I Investigated 10 Poor Man's Van Heaters (Only 3 Beat Winter With No Engine)

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• WE

  @wendellvanlife24286 · 10 days ago · pinned

  Which heater kept you warmest last winter?<br>📘 The 3 that passed, wattage and clearances: <a href="https://wendell-vanlife.com/v36?src=comment">https://wendell-vanlife.com/v36?src=comment</a><br>💌 New heater tests every week, membership: <a href="https://join.wendell-vanlife.com/?src=poor-man-en-banco-de-t-tulos-27-07-18-03_v36_comment_a">https://join.wendell-vanlife.com?src=poor-man-en-banco-de-t-tulos-27-07-18-03_v36_comment_a</a><br><br>One small thing that costs nothing tonight: before you trust any heater, deal with the cold coming through your windows. A piece of cardboard cut to fit the glass, held in with weatherstrip foam, makes a bigger difference than most men expect, and it doubles as blackout for stealth parking. Cold glass is why so many guys think their heat is failing when the heat is fine.<br><br>Also, crack a window an inch no matter what you run. Always. And put a battery carbon monoxide alarm at head height where you sleep, not on the floor.<br><br>So tell me, which of the 10 are you running right now, and is it actually holding through the night?

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  @trailtramp · 4 days ago

  Very informative video and obviously you speak from experience. &nbsp;I hope you touch on the basics of the proper way to insulate and vent a van. Such as vapor barriers. As you know van walls will condensate like a marithon runner wearing a rain suit. Wet clothes will chill you and the same with wet van walls. Encapsulate the insulation and use a ceiling fan to remove the moisture. &nbsp;I&apos;ve spent years living in a van in the north country. &nbsp;<br>Keep up the good information! .... Cheers!!

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• WI

  @winfrednorman879 · 6 days ago

  Thank You Sir, really appreciate your content

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• ST

  @StuartMcDonnell-j7i · 2 days ago

  I find the woodstove more valuable than scored here if you do a few things while it&apos;s running: 1. Cook your food 2. Boil excess water and fill at least two large vacuum flasks every burn use for breakfast or hotwater bottle recharges 3. Carefully dry out you next firewood while cooking 4. Fill.hot water bottles into a &nbsp;decent sleeping bag 5. Run flu outthe side of your van to prevent roof dramas. As well, &nbsp;dress smart in layers with clean socks and jocks, drink warm drinks, build a tent of blankets over your sleeping area.

• ZO

  @zozabosh · 7 days ago

  Thank you

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• MA

  @markcasey6358 · 6 days ago

  Thermal long sleeved vest and long johns. Decent doona.

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• 24

  @243063 · 6 days ago

  I framed out a section in my van ,I can put up 4 wool &nbsp; &nbsp;blankets and im in a wool tent 😂

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• JA

  @jamessmallwood1522 · 4 days ago

  Carbon monoxide problems

• FA

  @fabriziomanfredi5206 · 3 days ago (edited)

  Io vivo in una carovana tra colline e montagne altezza 500 -750 MT di altitudine. <br>Per scaldarmi d&apos;inverno tra i 0 e -10 gradi celtis uso una stufa realizzata da me . <br>La stufa ha areazione solo dall&apos;esterno con una presa dedicata e brucia dei briquettes &nbsp;da 500 - 800 gr che realizzo, sempre io con dei cilindri e 5 fori di combustione disposti a pentagono . 1 briquette da 500 gr può durare da 3 a 5ore uno da 800 gr dura da 4,5 a 7 ore. Dipende dall&apos;aria in ingresso. <br>Nel camino c&apos;è uno scambiatore di calore tra i fumi caldi in uscita e l&apos;aria fredda prelevata , scaldata e immessa nella carovana. Così facendo l&apos;aria esterna a -10 gradi celtis esterna la posso scaldare tra 18 e 22 gradi in ingresso della carovana. <br>La mia stufa scalda e si può cucinare con una pentola alla volta sopra , ma in vero riscaldamento lo fa lo scambiatore di calore . <br>Con il freddo più tosto devo per forza usare un po&apos; l&apos;aria forzata con una ventola che è posta in ingresso stufa e dopo lo scambiatore in ingresso carovana per cui un po&apos; di elettricità nei momenti più freddi serve . <br>Invece fino a -1, -3 anche da sola, senza elettricità, posso avere tra 14 e 16 gradi comodi in carovana. A proposito la stufa ha un volume di circa 7lt. e lo scambiatore è un interculer da auto turbo diesel

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  @brunokasaic2165 · 20 hours ago

  Webasto