Space Heaters

Ive looked at alot of Electric portable space heaters online... great way to browse !!

Ive found hundreds of such units. Some with remotes, some with auto functions, some that are cool to the touch (easy placement), and so on and so on ...

I have found that when searching for this particular item the reveiws are worth scanning over.
Personaly, I always go to the bad reviews first.
This lets me know if there are mis-leading features or a lack of the company to resolve issues.
Nothing irks me more than a company that sells products knowing the problems, or hiding the
true nature of the features via vague descriptions.

For us r-Pods, there is no silver bullet when it comes to a space heater.
After all, we have furnaces, but improving them isnt an option when it comes to noise, or use of RV resources(elec, LP). If an Electric campsite is available, then "elec" is not an issue. But you will need LP in any case. An electric 'space heater' is an effective inexpensive alternative than replacing the current furnace.

I believe that Cindy and I are sold on the "space heater" option after our furnace wouldnt operate on a nippy night in OH. The small very inexpensive heater did us fine, and it seemed to be much quieter than the furnace. We had little control of the thermostat as our little unit had the "ball-park" approach to temp settings. And getting up from a comfy bed to adjust it seemed the only negative by-product. (which would apply to the r-Pod furnace as well).

Ive read a few posts scattered amoungst the hundreds here on such an issue.
I believe that if we can concentrate this information into one thread, it could be very educational for any (all) r-Poddies that
may be interested in using the r-Pod furnace as a back-up, and using the small Electric space heaters as a main source for heat when the temps dip down.

I believe that its a subject worth commenting on, and the more input we get the easier it helps us to decide whats good 'for our' particular application.
A portable type heater will need a place be located, whether or not it be on the the floor, or attached to something, or hung somewhere.

There are tons of options out there, I was just wondering if it might be useful to put them in one place, and get the valuable input from fellow Pod owners as to what they use, or if they use one at all.

HAPPY PODing !!!

Both lowes and home depot carry small (2000watt or less) heaters that are designed to be installed in the walls of bathrooms or used as suplemental heat.   And I think that is the route I will be going on my 172. 

Does your heat strip in your air make to much noise and is that why you want another heat source? The fan will keep the condition  down.

We have used the small 1500 watt heaters for years in our pop-ups, which could not keep up with heating in very cold weather.  This year we purchased the Sunbeam Ceramic heater for R-pod and it worked great.  It is small and compact and takes up very little space on the floor.  I believe it also has a tip over safety switch.  We used it with temps getting down into the low to mid 30's and it had no problem keeping us toasty warm.  Cost...less then $20.

Originally posted by yizit This year we purchased the Sunbeam Ceramic heater for R-pod and it worked great.  It is small and compact and takes up very little space on the floor.