Awning heater - any reccomendations for winter use?

[starquake]

Any reccomendations (aware I can search but also looks to be some nice ones from Outdoor revolution).?

We have a full driveaway awning, and we wish to have a heater to use it (partially) over winter. We have an external socket, and any camping will be done with EHU this winter as we doing a Griswolds like Christmas and parking on a friends drive over New Years.

However, for the period before/after the stay on a drive, we are requiring our awning to have a little heat to expand the living space this winter and have a boot room as we plan some walks which will almost certianally involve a fair bit of mud.

(We do not plan to leave it on as some do all the time, this is merely to take the edge of the chill off and allow us to have keep the mud out this winter, we still have some mud on the carpets from LAST winter). (I have a job with a carpet cleaner to remove that this weekend).

 

[Landy Andy]

Which dehumidifier do you use, our home one is WAY too big for use in the motorhome!

EcoAir I think it is. Has modes that you can program it to run at humidity levels, or clothes drying mode (flat out). Can also be plumbed direct to the drain.

 

[Brains]

Which dehumidifier do you use, our home one is WAY too big for use in the motorhome!

We use one like this one.
Which spends most of it's life in our scullery at home drying all the laundry.
(We have never owned a tumble dryer)

It only comes in the motorhome on wet winter trips.
It has a carry handle on the top and a reservoir of about 3 liters.
The model will process 16 liters per day (if you were a tropical rain forest)
3 liters is enough to dry out all our laundry, it takes about 12hrs to fill up.

You can fit a foot of hose pipe to the drain, which then bypasses the reservoir, so that if it is put inside the shower, it will run indefinitely.

It's the size of a small 'carry on' cabin bag.

 

[JockandRita]

I’ve seen a few people recommended gas heaters. Don’t they create moisture when they burn?

Another reason for ensuring adequate ventilation.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Coolcats]

Save the planet heat the person not the space

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[Gromett]

I would never consider trying to heat an awning to be honest. BUT if I were forced to I would use one of those all in one chinese diesel heaters. Parked outside and with the output vent under the skirt would heat the awning very rapidly and very cheaply using red diesel.

 

[Rollingwheels]

We used these on building sites in the winter you can get smaller ones but I can guarantee you won’t be cold

https://www.screwfix.com/p/portable-grey-lpg-space-heater-13-3kw/188fh

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

During that period, will you be on EHU or off grid?

If off grid, we've been using one of these for many years, initially connected to a gas cylinder, but now to a gas BBQ point.

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If on EHU, a fan heater or halogen heater may suit your needs pending output and consumption per hour.

HTH,

Jock.

Used to do toast on that gas contraption on a toasting fork.
Marvelous!

 

[JockandRita]

Used to do toast on that gas contraption on a toasting fork.
Marvelous!

Yes Brian, the potentials are many with the heat output, with the ability to tilt the grill position. ()

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[JockandRita]

We used these on building sites in the winter you can get smaller ones but I can guarantee you won’t be cold

https://www.screwfix.com/p/portable-grey-lpg-space-heater-13-3kw/188fh

Nor will they be with the much smaller and compact, but equally efficient gas heater I linked to earlier.

Our huge caravan awning, as well as our MH pop up awning was/is snugly warm within seconds of ignition, and has been successfully so for years of autumn/winter camping.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Nor will they be with the much smaller and compact, but equally efficient gas heater I linked to earlier.

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Our huge caravan awning, as well as our MH pop up awning was/is snugly warm within seconds of ignition, and has been successfully so for years of autumn/winter camping.

Cheers,

Jock.

As I recall from our caravanning days, we used to also have a
Portable gas heater which ran from a cartridge system, similar to the portable camping stoves, and a quick Google for "portable camping gas heaters" brings in some interesting modern products.
Not sure if they are any good for toasting though.
Worth a look.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

We used these on building sites in the winter you can get smaller ones but I can guarantee you won’t be cold

https://www.screwfix.com/p/portable-grey-lpg-space-heater-13-3kw/188fh

Looks more like the after burner on a Lightning Jet!

 

[Northernraider]

Why not just go inside the van lol. Or take the awning down and sit outside round a firepit

 

[cyberyacht]

Forget drying wet clobber in an awning. It's nature's way of telling you to motorhome in warm, sunny places.