Another DaveB replied on 04/11/2021 09:22
Posted on 04/11/2021 09:22
We are just approaching our first winter in a Swift Select 184. We have a Truma dual energy water heater, but what we only realised last week for the first time was that the space heating is gas only. We had been expecting to be able to keep using the van during cold weather if we were using an electric hookup pitch, and run the water heater, space heater (and mini kettle to boot!) all off electric (though not necessarily at the same time!) to save on precious gas (for which we have still only been able to get 3.9kg cylinders).
So, coming to the point, for anyone who continues to use their van over winter, and doesn't have a built-in electric heater, what do you use to keep the space warm other than the gas?
The main choice seems to be between noisy but fast fan heaters & quiet but slow oil-filled heaters. However, I'm more particularly interested in actual models, with good/bad points from people's experience. There's a huge variety out there on the market of both types, not forgetting that 1kW is about 4A and 2kW twice that, and there are very few <1kW heaters (which would be slower to warm up a given space anyway).
Thanks!
Another DaveB
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