Chinese Diesel Heater In a Forward Fold Camper Trailer
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Heres a bit of a look at a Chinese Diesel Heater I bought off EBay and fitted to our Track Star Omaroo forward fold camper trailer last winter.
Super impressed with this thing. Its quiet, fuel efficient and effective!
Thanks Legend
Nothing better than REAL reviews
Really appreciated it
Cheers Hugh!
Thanks for the tip about venting fuel tank.
Love the side exit exhaust. That'll get some head scratching from traffic following you!
Haha mad max style!
no problems with water in the exhaust crossing creeks?
Great video! This is next for our forward fold.
Thanks! You'll love it!
Nice review thanks mate.
Great review once again Cam, well done. Starting to feel the cold in Canberra now... might need to look into one! Cheers
Thanks mate. You wont regret it If you do!
I dont even want a bloody Diesel heater, but for some reason i enjoy watching your reviews lol Good content brother
😂 legend! Thanks for the support Ben!!
Hi from South Africa. Great review.
I’m not sure on the brand that I have in my 20ft off-road caravan but the diesel lasts for ages, and I mean ages!
Great video. I wondering about the exhaust fumes and if they are an issue?
thank you great full detail video
My pleasure mate. Thanks for watching.
Greetings from Va, USA. Great video and set up. Just ordered one and I do a lot of boondocking in a homemade truck camper. Does it have an automatic thermostat and was wondering of the fuel consumption. Thanks and have a great camping season!
Thanks for the video, just wondering is yours is a 5KW or 2KW, have a similar camper, but wonder if the 5KW would be too hot on min setting.
2kw is plenty for that style camper
Hi very good view of the way you have this, You are straight to the point a good honest review. I have 1 the same 2kw in 13 ft poptop v/good same as you, cheers terry.
Nice one mate! Looks great!
You should get a breather for the fuel tank.
Great stuff mate!!
Get rid of the flexi fuel tube mate ! It doesn’t like uv rays . Go to the hard nylon
Interesting we have just started looking at these and would like to work out how to make it portable as we want something to heat both our Coaster and the camper trailer. I guess the main problem is making the holes for the inlet and exhaust.
You can buy a 5kw one that's portable. ebay.us/CSnGit
You can buy them as a portable thing. The tank and heater is in a small enclosed box.
Do you have a photo of where its mounted?
Great post. I have an Australian one that I brought cheap on gummtree its a snugger brand.
I was told that I need to drawer in living air as the that's where the thermostat is.
How do you go with yours in the side box as that was my plan.
I really only wanted to drill one hole and not have a second to drawer fresh air in.
Was just hoping the storage box would be enough.
Cheers
Thanks mate. Mine drawers air through from inside the camper in a round-about way. There's no ducting, but Ive drilled an extra hole through the box and fitted a blank vent so that as the unit sucks air in from within the side box it draws air through the blank vent. Hope that makes sense.
@@WildTouring makes sense
Cheers so.you are in effect drawing in living air
Also I was looking for a tank and some on suggested a small
11ltr boat tank. Just something you might be interested in. Can get the quick connects to take it to fill it.
Hi mate that was a great video,I notice the exhaust outlet is a small hole but you have a steel floor.But does the exhaust get very hot,if you fitted through the fiberglass floor of a van would you need the larger hole because or the heat thanks rgds Peter
It does get hot. The unit sits on a steel plate (which is also the template to cut the holes), which would help dissipate some heat, but i reckon you would be fine cutting the hole a little larger as you said, and you could even wrap the outlet in heat tape if you were really concerned.
Gday all. Just an FYI. if it won’t fire up after sitting in the off season. Wasps love to build nests inside the muffler. Happened to me twice. Easy fix
I slide a rubber floor protector over the exhaust outlet - just remember to remove it BEFORE you fire up next time (stops chair leg scratching floors) eg tinyurl.com/sgqtw47
How do u find it with condensation? And also river crossings do u trust doing deep crossing?
Yeah condensation is always a bugger on anything cavas! Would always have to dry it out in the sun before packing it away for an extended period of time.
