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COLD CAMPING - Event Date: 18 Dec 2022
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    Posted: 15 Jan 2024 at 11:33am
Thanks, Stephen. I will have access to one when I get back home Sunday.
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whats happened to this sight........go marquette
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In the volume of an rPod I plant to use mostly a Little Buddy heater. 
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The problem I found with the Little Buddy is that it is top-heavy. I tried it and ended up returning it because it kept tipping over, even with the plastic base. I got the Mr. Buddy heater, but it is way too much for the volume of the R-Pod. The Camco Olympian 3 is another alternative, albeit much more expensive than the Buddy heaters.
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Posts: 45 		Post Options Post Options   Quote ppine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Nov 2025 at 5:49pm
Down sleeping bags and Pendleton wool blankets. 
Park your rig in the sun. 
You can use insulating materials like the foil backed foam on the hatches and windows. 
Shore power allows you run electric heaters.  Much safer and quieter than the furnace or gas or diesel devices. 
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Compared to the back of the truck or a tent, sleeping a small trailer is a dream in cold weather. 
Making coffee will warm up the rig. 
I really like a wall tent with a wood stove for cold weather but it is a lot of work. 
I would consider a diesel heater for a lot of cold weather camping. 
We can tell who speaks from experience on this thread. 
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The propane heater in a camper is perfectly safe to use /as long as it is properly installed and there is a functioning CO2 monitor and propane monitor in the camper placed at the appropriate height. Leaving a couple of windows cracked will help airflow and reduce condensation. Vervo diesel heaters are all the rage on the Escape forum as well as with the van life and overlanding community. Boat people have been using them for years but, you have to now carry a supply of diesel if your vehicle is a gasser. 

I would never use a little buddy heater in a confined space.
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Expecting some mild weather next for December.  I am planning to sneak out for a night or two in the rpod for a first trip. 
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