The BEST Heat Source For Winter Vanlife | Wood Stove vs Diesel Heater vs Propane Heater

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I've lived on the road in Alaska in extreme winter environments in truck campers and motorhomes for 11 years. In this video, I'll talk about the best way to heat your truck camper, van, motorhome, or bus. Finally, I'll tell you whether a wood stove, diesel heater, or propane furnace is best for life on the road in extremely cold and harsh weather.
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@zhengshen4204 10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind that I've only used it for a couple weeks, that being said, so far so good kzfaq.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM . Using it at 8 ft. by 8ft. deer blind that is insulated. I have to keep the door cracked for it to get enough air to burn, but that is very likely the wood I've used. Much better quality than I expected for the price. Now if I can just take it easy in the beginning it won't be 90 degrees in my blind. All in all it seems like a keeper.

@sdnlawrence5640 4 ай бұрын

You can scrounge a lot of scrap wood, even in cities. Broken chairs on the curb burn fine.

@henrikm4657 Жыл бұрын

Good summary. I have a Propex propane heater and it has a built-in heat exchanger so the combusted propane never enters the tent. I.e. the heat going into the tent is dry.

@laska907 Жыл бұрын

My Chinese diesel heater was $109 with free shipping to Alaska and I’ve left it running for literally weeks at a time. This is the third winter I’ve had it. I highly recommend not spending $1000 or more on a name brand one that’s exactly the same thing

@haileymsalmeri1071 11 ай бұрын

Hey any chance you could give me the name of the brand?

@laska907 11 ай бұрын

Vevor but i’m pretty sure if it’s in the $100 range they are all made by the same company. Can’t go wrong with the ones on Amazon

@theBdunklee 10 ай бұрын

What size did you buy? 5kw?

@escapetherace1943 8 ай бұрын

@@theBdunklee the 8kw literally are 5kw so I'm assuming he did. I got one of the newer panelled ones (5kw) and it's great lol....

@KDlGG 7 ай бұрын

@@laska907they’re not made by the same company, however it’s a super simple design that Chinese companies just essentially reverse engineered. They are for the less reliable but that’s mostly due to user error (soot buildup) or occasionally a minor part breaking due to cheap metals or the board going out. But they’re super easy to fix when something goes out, Personally if someone were to use these I’d say have basic parts on hand or buy a second one ready to run in case of emergency

@robertdodd9623 28 күн бұрын

Good video, a subject everyone needs to be informed about. To me camping in the woods with a saw, axe , and a wood stove you can cook on, is a sure thing. A propane catalytic wave heater would be my backup heating . These heaters use little propane and require no electricity . ❄️

@stevebrotzman723 3 ай бұрын

Pretty much sealed the deal for my build! My stove will be different for a van that I am stealing from stationary builds. That is ok cause Tim stresses "what is right for you". He is teaching us how to think about what suits us best in our situation. He mentions a storage unit to grab wood. He mentions condensation with propane. Diesel is awesome for him but make sure to have repair parts on hand if there is a problem. You don't want your heater to break down and wait 3 weeks for a part so keep those on hand. Same way he keeps the likely parts to fail on his truck with him. Just my interpretation of what Tim said..........

@garlandremingtoniii1338 Жыл бұрын

This video, has more info packed inside it, far far more, than 30 / 45 minute videos I’ve watched. By Far!!!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Right on, that's what I was going for:)

@jerrytalley802 Жыл бұрын

Timmy, I can’t wait to see people trying to argue with your opinions, lol. You have lived the life, most people only dream about.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

lol

@jeremyburr1762 3 ай бұрын

Timmy. Such a stud.

@12vNation Жыл бұрын

Great video, accept for one thing, a propane furnace is as dry as a diesel heater as it exhausts outside, not to be confused with a catalytic propane heater which exhausts inside.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

yup, the dometic furnace I had though had the pilot light inside which caused a little more condensation than the diesel/wood stove

@12vNation Жыл бұрын

@Truck House Life that sounds sketchy af. Definitely a rare bird.

@taurota1554 Жыл бұрын

Awesome content as always, very informative.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

@astrobob9432 Жыл бұрын

Great info! thanks!

@Chris-ut6eq Жыл бұрын

Nice video, good advise!

@charlieoglesby3468 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info 😊

@beckyumphrey2626 Жыл бұрын

Great evaluation from years of experience. Thank you.

