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11-02-2011, 09:20 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
Missouri City
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,233
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Dyson Hot heater
This has Airstream written all over it for those cold winter nights.
Dyson AM04 Dyson Hot™ fan heater | Dyson.com
Don
1976 31' Sovereign
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11-02-2011, 10:26 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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would be nice to bolt it onto a catalytic - depending on how much draw it had.
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11-02-2011, 11:18 AM
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Lost in America
2015 27' FB International
2006 25' Safari FB SE
2004 19' International CCD
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,151
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$400.00? That buys a lot of propane...
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2017 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel
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11-02-2011, 11:44 AM
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Rivet Master
1997 34' Limited
1970 27' Overlander
South of Atlanta
, Georgia
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,709
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I fnot for the price, this would be perfect!
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Craig and Carol
1997 34' Excella 1000
1970 27' Overlander, International
2009 Ford F150 5.4L
ProPride hitch with 1400# bars
AIR 41028
TAC GA-8
WBCCI 10199
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11-02-2011, 12:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 31' Sovereign
Miami
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,137
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Well, to be honest, for $399 I would expect Mr Dyson to hand deliver the heater and wax my Airstream while he was at it...
My $39 quartz cube heater makes me nice and toasty.
mike
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11-02-2011, 01:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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It is expensive that is the main criteria for being Airstream worthy.
Perry
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11-02-2011, 04:18 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Quote:
Originally Posted by n2916s
Well, to be honest, for $399 I would expect Mr Dyson to hand deliver the heater and wax my Airstream while he was at it...
My $39 quartz cube heater makes me nice and toasty.
mike
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Our $29 Ceramic heater makes us nice and toasty too and it's quiet.
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11-03-2011, 05:19 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 27' Excella II
mays landing
, South Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,179
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My oil filled radiator is silent. $50. Sal.
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11-03-2011, 08:02 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by perryg114
It is expensive that is the main criteria for being Airstream worthy.
Perry
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LOL! you're not kidding. Here's a joke. We originally thought about getting our AS as a playhouse for the kids. Buy a $3k airstream, let them play in it for a few years, sell it for the same price. Unfortunatley, we found one too nice for a playhouse, and I've been spending all my free time and free money fixing it up!
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11-03-2011, 08:05 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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I wonder why that heater looks like a sphincter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perry
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11-03-2011, 09:07 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,591
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Physics: 1 watt/hr= 3.41 Btuh. It makes absolutely no difference if that watt goes into an incandescent light bulb, a toaster, ceramic heater, quartz heater, oil heater, or overpriced copper coil heater or Dyson heater. A 1000 watt heater of any kind or type or BS claim produces the same 3410 Btuh. The typical 1500 watt produces 5115 Btuh, no matter how it is delivered, even by Sir Henry Dyson.
All claims of "better heat", more efficient heat, more heat or heat produced by Amish mantle fireplaces are best evaluated by the ONE relevant fact in the situation: One watt produces 3.41 Btu, and one watt over one hour produces 3.41 Btuh. Electric heat is electric heat is electric heat.
Sorry, I get worked up over the advertising of electric heaters. I will go sit quietly and take my meds now. Grin
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11-03-2011, 09:49 AM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,493
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@idroba: My neighbor has one of those silly Amish-fireplace things and swears it's the best thing since sliced bread. No amount of facts could convince her that it's just an electric space heater, you might as well tell her the earth turns backward for an hour every third Tuesday.
I suspect the same is true of many devotees of this Dyson thingo... after all, if it's not superWonderful they wasted $350.
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11-03-2011, 10:29 AM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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Quote:
Originally Posted by perryg114
It is expensive that is the main criteria for being Airstream worthy.
Perry
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No, but I think that it is the main criteria for being Dyson.
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11-03-2011, 01:39 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
Scottsdale
, Southwest
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 445
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We are Dyson fans and I would love to have one for our Airstream. I won't pay full price tho. My plan is to wait for one to come up on craigslist for half price. I will be patient.
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11-03-2011, 03:49 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Battle Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 7,714
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One of the problems with space heaters I have had is the temperature controls do not keep an even temp during the night. Go to bed, its perfect, wake up during the night and its way too warm inside. Our winter trips last six months.
The Dyson is expensive but so is the furnace in our Airstream. They don't give propane away either, usually electric is included with hookups. If this thing kept a set temperature as claimed, I would consider it as good as the Airstream central heat (which is good) and buy it. Might give it a try unless someone has experience otherwise?
doug k
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11-03-2011, 04:29 PM
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Rivet Master
1981 31' Excella II
New Market
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 6,145
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Many of the small cheap space heaters have theromostats on them. It is not perfect digital proportional control though.
Perry
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11-03-2011, 05:50 PM
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Rivet Master
Southwestern
, Ohio
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,671
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dkottum
Our winter trips last six months.
The Dyson is expensive but so is the furnace in our Airstream. They don't give propane away either, usually electric is included with hookups.
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Two comments,
1. As idroba points out, all resistance electric heaters give you the same amount of heat per watt-hour of electricity. You do have a choice of how it's delivered, by radiation (glowing coils), natural convection (oil filled radiator) or forced convection (Dyson or $14.95 fan-forced heater from Wal Mart).
At home, our baseboard hot water heating system is inefficient until the weather gets pretty cold, so we use a few of the oil filled radiator type electric heaters in the fall, and they work well for us. In the trailer we use the Wal Mart $14.95 fan-forced heater--which takes up a lot less space--and it also works well for us.
I really don't see any reason to spend $400 on an electric heater unless you are really taken by the styling. I doubt it will do a better job of distributing the heat than a $14.95 fan-forced heater.
2. We have found that most monthly campsite rentals meter your electricity use and bill for it in addition to the space rent.
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11-03-2011, 06:05 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Battle Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 7,714
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The campsite here in Tucson does not meter electric.
No doubt any resistance heater will provide heat. It's the consistent and comfortable temperature we're looking for. Four winters camping with various cheap heaters (motors don't last the season) have not provided even nighttime temperatures. A radiant heater does not evenly heat the trailer.
Otherwise it would take more than style to spend big bucks on a heater.
doug k
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11-03-2011, 07:33 PM
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Maniacal Engineer
1971 25' Tradewind
Lopez Island
, Washington
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,244
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Using electricity for heating is kind of like burning bird's eye maple wood for heat.... note that an electrically driven heat pump will use 2 or 3 times less electricity to deliver the same number of BTUs into the trailer...
However, since we're not full-timing, a small electric heater is perfect for our Airstream
- Bart
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11-03-2011, 08:11 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Folsom
, California
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 468
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barts
Using electricity for heating is kind of like burning bird's eye maple wood for heat.... note that an electrically driven heat pump will use 2 or 3 times less electricity to deliver the same number of BTUs into the trailer...
However, since we're not full-timing, a small electric heater is perfect for our Airstream
- Bart
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Are you saying I should not be burning birds eye maple for heat? Next thing you'll be telling me to stop using 20 dollar bills in the bathroom...
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