That's what I'm running off of my Onan and it is working great so far. It will only cost about $20 to find out. My van is insulated fairly well.I bought a 2,000 watt generator. Would I be able to comfortably heat my cargo van with a 1,500 watt milk house style heater?
I am not to familiar with the pros and cons and safety probs with heating your vehicle with that style of heater but one of the best cost efficient ways to heat a van to a toasty temp even pushing sweaty warm is the Buddy heater There are several different sizes and this subject of the buddy heater has been adressed many times before but I have the Standard size buddy with the one heater square and hook it up to a 2 pound propane bottle you can purchase at any camping store and all walmarts have them in stock so you really never have to worry about not being able to find the bottles and they are fairly cheap ranging from 3 to 4 dollars for 2 of them and a 2 pound bottle last for me about eh a few nights using it at a low level and off and on But the way to go is to buy a 20 pound tank and purchase the correct fittings and hoses and that cost under 20 dollars to fill and from what ive read it last at minimum a week. But when its real cold I will crank my buddy heater up to full power and in about 30 minutes I am out side of my blankets and down to just my pjs. Obviosly the espar heating unit is the way to go if you have the money to shell out for one but if not the buddy heater in my exp is as good as anything and my favorite thing about it is when every thing in the van is off and its pitch black the heat rock lights up bright orange and out of the corner of your eye when you are laying there doazing off it is if you have your own personal fire place in your van lololol or its just me but remember if you go this route to purchase a co2 detecter and when you go to sleep crack the front windows about 3 inches or so to allow fresh air to circulate.. hope this helps brothaI bought a 2,000 watt generator. Would I be able to comfortably heat my cargo van with a 1,500 watt milk house style heater?
<br />Originally Posted by billg27<br />
I bought a 2,000 watt generator. Would I be able to comfortably heat my cargo van with a 1,500 watt milk house style heater?
I am not to familiar with the pros and cons and safety probs with heating your vehicle with that style of heater but one of the best cost efficient ways to heat a van to a toasty temp even pushing sweaty warm is the Buddy heater There are several different sizes and this subject of the buddy heater has been adressed many times before but I have the Standard size buddy with the one heater square and hook it up to a 2 pound propane bottle you can purchase at any camping store and all walmarts have them in stock so you really never have to worry about not being able to find the bottles and they are fairly cheap ranging from 3 to 4 dollars for 2 of them and a 2 pound bottle last for me about eh a few nights using it at a low level and off and on But the way to go is to buy a 20 pound tank and purchase the correct fittings and hoses and that cost under 20 dollars to fill and from what ive read it last at minimum a week. But when its real cold I will crank my buddy heater up to full power and in about 30 minutes I am out side of my blankets and down to just my pjs. Obviosly the espar heating unit is the way to go if you have the money to shell out for one but if not the buddy heater in my exp is as good as anything and my favorite thing about it is when every thing in the van is off and its pitch black the heat rock lights up bright orange and out of the corner of your eye when you are laying there doazing off it is if you have your own personal fire place in your van lololol or its just me but remember if you go this route to purchase a co2 detecter and when you go to sleep crack the front windows about 3 inches or so to allow fresh air to circulate.. hope this helps brotha
I bought a 2,000 watt generator. Would I be able to comfortably heat my cargo van with a 1,500 watt milk house style heater?
Do you guys feel safe sleeping with your windows down? I wouldnt...even if I was armed. I sleep way too sound...they could get my keys and have me and the van in the next state before I woke up.
Depends on where I am. But I've got those metal Airvent window inserts, so I can crack the windows about 6 inches, but they're not really down. Crack the window, put the inserts, and then roll the window back up into the insert. Very secure, at least as secure as the window is, anyway.
I won't ever sleep with one or both all the way down, regardless. I rarely sit there with them all the way down. Something about that causes wasps to want to come in. Or mosquitoes. I may crack them 2-3 inches, but I've also got those Rain Deflector guards, the dark smoke ones that are almost black, that block the view so that from the outside you can't tell they're cracked.
I've wondered a bit about heating Sprinters with portable heaters--- electric or the Buddy heaters. Can any of those portable heaters keep up with heating that giant space when it gets really cold.
Last year, I got into Expediting in late April, and at the end of July the Sprinter crapped out and I had to replace it with the Chevy I drive now. That long, tall box must be a challenge to heat even with the best insulation though, so-- I'm curious about that.
The large Big Buddy does a fine job of heating a sprinter....electric heat...not too good...
At 1500 Watts, your heat value is approximately 5100 BTUs.
I thought that might be the case. I have a suspicion most electrics won't even heat a standard CV when it gets really cold. I decided to get the Big Buddy just recently, now I'll have to see how well it works when it gets really cold.