Reply With QuoteCool concept... excellent thinking...
Will be interesting to see how you get on!
Master
SupporterI have a D3.
I also have an upcoming camping holiday, and while doing a service last weekend I looked at the spot under the bonnet where a Fuel Burning Heater goes in overseas models. I had one of those "moments" where I thought I could fit one (somehow) and have it fire-up (somehow) to heat the camp shower water (somehow) but only after I worked out if its "do-able".
Has anyone done it yet?
I am guessing I would need the fuel pump and FBH from overseas for a start. Ebay has them new and used. I think its a Webasto Thermotop V. My research shows it can be simply turned on and off with a switch bodged into the input wiring sockets (without all of the CANBUS connections etc). Once installed and running I would (somehow) circulate water through the hot water circuit to my camp shower hot water source (a 20 litre drum on the ground outside the car) and presto - Happy Camping Wife all over again!
They have a 5kW heating output so its gotta be much faster than boiling the kettle and it would be nice to front up at the next gathering with a camping invention that the other guys don't have
I'm not interested in a gas powered off the shelf unit like a Coleman unit because "where's the elegance" in that option?
Forgetting the cost, What am I missing in this line of thought?
Cheers, Matti
Cool concept... excellent thinking...
Will be interesting to see how you get on!
Master
SupporterHmmmm - getting a second hand fbh in Aus might be a challenge!Does anyone have one in the back of the shed that they are willing to donate to the experimental cause?
ForumSage
You learn something everyday. I thought an FBH was a very large hammer
ForumSage
Originally Posted by pop058
You learn something everyday. I thought an FBH was a very large hammer
Yep ................. that's what I was thinking too.
Had me buggered how you would use one of these to get a hot shower ..................
Cheers .........
BMKAL
Master
SupporterThanks Tombie but that looks like the one for the Freebie 2 (and Evoke). I'm going to see what's in markets around the place second hand. Cheers anyhow. Matti
Master
SupporterYes Paul, it's accompanied by the "FBA" (fits bloody anything) shifting spanner. And BMKal, when it's shower time at camp and there's no hot water, Deb can get me to boil some water simply by picking up the hammer and waving it around.
Yep ................. that's what I was thinking too.
Had me buggered how you would use one of these to get a hot shower ..................
RoverLord
The Webasto unit is also fitted to Dodge,or Jeep Discoverys in UK.Apparently the same unit as fited to a Land Rover Discovery(D2).
Great idea Im sure you could make it work easily enough.
Andrew
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RoverLord
I wouldnt mind betting it has its own circulating pump for the diesel so it SHOULD also be able to be set up in a camper trailer or as a portable unit.
Andrew
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