Diesel heater/power source

[NDHUNTER24]

Yes you can run the HCalory (and the Vevor as well) in three modes.
1) You set the power level and it stays there regardless of temp
2) It will regulate the power level depending on the temp but it never shuts down, if the temp gets above the setpoint it throttles back the power to level 1 but it never completely shuts down.
3) Full thermostat mode where the unit shuts itself all the way down and kicks back on depending on temperature


Here is the Amazon description of the Hcalory I bought:

8KW Diesel Heater, 5L Toolbox Compact 2S Portable Diesel Air Heater 110V/12/24V All in One Fast Heating with App Control, Altitude Mode and no tick for RV Garage Camper 2025 Upgraded​

Thank you, that helps me alot.

 

[ColeyG]

NuWay propane heaters are worth a look. Best solution I've found for a relatively light, simple, hot tent setup. If you have a larger tent, a thermoelectric fan on top of it will help circulate the air in the tent. No power source required. Add damper to the pipe to increase efficiency by about 25%.

By the time you add the stove, extra fuel, a power sources, and something to charge the power source, it turns into quite a pile of stuff. Not to mention diesel stinks and once it gets spilled and your stuff is contaminated, it will never be the same.

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[ColeyG]

I do have some milwaukee batteries @Mountain_Life do you know how long the battery will last?

To calculate run time for a given appliance, runtime = (amp hours x battery volts) / Device load aka watts.

So, for a 200ah 12v battery running a device with a 20 watt load, you would get 120 hours of runtime. Or something like that... Maths isn't my forte.

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

100 Ah LiFePO4 battery for my 8kW Vevor diesel heater.



Used a Jackery for the wall tent last year as well.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

100 Ah LiFePO4 battery for my 8kW Vevor diesel heater.

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Used a Jackery for the wall tent last year as well.

How long did it run without charging, or did you charge it?

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

How long did it run without charging, or did you charge it?

My 100 Ah I've only used a couple nights in a row, no charging. Not sure how drained it was.

The Jackery was down about 30%-35% after 10-12 hours of run time. I believe it was a 300 Ah but not my unit so I'm not totally sure. We recharged it in the truck every day because we could.

 

[Esetter77]

How long did it run without charging, or did you charge it?

I've monitored my diesel heater power consumption and run it a fair number of full nights and as an average it uses about 25watts (uses over 100watts at startup, but that is a short duration). A 100AH LFP battery is about 1280 watt-hours, which means about 50hours of run time, and that run time more or less matches my experience.

If you run it full bore all the time the average power consumption may bump to 30-35watts but that is still over 40 hours of run time