I
camp in the winter. If I can do it, when a blizzard is approaching I
pick a state park in the middle of the blizzard and get in prior to the
storm. No better place to experience a blizzard than at a state
park.
I
have propane heat. I don't really use it.
I use
up to three 1500 watt electric heaters. Why three? In the Mini
when it is below zero two are not enough. When I had the bigger
Class A I used five with up to two in the basement keeping that warm.
One
of the best heaters I have come across were bought at Home Depot and are
shown below. They are excellent as they both compact and quiet. The
can cycle on and off all night without disturbing me.


I
have added two extra power input point. Both are 110 volt, 20 amp
male receptacles. One is on the driver's side and feeds into a
storage compartment. The other is on the rear wall of the motorhome.
The
motorhome is connected to the 30 amp outlet. The heaters are off
either side of the 50 amp using an adapter. Other configurations are
possible, including using other power poles.



I
have two mechanical thermostats. One is on the closet door in the
bedroom. One is behind the driver's seat, facing my table.
These are used to turn on the heaters.

I
have mounted an electrical box that contains a 12 volt wall wart and a
relay. The twelve volts from the wall wart goes to a mechanical
thermostat and back to the box to turn the relay on, powering the heaters
when needed.

The
following is for each of the two power circuits: Twelve volts is
sent to the mechanical thermostats. When heat is called for, that
twelve volts is run to a relay that puts power to an outlet into which the
heater is plugged into.
There
is a box that contains the relay and a twelve volt wall wart in the
storage compartments.


NOTE: In the winter you will store moist air in the motorhome which
will condense and freeze on windows. Judicious use of roof vents and
maybe even a cracked window will keep the moisture in check.
Voila! Comfortable winter camping, even below zero. Even in a
blizzard.
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