Great
Hi mate, what and where did you find that divider that your child is behind. This would help me in getting a new camper mowing I can use this option thank you
That one was eBay. But I've recently replaced it with a $39 one from target which is better because it folds down for packing up the camper.
Hey man, what about water ingress? I am dying to do this on my forward fold Black Series Patron but I am worried about water ingress into the cabin either through the drill holes or up the intake/exhaust. What experience have you had?
Never had an issue with water, the exhaust is lower than the unit so it would just run out anyway- be a different story if your got stuck with it fully submerged for a while though.
I laugh how some companies say buy their diesel heater for a caravan which cost $1200.00 I add buy a Chinese one for $169 works a treat 😅
Yeah they are great! Just bought another for the new van coming!
Awsome video im looking to do one in my camper. U may have just saved me $1000 from what I've been looking at. Question... do u worry or have u had any issues with fumes out the exhaust coming back into camper?
Havnt had a drama with fumes. But it's something to consider when you decide where to mount your exhaust. Seems to burn pretty clean once it's up to operating temp.
@@WildTouring how long have u had the cheap chinese one. Concerned about reviews showing exhaust outlet overheating/cracking and leaking carbon monoxide into camper. Thoughts?
@@daveo1559 I've had it for around 2 years now. Carbon monoxide is definitely a risk. Could fit a carbon monoxide alarm if you're concerned. Or fit it somewhere like I have so that you can open the external hatch while it's running.
hi very informative thanks .
HOW CAN WE GET ONE OF YOUR STICKERS THANKS
Hey mate we’re out of stickers at the moment but send us a message on Facebook or Instagram and we will get one out to you in the new year.
How much was your camper trailer,I'm interested in getting the same brand.👍👍
We bought it second hand ( 2 years old) for $15,000. Pretty sure they go for around $23,000 new.
They are a brilliant camper, you'll love it!
What made you get rid of it for the caravan, just a bit more luxury?
Hey mate any chance of a link to the exact one you bought?
I'm looking to buy one but want to make sure it's a true 2kw not 5kw.
I don't want it sooting up.
Cheers.
The listing for the one I bought is no longer there. I did notice that some listings say 2-5kw, I suspect theyre just 2kw units though.
Mine is identical to this kit, same dimensions too.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-2KW-5KW-Diesel-Air-Heater-for-RV-Motorhome-Trailer-Trucks-Boat-Knob-switch/254077188654?epid=4023317664&hash=item3b282e3a2e
nice one
thats cool as, no good in my swag :D
Cheers mate. Haha I've seen people rig them up as a portable unit to heat roof top tents and swags!
Wild Touring that’s mad as might have to think about it
Whats the power usage like for the unit?
Don't know exactly. But there's a noticeable voltage drop when I first turn it on, which will be the glow plugs heating up for ignition. But once it's running off compression then it's just the pump and the fan which would draw bugger all. The wiring on the harness is pretty light so can't be much!
@@WildTouring cool thanks for the reply. That's my greatest concern with it is battery drain as i'm running a compressor fridge off the battery as well.
@@AllThingsOutdoors apparently uses 10amp for around 10min for the glow plugs to heat up and then drops to 1-2amp an hr.
Hey mate how many litres an hour on high do u think it uses?
Couldn't say for sure, as it's too hot to run on high for long. But I reckon I use about 3L running the thing over night (around 12hrs run time).
@@WildTouring Cheers :)
How tall are you.
6'3"
What camper is that?
Its a Track Star Omaroo 2. Brilliant camper!
@@WildTouring it does look very nice indeed. I have been eyeing off the mdc rear folds, need to upgrade form the tent, wife wants more comfort and a kitchen.
Crack the lid I got that tks
Hmm install on a soft floor would be interesting. Just drill it brah.
Re burning the carbon . The unit should do that automatically on turning it off
You have the Facebook group
What is your address?
The only drama is it's made in China!
You could by five of these for less than a German one tho
You can camp in the North Pole with that much heat for that little space. Lol
Yeah it worked pretty bloody well in there haha!
sorry but wont even waste money on Chinese anything anymore if I can help it. Good video though, thanks
So you effectively are living in a cave then?
thowing out your iphone, most of your appliances?