymore.5.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Installing wood stove in RV
Grit dog wrote: Now you're on to something. And firewood warms you 3 times. Definately think more disposable for the RV vs expensive though if you're going to do this. Protect your capital since you're in a bind already. Better get some dead wood split and put up now though or it'll be tough burnin. Absolutely, got a few cords seasoned and protected, just in case, always have to keep ahead of the green smolder garbage!700Views0likes0CommentsRe: Installing wood stove in RV
I am interested in this venue because I have had a wood burner in my house for decades and yes even a small BTU stove can cook you right out of it, windows open and it's 90* inside & zero outside, and I only run the fuel oil burner once a week to keep moisture out of the basement & system, so I do have experience with installing and using firewood stoves in a home but it can be messy, but I'm torn between pellet stove and the ease of it, but at $240 a ton vs. free firewood, just have to cut & split & stack, problem my back is shot but would have to carry/ move pellet bags regardless so....710Views0likes0CommentsInstalling wood stove in RV
Has anyone done it. That's right, either install a pellet stove or a real wood stove in their RV, motorcoach or camper to winter over In NE PA, or basically 4 months of freezing hell. There are small units made for tents I see but I don't see why you can't install one of these small natural wood stoves in an RV as long as you keep a window cracked for proper draft and run a a CO detector for safety?. Pellet stoves do need electric to fire tho, and they are very easy to install in a home, they just need a dryer type vent. Firewood burners more elaborate with stovepipe/chimney.11KViews0likes29CommentsRe: Year Round Living
That's some really good intel bud, thanks. If I knew the plumbing layout of where anything that can freeze will, and it's location which would be nice to know if it is different on motorhomes vs. pulled ones...then it would be easier to decide what to purchase and modify. I know it can be done because people are successfully living off the grid in "camper"s in Alaskan temps.561Views0likes0Comments
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