I can vouch for this one. I was in the 1st Cavalry Division until last =
August, and Signal units spend a lot of time in the field in tents in =
some nasty weather (If any of you know about Ft. Irwin (NTC), near Death =
Valley, California in January, you know what I mean).=20
We tried a lot of different heaters (The govt issue ones are a real =
pain) and the propane kits with the big radiating heads work the best by =
far.=20
Electric heaters play havoc with breakers (maybe not a problem on a =
residential system) and really don't cut it at all.=20
Liquid fuel heaters are unreliable and a total pain.=20
If you want cheap, reliable heat, go with the big Propane heaters, =
"Field tested by the US Army". WARNING: make VERY sure you have PROPER =
VENTILATION!
Dan
'73 B=20
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From: Art Pfenninger
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 1998 5:38 AM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: garage heaters
Yesterday I had a chance to try out my propane heater, the verdict is IT
WORKS GREAT! I didn't want to run a gas line 100 feet to my
garage, so instead I bought a $39 dollar portable propane heater that
mounts to the top of 20 lb cylinder. I was working is a close confine =
with
only about 2 feet between cars in the garage. I first set the valve to
high but within 5 minutes turned it down to low. I was so warm that all =
I
had on was a sweat shirt (and pants). I also was using a 500 watt work
light that produces a lot of heat by it's self. You can get the heaters =
at
Home Depot and they run for about 40 on a tank of gas.Harbor Freight has
one on sale for $42 that puts out about 1000 or 2000 more BTU's.=20
...Art
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