Wood stove in a Shasta 1500?

I know nothing about this but I do know that wood boats have had woodstoves for years. I would start my research with how they do it boats.

I would be EXTREMELY CAREFUL these trailers burn like a match.

Before you start engineering where it's going to fit, as suggested previously I'd check out the options made for sailboats and pay strict attention to the manufacturer's specs for installation clearance. I'm a big fan of homemade engineering, but no way would I go all cowboy and bolt up some homemade job for this one.

My folks used to live aboard a 50' sloop, had a slick diesel-burning stove that looked pretty much like a tiny stainless wood stove, maybe 10" on a side. It needed about an 18" air gap all the way around.

We had a Dickinson Marine kerosene/ diesel cookstove / heater on our trawler/houseboat. Cast iron cook top, fiddles to keep pots and pans from sliding off, built-in 12VDC fan to distribute heat. It was a pot burner and kept us warm living aboard year round in New England. Really well built and nicely designed. It would be way overkill in a small camper. The installation was quite robust with proper spacing, insulation and decorative stainless steel backsplash kind of thing behind. Sorry, but I'm a propane guy for heat, light, cooking and refrigeration in a camper.

The 53 Kit that I just got my hands on used oil heat with a vent stack. I imagine that is no different. Just make sure you have it vented properly through a proper roof jack with proper clearances. I would also line anything that is near it with a sandwich stainless steel over water heater blanket material to insulate said thing (wall, cabinet ect.) from radiant heat.

I have a small wood stove from Tractor Supply = TSC it makes too much heat for a tiny camper trailer. With the pipe running up and out 95% of the heat goes out the stove pipe. If you run stove pipe up then all the way around the room then out you get more heat but still loose 60% of the heat out of the stove pipe. Close the vent and damper force fire to burn slow you have less heat that is perfect for small trailer fire lasts longer and you loose only about 10% of the heat out the stove pipe. Most heat radiates off of the stove and stove pipe so the longer the stove pipe is the more heat you put into the room. You can heat tiny camper with 3 pieces of wood if you can find a way to make them burn SLOW. Turns out stove takes up lots of space and pipe takes up more space than stove. You get a tiny fire burning in stove trailer is hot quick but small fire goes out so you have to start a new fire about every hour all night all. Next I bought lots of 25 cent yard sale candles it only takes about 15 candles inside the stove to keep trailer warm all night long. Stove still takes up too much space. Next I bought 14 quilts and blankets at yard sales $3 to $5 each and put all of them on the bed. In 25 degree weather pull back 7 blankets and slide in I am warm as toast all night long 7 blankets on top and 7 blankets on bottom. Depending on weather pull back the number of blankets you need and slide in. I got rid of the wood stove I need no heat in winter in 20 deg weather but I need a sock hat to keep my head warm when I sleep. Wife cuddles up close & camping is more fun.

I have installed several wood burning stoves over the years,for myself and others.

Installation in a home it is recommended to have a minimum of 3 feet from any flammable material.this would make it difficult to properly vent the chimney through the top of the camper much less having it 3 foot from the paneling.

I'm with you on the surface it sounds like a good idea but from a safety aspect I wouldn't do it. Danny