Small Heater Question

[backstrap bandit]

That's where the fantastic fan with reverse comes into play and thanks for the concern

[Vedette]

We won a 12V Mattress heating pad at the IRG. Have only used it one weekend....but it works great!
Plug it in 5 minutes before we go to bed while we go to brush our teeth.
By time we get settled in bed and say our Good Nights, the bed is warm and toasty.
We shut it off at that point and good for the rest of the night.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[Plainsgirl]

That Hampshire heater is stunning Pretty eccy-pensive, but. Could one be made by a clever metalworker, I wonder, out of recycled stainless somethin-arruthers? After all, it it just a tiny combustion heater. I love how that one is vented. Ventilation, ventilation ventilation. Breathing ANYTHING but clean air freaks me out and defeats the purpose of going bush.

[rowerwet]

I was wondering that myself, I'm not even sure stainless is required, just good tight joints.
I am trying to find out how it is set up on the inside.

[MtnDon]

S/S probably is not needed, but since it is intended for a marine environment it is no surprise they use S/S. But if it was not S/S what will prevent surface rust from forming throughout a humid warm/hot summer? Not sure stove black as used on cast iron stoves would work on mild steel.

[Rainier70]

High temperature stove paint would keep it from rusting. They have more colors than just black anymore, but I still prefer black.

[kirkman]

Here's one some one made. It does need some refining for temp regulation but it would work. Any one with any welding skill could really make this design into a really nice stove even ad a shroud like the marine one.
http://www.bluemoment.com/simplestove.html

[GuitarPhotog]

Here's one some one made. It does need some refining for temp regulation but it would work. Any one with any welding skill could really make this design into a really nice stove even ad a shroud like the marine one.
http://www.bluemoment.com/simplestove.html

Looks good, except for the fact that it uses room air for combustion, a no-no in a small space like a teardrop trailer.

Safety first

<Chas>

[kirkman]

That's why you leave a window open a crack like with all heat sources that don't use a outside air intake.

[Tucguy]

I would not use any of these stoves and or propane heaters if they did not use a separate duct from the outside for outside air to be used for combustion. Not in a tent either. There are plenty of stories of people dying in tents from carbon monoxide poisoning. There are a couple of those boat heaters that use propane and also have an outside source of air for combustion. The price is the BIG problem there. They are beautiful and will do a fine job but cost as much as some of our tears. I would love to have one that uses charcoal and is plumbed to use outside air. It would be the ticket. I do like Kenneth's radiant tube heater. I would like to be able to control the heat from inside if possible. His design has definite possibilities. I own a Little Guy and would like to do one if I can figure out how to control the regulator from inside.

[bobhenry]

Just turn down the damper !

[kirkman]

Bob....As always, you have the coolest stuff!

[Plainsgirl]

Check this out. This is the duck's guts! (That's Australian for 'the coolest of the cool')

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/12/howto/woodstove/

[KennethW]

Petty cool. On the heavy side. If it had a outside air intake it would be a winner in my book.

[Plainsgirl]

Kenneth I agree about the intake from outside, and that would be way easy to do, too. This is one a teardropper on FB is making: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

But the weight, I think would be fine because it's finished size is 6 x 6 x 8. Two solid house-bricks? Where to position it..now THAT is the question...

I can so see this little heater with a few laser-cut decorative stainless embellishments..girly, like.