....But I did keep the motorcycles and ducks alive that we had drifted into.  No post drift should ever be left as a lost opportunity. 

It does help that we'll be going to the central CA coast and L.A. so we won't be in the cold.  And we always open the vent in the head a smidgen, a polite term for a carpentry term that can't be used here, so we have some fresh air.  But, we don't keep motor cycles or ducks in our Pod.  Too crowded already. 

Originally posted by mcarter Oh Man. I sold my last Harley in 96. I restored a 65 Honda Dream several years back, it sits in my building. I need to sell it.

Mike, many moons ago my first road bike was a 305 Honda Dream! Now I'm content with my classic 81 BMW R100RS airhead. If your going to sell the Dream take it to and enter it into a large vintage bike show. You might win a trophy and sell the bike all in the same day!

As for the heater it does a great job but I sure wish they could put in a quieter blower motor and a duck that directs the heat into the Pod "hall way" and not under the bed but it does make things nice a cozy when under the covers.

Originally posted by GlueGuy The snap-on toroids are only a few bucks, and they snap on in seconds. They really work.

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Thanks.  Most hams that have been around for a while are very familiar with toroids.  I have used them on my own things and neighbor devices to keep harmony in the neighborhood.  If I planned to do much cool weather camping I would use them on the furnace blower.

Since it effected the station in the trailer 50 feet away, and looked like hash on his panadapter, I chose to shut the furnace off and heated with an electric heater.  It is rare that I would work portable when needing heat, so my solution is like David's.

I have never noticed any noise from the generator.  We have no inverter, and don't watch TV much when camping.  It has taken seven years to even have this one experience.  Thanks for the suggestions.

Possible rf noise "fixes" if you want to  dig into it:

The genny can be moved further away with a long extension cord. 

The heater fan is more challenging, it's an old school brushed motor and the rf is presumably from arcing on the commutator. Unfortunately there probably aren't any off the shelf modern brushless motors that can replace it.  Catalytic heater or muffin fan driven water to air heat exchangers using the water heater as the source. There is a thread on that on this forum. 

I helped with Scouts Jamboree on the Air a couple weekends ago and found the only real concern I have with the furnace.  t ran for the first time when I had my portable amateur radio station in use and the blower motor is very noisy RF wise.  It wiped out my station when running and even effected the station in the trailer next to ours.  We were nice and warm though.

I helped with Scouts Jamboree on the Air a couple weekends ago and found the only real concern I have with the furnace.  t ran for the first time when I had my portable amateur radio station in use and the blower motor is very noisy RF wise.  It wiped out my station when running and even effected the station in the trailer next to ours.  We were nice and warm though.

Got my road rash over 13 years ago in Cleveland, TN courtesy of a driver falling asleep at the wheel at 65mph and hitting my wife and I from behind.   I still ride but not near as enjoyable as it once was. Arthritis setting in.  My bike will be on eBay in the spring.  I know I'll miss it and am hoping traveling with the pod will somewhat replace it.

Y'all really seem to have a deer problem up there. Looks like regular firearm deer hunting season doesn't open for a couple more weeks in MI, sounds like your DNR should open that up more.