12 volt road pro heater

[droid_ca]

I'm thinking of getting a road pro and would like to know what people think of them

[Shadow Catcher]

Road Pro what. What ever they all use LOTS of power. Droid, when you start looking at these sorts of items look for the power draw and realize any thing that uses resistance heat will suck watts like there is no tomorrow, and as far as your battery there may not be.

[droid_ca]

Sory guys I meant to heater I fixed it now

I was thinking of using it while it was connected to my vehicle I have extra batteries for the heater for when the vehicle is turned off...just wondering if they actually work good or are a piece of I'm wanting it for the outside of my truck for when I'm transporting dogs in colder climates as I don't want them to freeze so I thought that if I hooked up a road pro heater it might work plus I could use it in a pinch for over nighters

[Martiangod]

I'm wanting it for the outside of my truck for when I'm transporting dogs in colder climates as I don't want them to freeze

Get a bus heater from a scrapped school bus,
extend your heater lines from the rad back to it put a switch on dash, will actually make heat, a 12 volt heater wouldn't last too long from the way it sounds like you need it.
Much easier on your charging system also



Or Contact a junk yard...

The late 80's early 90's Suburbans with rear heat... grab one of those units....

Or see if you can find a wrecked Class 8 Truck or boat with an Espar or Webasto diesel heater.
Then you got something that will work in Ft Mac or further north.
It will also preheat your coolant in the truck, set the timer and you come out in the morning to a warmed up truck

[Shadow Catcher]

I adapted an Espar heater to use with our tear found used on Ebay

[Martiangod]

I adapted an Espar heater to use with our tear found used on Ebay

Awesome, wish I could find one, I keep lookin though

[working on it]

droid_ca wrote

I'm wanting it for the outside of my truck for when I'm transporting dogs in colder climates as I don't want them to freeze

My solution to that would be to have the wife ride in the truck bed, and let the dog(s) ride inside. Good dogs are hard to find! Actually, my wife and I once found two pups that had been tied up and thrown into a roadside ditch to drown, the temperature was just under freezing...we were only a few miles from home, and the S-10 extended cab was packed with loose, valuable items. She made a quick decision, grabbed my parka, jumped in the back and wrapped up the two pups with my coat and said "Drive". Those were two great dogs, glad we saved them. Oh, my wife is pretty good too!

[droid_ca]

as I said this isn't for a trailer and no carbon monoxide poisoning is a good thing, My dogs can ride in the truck with me that's what the back seat is for, but when I do rescues I don't want them in the back of my truck encase we have difficulties.I just don't want to do any more harm then good can't always choose the weather . In the off time I'd like to be able to use it as a camper sorta not sure yet as to exactly what is happening with it ...But it's a start

[Martiangod]

droid_ca wrote

My solution to that would be to have the wife ride in the truck bed, and let the dog(s) ride inside.

Its only 45' below zero hun, really, I don't know why you always complain....


He he he, can hear her now, but she will only compain for a few minutes

[droid_ca]

I like many other don't want to keep my motor running all night either that is the reason behind the roadpro. I have considered the other way with a coolant line but then it is not as removable as for when I need my truck to be just a truck and not worrying about a heater getting all banged up...I guess I'll have to ponder it over some more....It's not always that cold in Canada..hahaha thanks for some of the good ideas but I think I might need a few more to sway me either way. I'm not to worried about battery juice as I will have a couple of external batteries on an isolatior that will be for all my accessories for the back of the truck, was even thinking that if I have the batteries on the truck might make it easier when I do get a trailer..thanks again keep the ideas coming

[rowerwet]

heater cores are cheap on fleabay and 12 computer cooling fans are also cheap on fleabay, put the two together in a plastic box yourself and you have a cheap heater that you could put anywhere. just make your hoses and cord long enough to run into a trailer if you want the heat there, and able to roll up in the back of the truck if that is where you want the heat, a simple ball valve in on hose would keep that loop cool for the summer months. I used a set of computer fans, a heater core, a live bait well pump and a cooler full of ice water to make an air conditioner, hooking into your engine heater hoses would be even easier.