@Nolgore Жыл бұрын

Very informative vid. You've got the best of both worlds!

@bobscott8653 Жыл бұрын

Good info. I agree with the two heat source system

@rosscarpenter6182 Жыл бұрын

Very informative thanks

@aser2429 5 ай бұрын

Really good video. Thanks for the very clear summary!

@nolehopkins1077 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Timmy love the video dude.

@michellet1287 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love your videos!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davestevens4263 Жыл бұрын

That is a tuff one , they all have there pros & cons . I agree both that way your covers . My friend hasn’t had the best luck with his diesel heater one time he had battery issues & it wouldn’t , run . I don’t like listening to it , so I camp further away & he has functioning issues . Like we say they all vary .

@jimbluebaugh6090 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@jimsullivan9104 Жыл бұрын

Excellent experiential information - the best IMHO! You share well Dude...thanx so much!

@garlandremingtoniii1338 Жыл бұрын

You betcha I subscribe to this channel!!! and I always hit the like button on every video I watch!!!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Cheers dude!

@ronaldbertin9455 Жыл бұрын

Great info THANK YOU

@dj_ath Жыл бұрын

Looking good bro. Great advice 👍

@jeannemarcinek4575 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@OllieBabaSan 8 ай бұрын

Great vid, thanks. You know how to live large buddy! Keep havin fun ☮️

@yurperfect Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@johnpeddicord4932 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed again

@rajeevpushkar Жыл бұрын

Very well explained 👍👍

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tommyeverest Жыл бұрын

You’re living the dream ☮️

@MrTmax74 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the helpful video. Insightful.

@afj3rd 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video Tim Thank you so much. i’m coming up to Alaska in the summer and plan to overwinter in the old Bigfoot truck camper.(diesel & Wood-burning heat.)

@walksandwheels 7 ай бұрын

I’m new around here and have subscribed to your channel to hear/see more. 🌱

@Jan-pw4po Жыл бұрын

Great video, I have a diesel heater in my 13 ft boler, absolutely love it and another upside is they are really small

@JB50713 Жыл бұрын

Nice to have the ability for heat redundancy!

@Kralphrn 6 ай бұрын

Great video!

@lisam4503 Жыл бұрын

I live in an RV in Arizona at 3,000 ft elevation. It rarely gets below freezing. For years I used Big Buddy Mr Heaters which don't use electric. I've just been souring on them because they are propane hogs! Also I couldn't get them to run on low without setting off my carbon monoxide detector. Then they really don't last more than three to five years. My last one caught on fire in my RV. Luckily, I caught it just as it started. The last few months I've been running a 128-dollar Vevor 8 KW diesel heater. It's pretty easy on the diesel fuel and my battery bank. The only drawback I've had with it is there really isn't any temperature regulation (thermostat). A lot of nights it can get to hot even on low. Then on the really cold nights it struggles to keep my older drafty 32-foot fifthwheel warm enough without running it on high. Anyone that has spent the winter in Mohave County AZ knows it can get pretty windy here! Then on the coldest nights it tends to be blowing the worst. I have lived in this RV from the midwest and minus 45 windchills to a high of 116 here. For an older four seasons RV its served me well and long ago paid for itself.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

geez!

@ferraritrip Жыл бұрын

Rock on from Kennesaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jamescoxon5553 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, love my diesel heater....just FYI (I'm a red seal RV journeyman+ gas license holder, almost 20 years in the industry) although the combustion of propane has moisture as a by product, pretty well all furnaces for the last 20 years or so are direct vent, so the combustion air is taken in from outside and by products are expelled back outside. There is no contact between the interior heated air and the combustion process.....that would be a serious safety hazard for carbon monoxide......the cooktop and oven however do combust in the interior air, that's usually a major cause of humidity increase. It's much the same as the diesel heater, the combustion is not intermixed with the heated air.....but definitely propane furnaces are super heavy on battery life 👍

@charlesb4267 Жыл бұрын

I suspect he was referring to the portable propane heaters which in all honesty shouldn't be used for any extended amount of time in an enclosed space since all the issues you listed with using a stove top to attempt to heat a space would produce are relevant. Certainly a typical factory camper with a propane furnace setup works great and also is ducted into the basement of campers with holding tanks below but ... needs a good volume of propane and sucks the battery power so that is the downside there. Nothing can beat the reliability of a wood stove, if one has a way of lighting it and the wood to burn and don't mind being smoked out by a back draft LOL, its a great survival tool.

