Heater - solid fuel w/chimney pipe

[awinterchild]

Has anyone installed a small wood burning stove or Dickinson Marine Newport Solid Fuel heater in their scamp? I've seen super tiny wood burning wall mount heaters w/chimney pipe vented through the roof of tiny houses. Any ideas, suggestions, experiences out there fellow Fiberglass RV'rs? Thank you. :-) I've got an '84 13' Scamp and winter camp; prefer to avoid propane or generator.

[Jon in AZ]

There have been many previous threads on this topic, mostly regarding the drawbacks, but yes, there have been a few who have installed woodstoves in their molded trailers. Here's one in a Casita (not mine).
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Try a "Site Search/Google" (bottom of the search menu in the task bar under your log-in information) to find those old conversations.

[k0wtz]

on our az trip I did see some especially on old buses

bob

[John in Michigan]

I've seen numerous youtube posts of Dickinson stoves and tiny wood stoves installed in RVs and boats. Some include installation details.

[gordon2]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6506...5007182936761/

[RV Doctor]

Dickinson are good but pricey. Try Cubic Wood Stoves. The have the Cub and one larger model. Good prices.

[awinterchild]

Thank you Tony!!! The Cub looks like a much more affordable option! and I can cook on it too!

Thank you Gordon for the FB page link!

Thank you, everyone for your responses and input!!!

[Glenn Baglo]

I urge you to search and read previous posts on wood stoves before launching into this project.

[omache27]

If you want to go that route you might want to look at the Cubicmini heater made in Quebec. Far superior to the other makes. There are numerous boats on Saltpring Island now using them for heating and a friend of mine has one in his Dodge camper.

Elvin

[awinterchild]

Thank you. I was just looking at the Cub. @Omache27

[awinterchild]

I cant seem to find a search suggested. Nothing comes up when I input "wood stove". @Glenn Baglo

[Glenn Baglo]

Where did you enter the search term? It goes in the bottom Google Site Search box.
I get 1,220 results in .64 seconds.

[awinterchild]

Glenn. I navigated my way to your search suggestion. Good read and things to consider. Thank you so much.

[stude]

I have seen a few of the older style VW's especially not the westy style but even them where they pushed the chimney out the side and up so as not to hurt the FG roof lift they use on Westies. so much cheaper than propany here as they want 80cents a litre now and sometimes more.
Stude

[Tom 72]

The advantages of a built in furnace include a thermostat that will hold a temperature and keep pipes from freezing when you are away. They tend to consume more fuel.

The advantages of many portable heaters, electric or propane include reasonably holding a temperature for an extended period, including while you step out. It is hard to boondock with most electrics. You may not feel safe leaving some propane heaters unattended, but they vary.

Among the advantages of small wood fired stoves include vented chimneys, and their charming, dare I say romantic flames. Some provide too much heat for a small fiberglass rv. They also require front and side clearances. Seems to me the biggest drawback is that due to their small fireboxes, they require nearly constant tending, are harder to regulate, and don't keep things from freezing when you leave. They do work when boondocking, assuming you have small pieces of dry wood. Obtaining and prepping wood? No thanks.

I suppose the answer for many lies in a combination. Tiny electrics when not boondocking, and a funace perhaps, or portable propane heater when boondocking. I just bought an Olympic Wave 3000, and have a tiny ceramic cube.

[k0wtz]

do you have propane production in Canada? we are at 129 a gal here! I think the more east you go form mo. the more expensive all fuels get!

bob

[k0wtz]

tom have you fired up the wave 300 yet?


bob

[Tom 72]

Bob, I have not fired it up yet. I expect to set out this Spring in my Sprinter to Utah parks and Glacier. Inside, the Sprinter is slightly larger than your Scamp. I bought it new over ten years ago and it has only 42,000 miles. I'm looking at trailers as an alternative to over improving an older van. One of these days...

I read and watched everything I could find before getting the Wave 3

[awinterchild]

@Stude. Propane/fuel/batteries are just too much to cart around or find at times. The Cub, Fatsco, and Dickinson stoves all look like good contenders. Weighing carbon minoxide, fire hazard and cutting into Scamps shell, my lifestyle meshes well with little Cub set up.

The FB link, in the thread above, shows a great set up and will try similar.

[Tom 72]

The great thing about this site is how it lets people make well informed decisions, even if not the one we might make ourselves.

BTW, did you check out that Grizzly? Get that and you won't need a dog, ...or a girlfriend. Think about the savings in food alone, ...while you are alone.

Enjoy your Cub.