What is best portable electric heater

[Grey Wolf 26RR]

Originally Posted by bikendan

Ceramic or oil-filled radiator heater.

What he said above -

Oil filled heaters are quiet, safe, and don't seem to dry the air like forced air heaters.

Downside is they take longer to heat up and are heavy.

[Tom911]

Get one that has two settings, 750 watt and 1500 watt preferably with a fan. Make sure it shuts off it tips over. 1500 watts is 1500 watts. I get high bill complaints all the time from people with electric heaters. It's a Dyson, it's oil filled, it's an Amish heater. They run on pennies a day. Yes, lots and lots of pennies.

[TheWolfPaq82]

I use the ones that deliver the best heat, have good safety features and cost the least.

[juice5]

Originally Posted by DavidJ

Hello,
We are planning on boondocking a few days this winter down south. What do you all recommend for inside an RV? We plan to use the heater at RV and State parks with electricity and boondocking with a generator.

Thanks

My new 25 pack 12 has only 30 amp service...every campground pedestal has 20 amp GFI next to 30 & 50 amp outlets. So I Have put a " insulated sleeve through wall to bring that 20 amp outlet in to play to run a " Milk House " heater ...with 1300 & 1500 watt settings ! Its Clean & Quiet...Heats the whole damn trailer and most of the time its running in garage area so one doesn't hear the fan at all. This was solution to tripping breaker when running coffee maker in morning. Gas furnace ALLWAYS TO LOUD LIKE AC.....rule of thumb = 100 watts one amp ! Master Elect

[jkoenig24]

Propane furnaces GULP proapne. If someone is in a campground where they're paying for electric, why not use it. I have a 1500W ceramic heater that does a good job of taking the chill off my Super-C. Just be aware of how much electricity you're using vs how much is available or, you'll be tripping circuit breakers.

[campers302]

Originally Posted by DavidJ

Hello,
We are planning on boondocking a few days this winter down south. What do you all recommend for inside an RV? We plan to use the heater at RV and State parks with electricity and boondocking with a generator.

Thanks

Oil filled radiator style.

[Tacky]

I'll also recommend the oil filled radiator heaters. Nice and quiet! Usually it's enough to keep the furnace from coming on.

[Major Oz]

Originally Posted by DavidJ

Hello,
We are planning on boondocking a few days this winter down south. What do you all recommend for inside an RV? We plan to use the heater at RV and State parks with electricity and boondocking with a generator.

Thanks

Using THEIR electric, get whatever's cheap, as long as it has a good fan.

[brewnut44]

We have been using the DeLonghi oil heater for yrs now, very cost efficient and zero noise with comfortable warmth. The best part is you can connect to a timer and have the RV warm prior to waking up or shut down after going to bed.

[Jay2504]

We use cheap ceramic heaters bought at Walmart at the end of the heating season. I bet I have bought over a dozen different ones over the years. They all die the same way(at least the ones I have owned). There is a internal circuit breaker that gets weak and will keep popping making it weaker. The thing we do is run them on low heat and the problem goes away. So 2 heaters in different parts of the unit on low when it’s cold. Jay.

[x90rider]

This is the best heater that we have found for our toyhauler. The digital thermostat is a great feature. We also have an extra small fan that we use to circulate more air.
https://www.amazon.com/Vornado-Whole...gateway&sr=8-8

[flag19fd]

We found a small ceramic heater with a built in low speed fan works best for us and are typically safer then the resistive element heaters. The key is to control the heater with a thermostat that is not in close proximity to the heater and preferably close to us. For that reason we set the heater thermostat to high and use this remote thermostat to regulate the temperature. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Easy to use and regulates the temperature very well.

[dannyabear]

Originally Posted by chuckyb9876

I don't know how many amps your rig is but we found a little work around. We installed a NOCO 13 amp plug on our rig that does not use the converter for a power source. We can plug in our 30 amp converter in the pedestal and than make use of the 120 volt circuit that most pedestals have available. This allows you some luxury items to run along with the coffee maker or add and extra ceramic heater if needed. It is an easy install and soooo worth it.

You can also accomplish the same thing with an extention cord thru the rubber seals of a slide out

[vhcambrian]

This is the only heater I will use. Extremely energy efficient especially when on the eco saver mode. And keeps a nice even temperature.

https://www.amazon.com/Holmes-Profil...ateway&sr=8-16

[allis15]

I believe the Original Post was enquiring about heat when Boondocking.

Any portable electric heater requires 750 Watts on Low, and up to about 1500 Watts on High.

So that is going to use up an awful lot of your Portable Generator's output.

Also remember any 'Portable Gas Heater' produces Poisonous Carbon Monoxide,
Eg Propane / Butane, so should not be used in enclosed spaces.
They need Ventilation to disperse the Carbon Monoxide and supply Oxygen.

Gary

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by allis15

I believe the Original Post was enquiring about heat when Boondocking.

Any portable electric heater requires 750 Watts on Low, and up to about 1500 Watts on High.

So that is going to use up an awful lot of your Portable Generator's output.

Also remember any 'Portable Gas Heater' produces Poisonous Carbon Monoxide,
Eg Propane / Butane, so should not be used in enclosed spaces.
They need Ventilation to disperse the Carbon Monoxide and supply Oxygen.

Gary

See highlight below.

Originally Posted by DavidJ

Hello,
We are planning on boondocking a few days this winter down south. What do you all recommend for inside an RV? We plan to use the heater at RV and State parks with electricity and boondocking with a generator.

Thanks

[spower]

I use a propane catalytic wave 6 heater. Very safe!! I had a long hose with a regulator made and put the propane tank outside and run the hose through a compartment to the heater inside. The heater has low, med, high settings. My trailer is 26'. I set the heater in the living room to med on very cold nights and it keeps trailer at about 65 while its 40 or below outside. It uses very little propane. Best heater ever! I bought it used but even new it's' worth the price.

http://www.doityourselfrv.com/camco-...m_medium=email

[tooclose]

I have been a mostly full timer for 23 yers. If I have shore power (50 amp) I will use one or more portable electric heaters up to four or five when its below zero outside, I also use a Ready propane heater when its below freezing. I also use portable fans to circulate the air in the bottom around the water tanks. I would never use a generator to provide heat. it is far too inefficient . Our current fifth wheel a 2018 Montana 3720 has a built in fireplace which runs all the time when its below 60 degrees outside.

[TheWolfPaq82]

When on site electric, we always just ran an extension cord thru the slide seal and plugged it into the pedestal. No breakers tripping in camper.

[Alben]

If you have campground electricity:
Our A-frame camper has a Air Conditioner / Heat Pump combination unit that works good down to 40F. We've also used a Comfort Zone 1500/750 Watt small cube resistive heater that is only 8"X6"X7" when it gets colder than 40F. Any electric heater is 100% efficient, so 1500 Watts, is 1500 Watts, is 1500 Watts and all will put out 5,100 BTU of heat at 1500 Watts no matter brand, style, type, etc.

If you don't have campground electricity, use the propane furnace in your RV. The propane furnace built into your RV uses a heat exchanger in which outside air is drawn in to support combustion and exhausts back to the outside. Interior living space air passes across the heat exchanger back into your living space. Therefore combustion gases never enter the interior living space. There are also various safeguards to make sure there is ignition, airflow, etc.