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Living in vans, cars, RVs, etc

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We're not homeless, we're houseless! By choice or by circumstance we are living in our vehicles. Don't worry about us -- it can be a very good life.

Anything that affects us as vehicle-dwellers is probably on topic.

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Each winter brings a flurry (ha!) of first-timers wondering how to keep warm. Not giving advice in the above post, but explaining how I do it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know that Chinese diesel heaters are supposed to be the way forward. But I am typically out in 14d increments and the OEM diesel tanks seem to hold 2-3 days of fuel. If I ever do install a CDH I’ll likely mount a diesel tank under the van and fill it from outside.

We have a Eberspächer fuel heater that uses gasoline rather than diesel fuel, and it is tied directly into our van's fuel tank. It seems rather efficient - over the course of a week below freezing we only noticed the gas gauge going down a little.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I had a gasoline heater in a 1973 VW bus and it worked very well. For now it looks like most of the gasoline versions are still very expensive, although I've started to see knockoffs below $1000.