The modern propane heater has a balanced flue, drawing air from outside and exhausting to the outside, so no moisture problem. The Truma heater is an example of this, and very frugal on fuel. We use one in Australia, it has revolutionised our travelling experience.

Love seeing the propane fireplace gaining traction! I'm chemically sensitive and it's the only of these options that fully vents to the exterior so it's my choice

one comment on the propane heater, you stated that it is more of a "wet" heat. propex heaters exhaust outside so it would be no different than any of the other heaters in terms of moisture

Their schoolie is beautiful, and I would do the wood stove! Then I would do the gas heater. Thanks for info. I love the very tiny Wood stoves I have seen. They are even smaller than the on e in the schoolie!

This was a very helpful, short overview, thankyou. You might improve the humidity in a van using dry heat by leaving a bowl of water out on a counter. This will evaporate and raise the humidity slightly.

I have a 38' Class A and right now I am using a Big Buddy heater up front and a Mr. Buddy heater in the back of the rig, however, I am looking at the Dickenson Newport Diesel heater for upfront, and hydronic radiant floor heating throughout. I have two Max Air fans to keep constant inflow of fresh air to eliminate moisture buildup.

Francois, is killing it . But, the School Bus is next level awesome !

What swung me about choosing a diesel heater was that it barely uses any diesel! I calculated that I could run a 2kW heater full power 24/7 for an entire month off my tank! I never run it that hot as my van would be an instant sauna - even on low 800W setting I have to open a vent as one downside is that they need to run continuously and can't switch on and off. Mine does have a thermostat but all it does is increase or decrease the power and bottoms out at 800W.

I pulled my old propane heater out of my slid in and super nerding out what I should do. Big one for me is moisture control as I’m snowboarding out of it. 2 not packing to many different types of fuel. My old propane heat made the camper drip with water ness even with fans on ect.

I am putting together a Propex HS2800 Heater for use either inside my pickup canopy, or my Shiftpod tent.

I have an Olympian Wave Cat heater. Works great and throws off a lot of radiant heat like a fireplace, plus it's adjustable, starts up quickly and uses very little fuel. I do have to open the vent 1\4" and it gets moisture on the windows a bit, but those are the only drawbacks which I can easily live with one month out of the year. If I were a full timer, then I'd consider another type.

when I am parked, I set a bowl of water in front of the heated air discharge of my diesel heater, it doesn’t saturate moisture into the air, but it definitely makes enough difference.

I always wondered about the plastic diesel tanks hanging inside of people's vans. Do they have an oder? I can't carry a container of regular gas in my car without it smelling like gas in there for days. Does diesel smell like gas? I use my electric car as a hotel room often these days. I simply put it in Utility Mode and set the thermostat. All electric vans will be a real game changer when it comes to heating!

When my furnace was out I used a mr buddy heater for a couple weeks in my trailer. That thing caused a ton of moisture, the walls and ceiling were wet wet. Even with quite plentiful drafts. Looking into diesel heaters, propane furnace works decent but when it gets cold, 20-30f, it takes a lot of propane to keep it even 55-60f inside. Can go through a tank per day, at about $20 each it gets pricey. Ideally id have a mid sized wood stove, not mini but small. The insulation on rvs, campers is not ideal for heating efficiency in the cold so need something with strong output.

I've been using a Mr Heater Portable Buddy to warm my cheap 'n' tacky short bus home. Small heater + 1 lb propane bottles = expensive hassle. If I'm still living in the bus next winter, I'll definitely want to upgrade my heating, and those diesel heaters seem like a cheap, easy way to do that. I could sling a big propane tank under the bus and use that to run a heater, but that's an expensive upgrade. A wood-burning stove has an undeniable awesomeness factor, but I drive some bumpy roads, and I'd be worried about it holding together. Since I already have a 60-gallon diesel tank on this rig and a 600W/300AH solar PV system, it seems like a diesel heater is the smart move. But damn, a wood-burning stove would be so very, very cool. :)

Propane furnaces like Carly and Kyle use, same as is used in RVs, campers, etc work with a heat exchanger. The same way as a diesel heater and their heat is no more "wet" than that of a diesel heater. Now if we're talking about none vented propane heaters with an open flame, like a Mr Buddy heater ie, than yes their heat output contains a massive amount of moisture.

