midnightsadie
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when boonedocking anybody ever use a kerosine heater , IN THE RV?? just curious.
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craziecritter
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I don't think I WOULD EVER USE A KEROSENE heater in an RV. That's just my opinion. I would use oil filled electric. To me there is just not free flowing oxygen for it.
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skipnchar
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It would not only be DANGEROUS, because the heater would be burning the air that you may want to breath (leaving a window or vent open can help prevent this problem) but every Kerosene heater I've ever seen was a real stinky way to heat. I'll just use the RV furnace and avoid BOTH problems. Good luck / skip
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Dusty R
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I don't care what is claimed or said using any type of unvented heating appliance in an enclosed living area is NOT a good idea.
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Chrisatthebeach
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I think the anyone that did is dead and cannot answer here. We had one at home that we had for emergency power outages and eventually used it in the basement. It did okay but was somewhat smelly and really stunk up everything when it ran out of fuel or was shut off. I used a very thick leather glove and toted it outside the basement to shut it off for re-fueling. I gave it away years ago and put in propane back up heat at the stick house, no way I would use one in the RV.
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fla-gypsy
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Way too many better options than the risk and smell of Kerosene
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Maintcpo
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Some Countries (Japan) still use kerosene for heating of there houses. a couple of tours of duty in Japan we used kerosene to heat our houses off base. The only problems i see really is to find a small enough one for only heating the trailer. Most heat up a larger area or will cook you out rather quickly. They will most likely run out of fuel in the middle of the night, causing the smell as discussed and a general lack of heat for the rest of the night. All newer ones have tip kill switches on them which will minimize the fire possibility. But you do have to keep a vent open for exhaust and will have the smell and soot in the RV. Just 2 cents worth!
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There are two types of kerosene heaters, vented and non-vented. I agree that the non-vented ones are not safe and put off an unacceptable smell in a closed space. However the vented kerosene/diesel heaters work very well. Some what costly but the OP didn't mention cost as being a consideration.
For several years I used a pair of kerosene heaters in our home in Alaska and they worked great. Only draw back was that they did take 120v elec to operate them, the fans, one to exhaust the burnt gases outside and one fan to circulate the heated air inside. The brand was either Monitor by Kerosun or visa versa.
Many of the high end motorhomes use diesel heaters, Aqua Hot and Hydro Hot come to mind. These are vented heaters to the outside.
I have also used kerosene/diesel heaters in boats. Think the brand was Espar (sp)which worked off of 12v as I remember. They too were vented to the outside through a 2 in stainless steel pipe through the cabin roof.
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Hi,
I had a kerosene heater that I would use to heat the garage at home, but only when there is plenty of ventilation. It makes to much carbon monoxide to use inside a RV, but if you are sitting around a campfire, then it is OK.
For indoor use, I can highly recommend the Olympic brand Catalytic Safety heater, because of the platinum coating, there is very little carbon monoxide from burning the propane, and it extremely quiet. You still need to have a roof vent open, and an open window (about 1/2").
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MUDDYMESS
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no way. even with a window cracked slightly. i used one to heat an enclosed trailer i was sleeping in several years ago and ended up extremely sick for the next day. light headed and laying on the ground, 'talking to ralph'. almost as if i was poisened. never again!!!!!!!!!!!!
the stink and fumes from the heater were also unbearable.
i went to using a propane catalytic heater and so far they have worked well in everything, campers, trailers etc.
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