@secundilafernandez6474 Жыл бұрын

😂❤

@pavel9652 Жыл бұрын

It is serious misinformation and oversight on his end. If he wants to compare it, he should compare with diesel heaters that aren't vented if they are any. Is propane heater less efficient than diesel one? I heard diesel is the most efficient fuel. Can diesel heaters work on kerosene? As far as I know, it is almost the same thing, except tax (at least in Europe).

@TDOGGisawsome 8 ай бұрын

@@pavel9652the benefit to propane is that it’s quieter and doesn’t use electricity.

@18despues 6 ай бұрын

so could i just use my propane cook top to heat or is that less efficient than getting a mr buddy or single tank top propane heat lamp

@DHFlip18 6 ай бұрын

Greetings from the Bronx and happy holidays!! Yet another great video Timmy, excellent comparison from someone who knows what they're talking about. I've used my Wave 3 catalytic propane heater for 3 winters in my van already (this is my 4th) and i can vouch for the condensation buildup with propane. It's definitely humid and everything feels damp inside. I just ordered a Vevor diesel heater a few days ago because it's a dryer heat and will hopefully dry my snowboarding gear faster overnight. Ki hope it serves me well. And you're right, having a second backup source of heat is important, especially when snowboarding f when temps hit in the teens and lower.

@jenniferstewarts4851 Жыл бұрын

having 2 heat sources is often a life saver... many stoves on burn for 2-4 hours at a time. so to keep a wood stove going you may need to get up several times at night. propane heaters have the same problem you may need to "switch propane bottles" if you are using a buddy with the 1l bottle. That said, larger propane tanks can last a while, and built in propane heaters can provide a dry heat if they are vented heaters. but they are less efficient and more expensive. Pairing either a propane portable and wood stove, with a diesel though is a good choice. because if one fails you have a back up, and in a blizzard, in extreme cold one failing with no backup could be deadly.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Yup, 2 sources is wise for sure

@throwaway692 Жыл бұрын

Is there anyone else out there that isn't getting notified by YT about Timmys new videos?

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't shock me lol

@smashedfootlefty4726 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Been rocking the cheap diesel ebay heater for 3 years now and the only problem I've had is that during warm months of sitting unused for months and months, it looses prime on the fuel feed line and takes some fiddling to get reprimed. would love to add in the wood stove with propane burner and pellet options I made but its going to take up to much space so diesel heater is running solo... Great video Timmy!

@normanroberts6680 Жыл бұрын

I feel like no more info is needed. You summed it up well. Thanks

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jonasoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Great video 📹 keep it up

@freethinkingamerican80 Жыл бұрын

I run a Webasto in my HQ19 trailer and have been pretty satisfied so far.

@raullywhere3602 Жыл бұрын

Hey Timmy! well, the Diesel Heater i recently purchased, takes it...works great, excellent heat. I think im going to try a wood stove this year too ! Thanks for another aweson video

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Do it!

@Whistler326 Жыл бұрын

Always having back up heat source is WISE.....and over time (WOOOD ....will always be cheaper if the wood is free), and gives great cabin vibes for your lady friend!!! Cheers ...B

@theloveyourfacegal2773 Жыл бұрын

I always see on youtube everyone uses propane & they all have the mildew battle. I guess they should watch your show :)

@Kamikaze3557 Жыл бұрын

'Tho I’m not raving, I suggest 2 sources of heating, In my cabin it’s wood heat, I’m in Arkansas and plenty of fuel of that kind, next diesel, and I love the motor noise. Propane , depending on type moisture is an issue, along with oxygen consumption and with wood heat too.

@marianfrances4959 Жыл бұрын

Our camper heater is propane. It's 25 years old and no problems. I do hate the fan noise but I'm a light sleeper. Wood is my #1 choice, in general. 👍🇨🇦😎❄🔥

@alexanderross4257 Жыл бұрын

Respect your vids bro, living in Whistler. Respect your grind. Duffy love

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Nice, enjoy the pow down there!

@johnkaznecki3842 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation I use a diesel in mine works great But i will be upgrading to a better one at some point

@SWS509 Жыл бұрын

Love the stove man. Nothing like wood heat. 🔥

@Gerbyq Жыл бұрын

That's really they main benefit right.. the vibe is hard to beat

@lowrangeoverland9013 Жыл бұрын

outstanding 👍❗💯🏆

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@MarcusWolfWanders Жыл бұрын

my intent is to build a cabin on my 11'x7' flatbed 1996 f350 xlt gasser. this helps me narrow down what i need for heat and redundancy, thank you much!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

awesome! good luck!

