Thread: Cheap Ebay diesel heaters

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Some camper trailer manufacturers offer diesel heaters/hot water as an option. The ones I've seen have the unit outside the main tent and on the drawer bar for ventilation, with the warm air ducted inside.
Diesel is safer than petrol. Many 4WDs are already carrying diesel in 20 litre drums, so it removes the need to carry petrol or gas for heating. I assume a diesel heater would use less power than a 12 volt heater.
We recently bought a portable gas hot water heater for use with an outside spa. I assume we could also take it camping, but haven't thought about piping the warm air inside the camper for heating. I guess it's possible.
Personally I just wear socks and long pyjamas to bed and cuddle the wife!

But it doesn't get cold up there does it? 😁😉 And I hate wearing PJ's, even when camping... 😇

Originally Posted by Homestar

No 3 way fridge. Just bought a STR100F Engel for the Viscount, 12 or 240 volts but is a compressor fridge like other Engels. They fit in the same hole the gas unit will come out of. Low power draw and no issues running in th heat. I'll have plenty of power to run it and then I can just use a single 4.5Kg bottle for hot water and cooking.

This is said unit - Engel STR100F 95 litre 2-Way Compressor Fridge | SALE | My Generator

If you'd read my other thread here on fridges you'd know this. 😁😉

Oh hello,,, I've a bit slow in the reading department lately you know,, I'll get onto that one straight away

Originally Posted by Homestar

But it doesn't get cold up there does it? 😁😉 And I hate wearing PJ's, even when camping... 😇

Oh no

The mental pic is just wrong on so many fronts

Please let us know what you think when you get it installed.

Originally Posted by Homestar

...... no idea how loud the exhaust is

Hi,
With a muffler, any one in a tent closer than 10m would find it annoying running at full noise.
Cheers

Not cold no, but we were filling the spa from the garden tank to save water in the main tank, so we needed a way to heat that water.
The diesel hot water systems I've seen could be adapted to also blow warm air inside the camper.
Not needed unless we come south in winter.

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
With a muffler, any one in a tent closer than 10m would find it annoying running at full noise.
Cheers

Won't be running it overnight so no dramas there. Mornings when we get up is the time we find we'd like it the most. Wouldn't do anything to annoy other campers, but we don't often camp next to others too much anyway. 😊

Originally Posted by Milton477

Please let us know what you think when you get it installed.

Will do. 👍