I love the wood burning fire place that also heats up bread. .but can they burn wood found in the woods or would that bring in bugs? Does the cat get burned on the fire place?

7 x 14 cargo trailer with 6 x 6 tailgate tent extension. We use the permanent mount trailer 9000BTU mini-split until extreme cold for entire 7 x 20 area. Extreme cold (

A woodstove is probably the best for a Cosita or a skamp

2021 Ford E350 cutaway van with a lot of insulation. Heating and air-conditioning 1. 9,000 btu Pioneer mini split AC/heat pump. 2. Propex HS2000 propane heater, with a 12.2 gallon propane tank. Good at altitudes up to 10-12 thousand feet. 3. 400 watt oil filled electric heater, powered by 1,200 watts of solar panels and 900 amp hours of lithium batteries and a 60 amp dc to dc charger.

Mine is not a van but a 2020 Toyota 4Runner, which I describe as a mobile tent. My heater is a 120v toe kick plate heater that cycles throughout the night while sleeping. The battery system for the heater (and other appliances) is 400ah lithium with a 3k watts inverter. While I have 200watt solar, rarely do I stay in one place; thus, driving (alternator at 30amp) to the next site recharges the battery for the next bedtime use. Last week the heater and battery system did well in 17F to 3F (-8C to -16C) overnight. A second choice would be the gas (Webasto, Esbar, or Autoterm) heater. Not the first choice due to their altitude limitation. Last week camped just under 10k feet above sea level; not an issue with electricity, which is also dry and limits condensation inside the vehicle. Wood burning would be nice too but my space is very limited. Thanks for sharing.

Wow !

With a diesel heater, can you add a separate tank because it will mess up your miles per gallon

SUV camping is left out in the cold! Looking for something that doesn't get the metal above the headliner wet and intake & exhaust from out, so CO is never a danger, Yet is small enough to mount or place somewhere safe with no catching fire worries? Hey...... we want to be warm too, ya know! LOL SAFELY

I would love to have a miniature pellet stove if they made such a thing, but I think a diesel heater will be the way I go.

Regardless of the claim, I am confident that copper is not as good at reflecting as it is in conducting. It probably doesn't matter if installed with standoffs, but still.

Dickerson wood stove.

Can you please show a demonstration??

I think you need to look into propex a little more. How come you think they put off wet heat???

I have a tiny stove in my mercedes sprinter fromm switzerland

Velit gasoline heater for me.

Propane closed system does not give off wet heat .

At about the 8:50 mark he says the Propex Heater puts out a wet heat. This is totally wrong. Propex heaters work just like a diesel heater, venting all combusted gases to the exterior when correctly installed.

Nice beard man! Mine isn’t as long as yours but it red and 4 inches long now. I would love to know the associated cost with each heating source.

The comment about wood was a little odd, those trees all around you are fuel ie the lower dead branches are perfect as fuel.

None of them. i use a 12 volts DC 800 watt electric heater. it only works when the van engine is running. takes 30 minutes to warm the van to 20 degrees C. no drilling,

There are so so many drawbacks to a wood heater. They are quite expensive. the smell of wood smoke and creosol unpleasant. the constant maintenance and cleaning . The hassle of keeping up the wood supply. Making Shure the fire is completely out before you travel, The fact that is illegal to transfer wood to other areas. Having cold feet and a hot head due to uneven heat distribution. Gettin up all hours of the night to keep the fire going. The bugs and spiders that come in with the wood to name a few. Oh and the backdrafts that fill the living space with smoke. I cant think of one thing that makes a wood stove worth having for a nomad. Just saying

I’d like to point out I have yet to find a Chinese or American diesel heater that uses regular gasoline unless you’re stupid enough to spend two and three grand for the Webasto’s no thank you

Diesel heater is not reliable

This is less of an "ultimate guide" and more of a general overview 👎🏼

With a diesel heater, can you add a separate tank because it will mess up your miles per gallon

With a diesel heater, can you add a separate tank because it will mess up your miles per gallon

With a diesel heater, can you add a separate tank because it will mess up your miles per gallon