@byronscherer5098 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TruckHouseLife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support, Byron!

@dickvankoughnett2331 Жыл бұрын

Good info . I use a wood stove in my fold out tent camper . One of the best things about the wood stove is you can cook and boil water on it . Worst heat i have tried was buddy heated ,woke up with tent dripping water and sleeping bag soaking wet ,scarry . I am going to try as back up the compressed wood blocks that ACE hardware sell , supposed to be good at night for a long burn time .Thanks

@kevinferger9897 Жыл бұрын

With the small space you have in truck house I would use for backup is a buddy heater. Now it doesn't have a thermostat but just on low would heat it for 7-8hrs on one pound. There's gonna be a little moisture but it's just a backup heater. You can use a 20lb tank or a pounder tank (which you can refill using an adapter) very cheaply.

@Scottjay88 5 ай бұрын

I live on a boat I love the smoke coming out look cool

@OutOfOfficeCamping Жыл бұрын

We lover our chinese diesel heater. Been working great for 2 seasons. We did get the white smoke and no heat. But that was an easy fix. Just needed to clean out all the carbon. Running like a champ again. Great video high lighting all the pros and cons! Thank you.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Yup they're awesome!

@OutOfOfficeCamping Жыл бұрын

@@TruckHouseLife 😊

@harrymills2770 7 ай бұрын

For wood, you need the right kind of stove, and/or know how to operate a wood stove with minimum smoke. Most people don't. People love their long burns, which usually means a smoldering fire with a lot of smoke. Paying extra for a good gasifying stove, like the Kimberly, and learning how to operate it optimally, can really cut down on your pollution footprint and cut down on irate locals. Every time I have had a wood stove in a new place - and there've been a few - I always figure out how to make the new (to me) stove work right. A lot of going outside and looking at what's coming out, until you find the sweet spot. A tiny pellet stove would be very good, too, because they can be very efficient.and you have some control over how hot it gets. It's hard to find exactly what you want because they either have no features or they have a lot of micro-chip features that I don't want. No, I don't want to control it with my phone. I'm hoping someone comes out with a pellet stove with blower and auger powered off the heat of combustion. You'd think almost all heaters would have that feature nowadays, with everyone wanting off-grid primaries/backups. TEGs don't produce much power, but it's enough to run a little fan and a little auger, and 'most any little fan will do for these tiny spaces. Most off-gridders doing wood pellets seem to fiddle with gravity feeds which look pretty crude, when a proper auger creates a continuous, metered stream of fuel that you can fine tune by the speed of the auger. Wood stoves tend to be too hot for a short time and burn out and get cold before you've gotten any sleep. I've been looking at different oil-heating ideas, searching for the cleanest burning possible. Unlike wood, you can get a long. slow burn that's not too intense. Propane heat isn't wet unless you're burning and exhausting it in your space. The Mr. Buddy and Little Buddy heaters do put exhaust in the space. I'm coming around to your diesel/oil with wood backup as the best.

@vivalaleta 7 ай бұрын

We live in the Midwest and burn corn. Cleanest fuel of them all for cold weather.

@jsned2502 7 ай бұрын

Deisel heaters are great. If you are using it enough look into making Black deisel. Easy and very cheap and a good way to get rid of used oil. I love your camper. Insulation is key also

@sunroameroverland Жыл бұрын

When i can source wood, and emergency. I like my wood stove in the Sunrader. Find i use diesel heater the most.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

yup!

@KIngRenegadeGaming Жыл бұрын

TIMMMYYYYYY RIBLAAAAA

@cryptobear88-8 Жыл бұрын

Hey Man, i loved the video. i live in Fairbanks and have seen your truck around Alaska a few times.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

nice!

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

nice!

@rondumesnil7838 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I'm in the Canadian trucking industry and use Webasto heaters all the time. I have one in my 5th wheel camper. You need to get one for you truck engine, cold start videos are cool but that's what KZfaq is for😬

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Yup it's on the list!

