Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

i will be building a teardrop from plans i have,i will make some changes.i want heat,what do you recommend?

Given my choice I'd opt for a hot 5'3" or so, 115# or so, blond!

I couldn't help myself!!!!!!!!

On our boat we had a small 6" square by 12" high ss stove that I would burn charcoal or coal in (the stove vented outside). It would drive you out of the boat!!!!! In a small teardrop you don't need a lot of heat. If you know how your tear is insulated it isn't difficult to calculate the approximate btu's it will take to heat your tear then you can look for things that will meet your needs. A few candles or kerosene lamp (vented outside) might be enough to do the job.

Cheers,

Gus

A little moe info would be helpfull. For example, do you want a 120v heater, 12v heater, or a fuel heater? There are lots of options depending on what you want to use for power. If you have 120, a small ceramic or forced air heater from evil-mart will work just fine, just don't put it too close to the curtains. A 12v heater will draw a lot of juice from a battery, a 12v electric blanket is another 12v option. Another option is to pre-heat with a propane buddy heater and kill it and vent out any gas (along with your heat in my opinion) before you get in.

eamarquardt wrote:Given my choice I'd opt for a hot 5'3" or so, 115# or so, blond!

I couldn't help myself!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Gus

Eh, I'll take a red head any day!

It takes next to noting to heat a teardrop. Honestly, we have one guy in SC who uses a hair dryer for five minutes to heat his TD up in the morning.

I have a Stanley heater that I use. It has a thermostat, and runs less than 20-percent of the time to keep my TD as warm as my house. And, my TD has NO insulation. AND, I keep my windows up about a half-inch for fresh air to breath.

Seriously, heating a teardrop is about the easiest thing in the world.

Just remember, in a small space like a teardrop, make sure you have a way for fresh air to get in. And, don't use a heat source with a flame.

CD

dh wrote:Eh, I'll take a red head any day!

I'm flexible.

Cheers,

Gus

Yep, more information needed!
I have a Pelonis ceramic heater for when we have 120 and an Eberspacher diesel heater for when we are not.

dh wrote:

eamarquardt wrote:Given my choice I'd opt for a hot 5'3" or so, 115# or so, blond!

I couldn't help myself!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Gus

Eh, I'll take a red head any day!

As long as they have a good job I do not care.

Randy

Longdraw

Are you looking at 4 season camping with you tear?
I spent two winters in Buffalo, with the Coast Guard many years ago
I can not see myself heading in that direction for a winter camp.
We have a few on the board that camp in the snow, more for the experience, rather than the enjoyment, I'm sure.
I camp in the desert year round, and easily see temps in the low 20's to 0 often, have had snow (not expected, but prepared for) but my wife and I are always warm with nothing more than a 12V mattress pad and household style bedding. We only use the 12V mattress pad to pre heat the beding and it is turned off shortly after laying down.
Our TD is fully insulated, which seems to help greatly with the temperature swings we see in the high desert, even in the winter.

Hope this helps, This is how we do it, others mileage may vary.

I am thinking for build #2, bigger, insulated, and heat and a/c. I'm leaning toward one of those a/c heat pump units for ease of installation. I'd have to have power, but with one or two 4" vents I'd have both my A/C and heat taken care of.

Right now I use a ceramic heater plugged into a 30 dollar thermostat I got on Amazon. I don't have A/C.

insulation on ceiling and floor 3/4" walls no insulation. i could buy a generator, but $$$ i was thinking propane, i want to be safe and wake up. winter camping would be early nov. for archery hunting.

I've settled on a menopausal wife. Heats things up fast. (hope she's not reading this thread or I'll be out in the cold...)

Had a couple of them,,,,good heaters but expensive to run Funny stuff

I have a normal electric heater and put in an electric blanket. I have a memory foam mattress and it is hard if not warmed. When Mike isn't there it does not get warm fast enough. Next purchase will be a 12volt mattress pad..

Sometimes my wife is sooooo cold to the touch I think she's "frigid".

Please don't tell her I said so.

Cheers,

Gus