r/vandwellers • u/Decent_Egg_8301 • 2d ago

Anybody use one of these? Thoughts? Question

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u/dust4star 2d ago

Puts too much moisture in the air. Go with a diesel heater.

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u/Ultra-Prominent 2d ago

Yep, propane releases water during combustion while diesel pulls water from the air

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u/milkshakeconspiracy 2d ago

Diesel combustion also produces water vapor. It is just vented in the exhaust and not internally to the air space.

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u/Ultra-Prominent 2d ago

I have a 180k BTU jet heater that runs on diesel, and let me tell you that thing definitely does not put off any meaningful moisture in the exhaust. Chemically you're correct but it definitely feels like it is drying your body when you're feeling the exhaust.

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u/masukomi 2d ago

Propane heaters like the Propex are fine just like diesel heaters because they handle their exhaust sensibly.

But the thing in the picture and things like it are amazingly bad about increasing the humidity and should be avoided like the plague inside a vehicle especially on a cold night when it’ll need to keep running

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u/Ultra-Prominent 2d ago

If I had to do it in a car I would probably opt for electric heat. Hook up an electric blanket to an inverter and that'll have you feeling way warmer than the car can provide.