@SwampDonkey530 Жыл бұрын

Webasto will get ya home 🤘

@sukhchainghotra23 Жыл бұрын

I live in Canada & Drive truck on Long haul year around.I have been using Webasto diesel Bunk heater in my Volvo Trucks for last 10 years I will definitely recommend A good quality Diesel heater .it’s effective, Durable,Very cheap on running cost It’s the best option for small area heating

@AdventureswithJerrod Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Tim! Been thinking about these options on my A frame. I think I’m going diesel next winter.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

You'll love it!

@zoizisi5598 Жыл бұрын

Hello timmy μου άρεσε όλο αυτό που κάνεις 🥳😘

@mikehunt4686 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever looked at the Dickenson marine propane heater, it's sips fuel and power and good ambiance

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Yup, does't put out a high enough BTU compared to the other heating sources.

@rossgoodine891 5 ай бұрын

There is a significant difference between a direct vent propane heater and what ever the other type where the exhaust vents into the heated space is called. When ever I see someone talk about the moisture from propane they didn't get a direct vent one.

@triedproven9908 Жыл бұрын

With a proper bank of batteries i bet a 12v space heater would do the trick. Then top them up with the generator or alternator every few days. There's something nostalgic about burning wood though.

@thim8009 Жыл бұрын

I own a tree service and would love to put a small wood stove in my rig, but the places I go to in South Dakota have a constant burn ban. So I bought a diesel heater, see how it goes haven't installed yet.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

You'll love it!

@escapetherace1943 8 ай бұрын

buy 2 of these so one is a backup, + propane and heater. Also keep an extra glow plug or two, an extra fuel pump, and extra fuel line.

@dhrracer Жыл бұрын

What about just occasional use? Situations where you end up with weather that just ended up colder than planned. Something more of for just taking the edge off. Not relying on for survival.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

I'd still suggest a diesel heater for occasional use.

@Scootersps Жыл бұрын

In terms of propane heaters. I think there would be difference in the moisture if you had a on open flame propane heater such as a little buddy or a heater with a heat exchanger such as an RV propane heater. I use a little buddy heater sometimes and it does seem to create more moisture in smaller areas. However, using the suburban RV heater it is not as bad. I would be concerned if there was combustion byproducts entering the space. There has been some chatter lately about the indoor pollution caused by gas stoves, I wonder if the same applies to the little buddy type propane heaters. Just thinking out loud.

@kayakchrispy Жыл бұрын

If you can only have one in an extreme cold situation… be ready for failure.. gotta have redundancy.. have all three

@mctrustsnoone3781 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a helpful video … I am currently designing my build and heating is top priority as I live in Alberta. Love the idea of the wood for redundancy and atmosphere. Was debating on diesel vs propane, as the cost of under mounting a propane tank needs to be taking into consideration and I’m not thrilled with the idea. I do believe you have successfully helped me reach my decision.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Awesome! You'll love it;)

@pavel9652 Жыл бұрын

How do you plan to cook?

@mctrustsnoone3781 Жыл бұрын

@@pavel9652 butane cooktop, the portable kind professional chefs use when they set up remote or mobile stations.

@barrybrum 5 ай бұрын

Good info, thanks for creating and posting it for us. May I ask, what is the brand and model of the wood heater you are using in this video?

@mtnbound2764 Жыл бұрын

great video! love how you summed up the pros and cons of each! personally i think i'd go with wood if its for like survival/ extreme winter. also, I have seen other people with diesel heaters that had issues with it clogging or fouling up at higher elevation, you ever experience that?

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

No clogs yet, even at 12,000 feet in colorado, just make sure to keep it clean every year.

@mtnbound2764 Жыл бұрын

@@TruckHouseLife good to hear!

@ClarkyMalarky 5 ай бұрын

Huge downfall for propane in the winter is when the tanks get cold from decompression and temp, you loose about 1/3 capacity of the fuel.

@johnjwhitbread Жыл бұрын

I use a chinese diesel heater in my bus. Been super reliable so far.

@SwampCityRadio1974 7 ай бұрын

I spent $90 on a 2KW Chinese Diesel heater for my tiny house boat. It comes with a fifteen litre tank which lasts for ages.

@ditryn 9 ай бұрын

Have you looked into Gravity Feed Drip Oil Stove, highly efficient and no power required. Just bought a Cabin in Willow with one. My Uncle in Fairbanks swears by them. I have seen them on Boats also.

