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Post by vken on Jan 31, 2017 15:39:28 GMT -8
Hi all! How many have wood heat in their rvs? I'm currently shopping around for ine, hoping for some input
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Post by nccamper on Jan 31, 2017 16:15:14 GMT -8
Most of us use propane or electric. I just installed a Wave3 unit in the camper we're restoring now.
If you're asking about wood heat I assume you plan on staying in one place? No towing/touring?
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Post by vken on Jan 31, 2017 20:39:59 GMT -8
I've followed a couple people that have traveled with wood heat. The pipe is easily removed, and reinstalled, though eventually I will park it for long periods of time.
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Post by danrhodes on Jan 31, 2017 21:02:38 GMT -8
I've seen several videos of small wood stoves used in tents lately. Could probably be adapted to use the camper vent as exhaust.
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Post by mrmarty51 on Feb 1, 2017 6:12:00 GMT -8
Here is a site for very small, very efficient wood stoves. there are combination cook/heating stoves too. Click the link |
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Post by 62forester on Feb 20, 2017 20:12:02 GMT -8
Most of us use propane or electric. I just installed a Wave3 unit in the camper we're restoring now. If you're asking about wood heat I assume you plan on staying in one place? No towing/touring? Picture of install? |
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Post by Hamlet on Feb 20, 2017 20:36:29 GMT -8
Given that the gas lamp in Hamlet or one burner on the stove is enough to keep it warm, I can't imagine even a really little wood stove being other than overkill, unless you have a twenty foot trailer maybe. I guess it's moot for a Compact or an Airflyte style anyway, there's no floor room!
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Post by nccamper on Feb 20, 2017 20:45:32 GMT -8
Most of us use propane or electric. I just installed a Wave3 unit in the camper we're restoring now. If you're asking about wood heat I assume you plan on staying in one place? No towing/touring? Picture of install?   |
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Post by 62forester on Feb 20, 2017 20:56:03 GMT -8
How well does it heat the back of the trailer. I'm in California, cut it can get chilly beach camping.
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Post by 62forester on Feb 20, 2017 20:56:43 GMT -8
And is there any options for a recessed version?
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Post by nccamper on Feb 21, 2017 5:39:26 GMT -8
The Wave3 struggles below freezing to get the camper really warm. It might take an hour if the camper gets really cold overnight. It heats the area up front quickly, rear slower unless it's pointed towards the sidewall. (sink in our case)
I'm told the Wave6 (twice the BTUs) really works well in any weather and it can be recessed. Both use a fraction of the fuel the old heaters used and don't need a dedicated vent. A window must be cracked open for air flow.
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Post by gary350 on Feb 25, 2017 6:45:26 GMT -8
I have always wanted a wood heat stove in my camper but campers are always too small for that. I love wood heat at home. Now that I am an old fossil I don't have the energy to collect wood like I once did. Free electric comes with camp site rental so we use it for heat.
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Post by mrmarty51 on Feb 25, 2017 6:56:29 GMT -8
I have always wanted a wood heat stove in my camper but campers are always too small for that. I love wood heat at home. Now that I am an old fossil I don't have the energy to collect wood like I once did. Free electric comes with camp site rental so we use it for heat. I always have burned wood, until the last 15 years. When I was rebuilding the house, the lumber store had these Blaze King free standing gas/log fireplaces on sale. I grabbed one of those for under four hundred. It is a direct vent and is about 85% efficient. I now enjoy the wood like heat without having to haul the wood. LOL |
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Post by 48spartanette on Feb 28, 2017 17:23:20 GMT -8
Mr. Marty & Co.,
I'm early into a Spartanette restoration and I'm going to put in a Cubic Mini "CUB" stove in where the original heating unit went (making use of the existing stack hole). It's a very small 12" cube design that is very efficient and perfect for heating a 20-25 foot-long space like mine. I'll build a custom cabinet for it to sit on that will tie in with the original curved birch cabinetry, with contained wood storage under and a copper-sheet backsplash behind the stove for protection and heat bouncing. When I run my propane line for my Preway stove, I'll have another gas line ready for plug-and-play use with a Mr. Heater portable for back-up. I've read a lot and seen a lot on that Cubic Mini and it seems like quite a unit - takes up virtually zero space - and will provide the ambiance of crackling fire when I'm kicking back on the D-Van with an ice-cold Miller High Life.
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