RoboLB wrote:

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Hi Folks,

 

I'm thinking of hiring a campervan in Tassie for a week quite soon.   

The same size as the one in my Avatar.

 

But "she who must be obeyed" is designed for hot climates and will freeze!

 

So I'm trying to think of something we could take with us, on a plane, that would take the chill off at night.

Gas would probably not be safe for internal use.  Fire hazard whatever. 

If we have access to 240v power, a simple small oil column heater would work.

 

But I wonder if there is some kind of 12v heater that we could use?

Or other options?

 

 

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 Just ask them for one with a diesel/gas heater. Its Tassy, theyre used to looking after us warmbloods. If staying in caravan parks, get a elcheapo fan heater from bigw, Kmart, Bunnings.

I realise that some of this is simply not possible hiring a vehicle. The acoustic foam insulation we installed makes a huge difference. 

Next cover windows, you lose 6 watts of heat per square metre of glass per degree difference. Take some bubble wrap & packing tape to cover windows.

1 litre Sigg aluminium water bottles in a very thick wollen walking sock works well, they never fail. 2 bottles for extra luxury as you generally have 2 socks.

You can't pressurize half a cylinder. Cargo is pressurized. Actually the floor for the passenger level is designed to instantly lift & let air through just in case there is an exposition in the cargo to reduce stress on the aluminium can be. Probably still won't help but at least they try.

bobsa wrote:

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when you get there go into any store Big W , cheap shop, etc and get your self a cheap blow heater
and leave it is the van when you leave
easy peesy they will be cheap chinessy
Bob

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Sounds like a plan.  Though I was wondering if I might find one for off grid use, ie no 240 v power,

It's not a cheap or simple solution but you could have one of these

Diesel heater

shipped to the hire vehicle rental people to await your collection. I assume it needs 12V so you'll need to connect it to the cig. socket or battery and to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning ensure it's vented to outside. Probably not a practical solution. Otherwise it's camp fires, which are not so bad :)

For off-grid, forget about heating your environment, heat yourself.  As Aus-kiwi said, quilts and thermals.  I got a daggy "blanket-poncho" at aldi, it's a big soft woolly (acrylic whatever) lined blanket sewn into a poncho.  It's warm.  Also long woolly-lined socks (also aldi).  Hot water bottle (don't take them on the plane, grab it when you're there), down jackets and a warm quilt/sleeping bag.  The down-side of thermals is if/when you get too hot, you've got to get them off, but if it's really cold, they'll do the trick.  Blanket-ponchos are easy on/off.  Get some mittens/gloves.  With the right gear on, you/wife will be as warm as toast.

You could use your stove burners to warm up the interior. It does a quick warm up.

Just provide adequate ventilation...the same you would when cooking.

Many travelers who don't have heating use the stove burners.

Many won't admit to it though.

If you can cook with it then you can heat with it (for short periods only of course).

And when you are cooking you are also heating at the same time.

When I was young my Dad always had a campfire and he would place a BRICK in the fire and when it was time for bed He would get the brick out of the fire using a shovel then place it on a non burning surface in the tent or camper and it radiated heat for some considerable time.

However I now have a diesel heater.