@williamfuller2389 Жыл бұрын

You failed to mention one additional downside to having a wood stove. Difficult to get uninterrupted sleep when you constantly need to add wood to the fire to keep it going through out the night. When you mention "propane" heater, you were referring to the standard RV furnaces? I believe a Propex or Dickenson performs similar to a diesel heater in fuel efficiency and electrical draw.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

Snap, forgot to mention that, never a full nights sleep lol

@Alaskanbushman907 10 ай бұрын

Would love to know what kind of wood stove that is! Great video, thanks for sharing!

@TruckHouseLife 10 ай бұрын

Kimberly wood stove

@realistic.optimist 5 ай бұрын

Primary Webasto with Kimberly as a backup. Diesel is everywhere.

@tylerfisher7819 Жыл бұрын

My propane heater uses the same amount of electricity as my diesel heater. The reason people call diesel heaters dry heat, is because they're not circulating the fan inside the camper always. You can run a input duct. Propane is definitely more effective imo. Unless you have an expensive diesel heater. I do love my diesel heater I use daily for work. I'm burning used oil, and a diesel blend. Great video!

@wagu7003 Жыл бұрын

You prob should not be mixing in the used oil because of carbon buildup

@tylerfisher7819 Жыл бұрын

@@wagu7003 I run these all winter long. Carbon builds up, but they're simple machines and easy to clean.

@pavel9652 Жыл бұрын

The fumes has to be toxic. Do you have any filtration? What happens to the contaminants in used engine oil?

@tylerfisher7819 Жыл бұрын

@@pavel9652 it goes out the exhaust. Oil is oil.

@tylerfisher7819 Жыл бұрын

@@pavel9652 diesel is oil.

@_TheDudeAbides_ 8 ай бұрын

One disadvantage with diesel heater is that the oil from old fossils are old co2 so you add that to the environment when you burn it. Burning wood returns young co2 to the environment so it is not as negative pollution. There are some nasty toxic particles in diesel exhaust on cars so I guess it is the same when you burn it in a diesel heater.

@curve5746 7 ай бұрын

CO2 is good for the environment and man does not effect the supposed global warming. It is a sham. Stop giving criminals power over us by spewing this garbage

@johntatman9168 Жыл бұрын

Anothe issue with wood is you have to get up at night and restoke it or be very cold in the morning. The diesel just walk away and forget it.

@Gerbyq Жыл бұрын

i've been so impressed with my diesel heater. you do need to tweak them a lot and do research around the little things it needs to make it last. like aftermarket fuel line etc.

@lisam4503 Жыл бұрын

I wish they had a way to put a thermostat on them! I've seen some mention of the possibility to do that on foreign youtube sites but no real mention about how to get the parts and do it here in the USA.

@Gerbyq Жыл бұрын

@@lisam4503 Mine has one. Which one do you have? its pretty easy to swap out the controller unit with a more "advanced" or newer one.

@lisam4503 Жыл бұрын

@@Gerbyq I have a Vevor. It just has six different settings. Most of the time I just run it on the lowest setting 1. Like tonight we have a low of 41F. Running it at 12 am I just had to shut it off. It was 78F in my RV. A bit to toasty for me.

@koybaker643 Жыл бұрын

@@lisam4503 I have the same heater and there is a way to put it into thermostat mode but it will be in C° I don't remember exactly how to do it it's been a while for me but just look it up on KZfaq basically all of the Chinese diesel heaters use the same controller

@lisam4503 Жыл бұрын

@@koybaker643 I will look in the owners manual and check the videos. Thanks

@Briebabcock8052 10 ай бұрын

I think the Dickinson solid multi fuel heater or even something like the Hobbit SE (for smoke free zones and multi solid fuel) would likely be better. I can see where the diesel heater would excel too. One thing I've seen for certain is tiny wood stoves fail considerably is due to the fact that they are just that, a wood stove, most can't have charcoal or anthracite coal burned in them and one can get hours of heat out of a small pile of coal and depending on the charcoal (briquettes or lump), hours of heat (10-12 hours) can be achieved with small amounts. Correct me if Im wrong.

@essentials723 Жыл бұрын

I prefer the wood stove,,,,, but since I'm an Urban camper I know somebody will call the police!!!!! So I will have to settle for the loud Diesel heater

@scottholmes8359 Жыл бұрын

well if you deside to get a new wood stove ever ,i will buy your old one there because i cant afford the new price.and i think thats the best wood stove out there for this kind of life.

@TruckHouseLife Жыл бұрын

They are definitely awesome, they were waaaay cheaper when I got mine 11 years ago.