Time to ditch the old aircondioner again! time for heating.

[Craig McCormick]

Slo,

Should be 109 here today.

[Mojave Bob]

We purchased a 12v mattress pad designed for use in a semi-truck sleeper. It works great, and we can get about 3 nights out of a charged deep-cycle battery, including limited usage of the interior lights. It warms the bed from below, and makes it very cozy. It takes no space and makes no noise.

[aggie79]

I stepped outside this morning and it was 81 degrees at 6:30 am.

Send some of that cool weather down our way. Oh...and we'd appreciate some rain too if y'all have any of that.

[starleen2]

Geez - us, I thought I'd never this, but it's still too hot to camp

[smatthew]

My trusty little Espar Airtronic D2 is waiting for fall to come. It's a great heater, sips diesel, low energy usage. Kinda expensive, but worth it. And much cheaper to operate than a propane furnace. Diesel has 30% more BTU's per gallon than propane.

[Mukilteo]

A big dog works.

[pete42]

put away my AC not today, yesterday it reached 101 on my indoor/outdoor thermometer.
82 in the house felt cool, now in a couple months 82 will be just a memory and the cold will hit.
Do I hear Florida calling?

[Jim.M]

I used a "mr heater portable buddy" heater (using the green coleman disposable bottles) last week in yellowstone.

since my build is still in "build mode", we were tent camping. nights got down to 29F but with the little catalytic heater going (in the tent) we stayed comfy.

We left the heater on all night on the low setting; had to swap bottles midway through.

the tent was a huge 10'x10' and 7' or 8' high at the peak; the heat rising meant if one stood up it was probably 90 degrees at head level; down at sleeping level my thermometer was showing 55F.

In an insulated TD I'm sure one wouldn't even need to run it all night, just a quick blast before bed and then restart in the morning.

This heater has a low oxygen cut-out; others have had problems with theirs at high altitudes but we've had ours going at Yellowstone (canyon village campground 8000'), South Rim grand canyon (mather campground 7000') and Bryce canyon (north campground 8000').

Never had any low-oxygen events. Supposedly the catalytic heaters don't produce CO... in an enclosed space I'd invest in a CO/Oxygen alarm. I didn't have any worries in the tent with a door flap open and a window flap open up top for some fresh airflow.

You can buy an adapter to run the heater from a bulk tank, I think for $40 or so, the heater is $80-$90.

The control knob is fiddly and after running out of propane the built-in clicker igniter refused to do its job lighting the pilot light, so I pulled out the bbq lighter which got the heater going again.

if one's hands are delicate and sensitive as a brain surgeon's, the lighting process will be smooth and delightful; all others are doomed to frustration and failure (read the online reviews for proof).

[Mukilteo]

I'm still waiting for it to cool off in Eastern Washington to go camping. 96 in Moses Lake today.

[Wolffarmer]

I use my coleman white gas lanterns. I have a hook in the ceiling to hang it from. Before doing that I made a mock of my ceiling and spar and ran a double lantern for 6 hours and no problems. I run it about an hour or so at night while I read before bed time. Then turn the bed from couch mode to beddie bye mode and I stay warm the rest of the night with just a blanket and a nice comforter. Have woke up to 12 degree mornings and not cold. Works for me and before any one has a cow I do open the windows a crack with the lantern on. Have to or it will cook you right out of there.

Randy

[Corwin C]

I hate to beat you to it to Mr.Cowboy, but we had SNOW today...



I believe that this is the peak between Mt.Holly and Delano Peak, estimated elevation - 11,600'

[Wolffarmer]

Knock that off Mr. Corwin

You are far south of slow and I, it just is not right.

Randy

[john warren]

i can't recall the name of the company, but there is a 12volt, propane tent heater. it heats with propane, and has a 12 volt fan that pushes the hot air threw what looks like dryer vent hose. for tents you just slip the end of the hose under the door flap, the heater and fumes stay safely outside.

i think its called a zodi heater.

would be easy to hook to the trailer threw the galley