RE: Heater?

[debbiedee1957]

 
I have been told on a previous board that a ceramic heater is the way to go, unfortunately I didn t print out all of the suggestions, brands, etc. and now I can t locate the thread.  So I am going to start over...please give me your recommendations for the brand, model, wattage, etc of a good ceramic heater to use in my popup.  I have no heater in my unit.
 Thanks,
 Deb[]

[6Quigs]

 debbiedee1957
I take it you are inquiring about an electric heater, as against a propane heater.
 
 If it is a Propane heater, then yes, ceramic, with a built in oxygen sensor, such as a Mr. Buddy.
 They do cost approx $100, and you pay for the propane you use.
 
 Now an electric heater, can only be used when you are at a site hooked up to 120 volt power supply, but the cost of the electricty is already included in your campground fee.
 Electric heaters can cost from $20 upwards.
 Getting one with a fan will help disperse the heat.
 
 I ll let someone else chime in on the best types.

[Rocky Mountain Sue]

 debbiedee1957
Ceramic is good if you are using the electric hookups at a campground. Mr. Buddy heaters are a good heater, but only designed for below 7,000 feet.
 
 I got a Coleman Blackcat propane heater and it works really well at higher altitudes. It uses the disposable propane canisters, and one lasted me for most of the day. We were camping in cold rainy weather, the high never reached 50.

[Tim5055]

 debbiedee1957

ORIGINAL:  debbiedee1957
 
 I have been told on a previous board that a ceramic heater is the way to go, please give me your recommendations for the brand, model, wattage, etc of a good ceramic heater to use in my popup.  I have no heater in my unit.
 Thanks,
 Deb[]
 

 Debbie,
 
 I am a great fan of the Pelonis brand ceramic disk electric heaters.  Just looking at them they appear to be very small, but provide a lot of heating in a small package.
 
 Mine is under the bunk in the p[op up so I can t give you an exact model/wattage but it indeed has a fan as 6Quigs recomends.  Aditionally it has an automatic shutoff should it tip over (or get knocked over by Natasha).
 
 I got mine at Home Depot during the fall and it was in the $40 - $50 range.  While I can t swear to it, it appears to be the same as [link=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000050I81/ref%3Dnosim/ehousewareson-20/002-2719852-7139226]This Heater[/link]  
 
 I am still not a fan of non vented LP gas heaters inside an enclosed space.[&:]
 
 Hope this helps

[SheBantam]

 debbiedee1957
Debbie, are you coming in this direction? I got my Pelonis for the Bantam at the camping world in New Jersey near the Commodore Berry Bridge. In fact I picked it up the same time I picked up Tracy s volt meter, a week before the rally.
 
 Sorry I got Neal and Sandy s before you did, it is not a ceramic heater. Even though I told Kim and Donna for 3 months that thiswas the mountains and mornings are cooler in the mountains, they ignored me telling me that they would be OK. They found out that the 3 kids were not OK. Donna said that the little $5.00 yard sale heater made life better in the mornings. Do you think they will listen to me about what they need for any future camping trip?

[Wayfarer]

 debbiedee1957
My Utah did not come with a furnace so I bought two Lasko Endurance Ceramic Heaters at Walmart for somewhere around $17.00 each.  They have adjustable thermostat control with high - 1500w and low - 900w and fan only.  Fan runs on high & low when heat is on, continuously on fan only.  We spent several nights in below freezing temperatures and did just fine with one pointing toward each end set on low.  One of those nights was like 10 degrees.  During the day one would more than do us.  We did have to get an extra electrical cord, about 15amp, and run it from the outdoor power supply and under the canvas to run one of the heaters on because if the creamic heater was going and you turned much else on (like a microwave) it would trip the breaker inside the PU.
 
 We were well pleased with the ceramic heaters and glad we did not get a furnace as we had one in a previous RV and they really make a lot of noise and cost a bunch of money whereas the ceramics cheap and are pretty quiet.  Our new Rockwood came with the gas furnace and it, too, makes a bunch of noise.
 
 Might note that on those cold winter nights we also used an electric blanket.  Had no complaints about cold either day or night.

[Turn Key]

 debbiedee1957
Most of the ceramic heaters on the market will do a fine job of heating a PU.  You can pick one up at Wal-Mart, once fall stock comes in, for $30-40.  I have one that s about 4" X4"  by 6"  deep.  Has a fan and cost about $30.  It will keep us warm down to about 35 degrees.  Have a second heater to add to first if it gets below that.

[tlhdoc]

 debbiedee1957
Debbie I have one and I don t remember the brand.  It has the tip over safety device, a fan, a night light and a temperature setting along with a Hi/Low setting.  I bought it at a local hardware store last fall for around $27.  I have been very happy with the way it has preformed.

[homecrew]

 debbiedee1957
During our last trip out the towels weren t drying outside so I hung them up inside. We had our ceramic heater on and it happened to blow near the towels. In the morning to my surprise the towels were nice and dry. Pretty nice !

[Dee4j]

 debbiedee1957
I bought one on ebay, and love it. we do have the propane heater, but why use it when the electric is already paid. I don t know the brand but it oscillates 90 deg and has a thermostat (5 deg increments). The thermostat is very important, at least for me, my sinuses can t take the heater going constantly all nite.
 I place it on the dining table and have it oscillate the 90 deg so it blows air to each bunkend...seems to work great. also get the bunk end covers, someone said besides keeping the the PU cooler it also helps keep the warm air in at night

[fivegonefishing]

 debbiedee1957
Our pop up did not have a furnace so we got a ceramic heater; greatest investment ever.  Between runners on the floor and a small fan to circulate the air, we had all the heat we needed!
 
 Our hybrid came with a furnace and we used it the first night, worked fine however we now use just the ceramic heater and set the furnace to come on if it s really cold.  I figure I m already paying for the electricity so why not use it.
 
 Ceramic heaters are fairly inexpensive and you can get an ocilating model.

[mikewilley]

 debbiedee1957
Does anyone have the heater strip installed in their A/C unit.  It seems to me this might circulate heat into the bunk ends a little better.
 
 cheers,
 mike willey

[wahoonc]

 debbiedee1957
Mike,
 We have the heat strips on our Niagara; work pretty good down in the low 40 s  you have the advantage of the white noise, plus the ac fan blows air into the  bunk ends. When it gets really cold like into the upper 20 s we add a Mr Buddy LP heater. I know a lot of people don t like them for varying reasons, but they work for us. We do have a small electric cube heater but I think it dries the air our too much for my tastes. Some people have taken reflective blankets and put them on the inside of the bunk ends to help reflect the heat back in. We also added a sheet of rigid insulation under the matteress on the bunks. I used the " blue board"  that you can buy at any home improvement store. Believe I used 1/2" .
 
 Aaron[]

[tlhdoc]

 mikewilley

 

ORIGINAL:  mikewilley
 
 Does anyone have the heater strip installed in their A/C unit.  It seems to me this might circulate heat into the bunk ends a little better.
 
 cheers,
 mike willey
 

 
 I have the heat option on my Carrier Air V AC unit.  It is part of the inside unit and not a strip you can add on later.  It does blow warm air into the bunkends and helps to circulate the hot air.  I live it.[]

[wahoonc]

 tlhdoc

I have the heat option on my Carrier Air V AC unit. It is part of the inside unit and not a strip you can add on later.

 This is one slight advantage of the Coleman Mach units, the heat strips can be added at any time. One of our local dealers runs the heat strips on sale periodically...usually during the heat of summer when no one is thinking of heating needs[] The strips don t blow hot, but they do put out a fair amount of heat with out your realizing it.
 
 Aaron[]