We had the factory furnace on our 13ft Scamp,camip.ng at Zion when it was 27 to 32 at nights,we were there 4 nights with no problem and we werent plugged in.The battery stayed up well but we didnt use a lot of lights at night. Yes it was loud but loud doesnt bother me as much as being cold does
When we have electric available in weather dipping into the freezing range, we've recently used an oil filled heater with thermostat. There are many available, but we have a Scamp 19 and have used a larger 900/1500w model. It takes up some floor space, but is on casters, easy to move and it's QUIET. If you're in a Scamp 13, you might not need more than one of the smaller oil heaters. We've also used a small inexpensive Holmes ceramic heater, but the on/off cycling is a sleep disturber for us.
When we're without electric we've used the Suburban furnace + solar panel support for the furnace motor. At bedtime the furnace is off and warm sleeping bags and warm dog take over. Last fall the solar controller on our portable solar panel died after getting wet in a rain squall on the first day of a two week trip camping in a state forest campground without electric. However, we have a backup Honda eu1000i generator which powered the ceramic heater on its Lo heat setting with no problem. Come dark it was power off and warm sleeping bags+dog again.
I added the heat strip for the roof air, when I ordered. Do not have it yet, so no report. It will not heat the RV in the winter but I hope to take the chill off in the cool of a fall night. I do not know about adding it after the fact.
A/C heat strips can knock the chill off a trailer. The issues are the A/C fan has to run ( Almost as noisy as a furnace.) and the heat starts out in the ceiling and the lower parts of the trailer stay cool. At least with the portable heaters the heat starts out low and they can be moved to where needed.
If you dry camp or travel in the winter and lay over in a truck stop, Cabelas or Wall Mart you really need to have a furnace and a way to recharge your batteries. When it is really cold you don't seem to care about the furnace noise as much.
We had the factory furnace on our 13ft Scamp,camip.ng at Zion when it was 27 to 32 at nights,we were there 4 nights with no problem and we werent plugged in.The battery stayed up well but we didnt use a lot of lights at night. Yes it was loud but loud doesnt bother me as much as being cold does
Launey and Earlene
When we have electric available in weather dipping into the freezing range, we've recently used an oil filled heater with thermostat. There are many available, but we have a Scamp 19 and have used a larger 900/1500w model. It takes up some floor space, but is on casters, easy to move and it's QUIET. If you're in a Scamp 13, you might not need more than one of the smaller oil heaters. We've also used a small inexpensive Holmes ceramic heater, but the on/off cycling is a sleep disturber for us.
When we're without electric we've used the Suburban furnace + solar panel support for the furnace motor. At bedtime the furnace is off and warm sleeping bags and warm dog take over. Last fall the solar controller on our portable solar panel died after getting wet in a rain squall on the first day of a two week trip camping in a state forest campground without electric. However, we have a backup Honda eu1000i generator which powered the ceramic heater on its Lo heat setting with no problem. Come dark it was power off and warm sleeping bags+dog again.
I added the heat strip for the roof air, when I ordered. Do not have it yet, so no report. It will not heat the RV in the winter but I hope to take the chill off in the cool of a fall night. I do not know about adding it after the fact.
A/C heat strips can knock the chill off a trailer. The issues are the A/C fan has to run ( Almost as noisy as a furnace.) and the heat starts out in the ceiling and the lower parts of the trailer stay cool. At least with the portable heaters the heat starts out low and they can be moved to where needed.
If you dry camp or travel in the winter and lay over in a truck stop, Cabelas or Wall Mart you really need to have a furnace and a way to recharge your batteries. When it is really cold you don't seem to care about the furnace noise as much.
Eddie
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