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[TOMO 24,876]

Yeh my mate rew who lives in his van full time ...says the diesel heater is the best thing he's added to his van

[tb25 4,626]

Dose he not come on here anymore tomo...I enjoyed his vids..not seen him about on the sites for a good while

[Daniel cain 42,889]

if your spending any amount of time sleeping in a van/motorhome..then a diesel heater is a must

[Leo Sayer 1,704]

7 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

if your spending any amount of time sleeping in a van/motorhome..then a diesel heater is a must

I watched sum YouTube vids of some snide chinky ones going wrong and it put me off

[TOMO 24,876]

43 minutes ago, tb25 said:

Dose he not come on here anymore tomo...I enjoyed his vids..not seen him about on the sites for a good while

no mate....not on here any more ..i think hes doing a few vids still....not like he was....but there on some kind of platform where you pay for them...and i know some lads wont do that...

he came round to mine on Christmas eve...im looking after his two hobs for him...but he is living in the van full time...he says he loves it... 

[Greyman 25,266]

1 minute ago, Leo Sayer said:

I watched sum YouTube vids of some snide chinky ones going wrong and it put me off

Eiberspach, webasto or makuni are the real deal that the Chinese make copy’s of i,d say webasto is the most popular brand but they are around a grand as opposed to the chinky copy’s that are as little as a oner, personally I would make a small wood stove from a gas bottle or look at the boatman with backboiler if you have room and want hot water as well think he makes them for around £500 or less without the boiler

[Daniel cain 42,889]

3 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said:

I watched sum YouTube vids of some snide chinky ones going wrong and it put me off

buy cheap,pay twice...you need piece of mind,so I wouldny buy the cheapest myself...yrs ago when I used to fish nighters regular I would use a little propane one that I bought for the bivvy in the back of the old escort van...back doors open and my over wrap stretched and pegged down over back of the doors,proper cosy

[Leo Sayer 1,704]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Eiberspach, webasto or makuni are the real deal that the Chinese make copy’s of i,d say webasto is the most popular brand but they are around a grand as opposed to the chinky copy’s that are as little as a oner, personally I would make a small wood stove from a gas bottle or look at the boatman with backboiler if you have room and want hot water as well think he makes them for around £500 or less without the boiler

Did think about a mini log burner, would be ideal too be honest. It's just space as it's a swb 

[TOMO 24,876]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Eiberspach, webasto or makuni are the real deal that the Chinese make copy’s of i,d say webasto is the most popular brand but they are around a grand as opposed to the chinky copy’s that are as little as a oner, personally I would make a small wood stove from a gas bottle or look at the boatman with backboiler if you have room and want hot water as well think he makes them for around £500 or less without the boiler

you mention the log burner mate...

my mate has one in a caravan on a smallholding.....if anything that thing is to hot...sat there one night having a chat with him...snow on the ground....had to have the door wide open and windows it was that hot in there and it was only a little thing 

[TOMO 24,876]

you mention space leo...you can get little portable ones for tents....not sure if you could fit one in a van ....but might be worth looking at

[antg 1,729]

ive had a chink diesel heater setup in my shed/ bar now for a couple years. they are great. cheap to run and do the job. a 2kw one will be grand for a transit van.  5kw will be over kill.

[Greyman 25,266]

1 minute ago, TOMO said:

you mention the log burner mate...

my mate has one in a caravan on a smallholding.....if anything that thing is to hot...sat there one night having a chat with him...snow on the ground....had to have the door wide open and windows it was that hot in there and it was only a little thing 

Agree mate I very rarely use my heating as my little wood stove keeps the boat around 25 degrees and it’s around 500 square foot to warm  and unless it’s absolutely freezing I usually have a door or window open as well, but it is pretty maintenance free and free heat if you can be bothered to pick up your own wood, I see a lot of those diesel heaters playing up or packing up when people need them most, seems they go for a couple of years then you get problems, another thing people do is fit a small tank and run them on kerosene as it burns hotter and cleaner than diesel and they seem to last a lot longer on it

[Leo Sayer 1,704]

10 minutes ago, TOMO said:

you mention space leo...you can get little portable ones for tents....not sure if you could fit one in a van ....but might be worth looking at

Yeah seen them pal, that was the type I was thinking of cheers 

[TOMO 24,876]

kerosene cheeper as well....cheaper than red as well...

but thats a good point about the possibility of things going wrong with a heater.....not much i would think can go wrong with a stove...just have it fitted correctly ....and as you say you could heat it for free for the amount you would use in van...bow saw and an axe ...  

[Greyman 25,266]

One thing I would say and really strongly recommend is no matter what heat source you go for make sure you put a carbon monoxide detector in the back as it takes no time in a small space to be overcome, and the last thing anyone needs is to wake up dead