Generator Powered Heat Sources

[tbro16]

Follow up- I ended up with a De'Longi Dragon heater to match with my generator. Was disappointed with a few things. First, it sucked the gas big time. Only ran 5 or so hours on a full tank of gas to power the heater that wasnt even on full power. Second, even on full power it didn't kick out near enough heat as I would have liked. Wont be running that set up again.

My next truck will be a 6'6 box and turned into my new portable camp, hopefully by this spring. Diesel heater is looking like its going to be my best option. That said, propane is still incredibly efficient and will have a time and a place for certain hunts, especially those when I find myself back in my large hub shelter. Thanks for the replies!

 

[hikenhunt]

Thanks for the follow up. I'm curious, what is your generator tank size?

 

[Johnny Tyndall]

I think @taskswap made the point, but running a generator to power an electric heater is always going to be inefficient. You can only get something like 30% of energy in the fuel back as heat from your radiator. There's no way around that (other than a heat pump). Much more efficient to burn fuel directly to heat. Of course be careful not to asphyxiate yourself.

 

[*zap*]

Oil filled radiator is the most efficient electric heater that I have found.

 

[wyosam]

Follow up- I ended up with a De'Longi Dragon heater to match with my generator. Was disappointed with a few things. First, it sucked the gas big time. Only ran 5 or so hours on a full tank of gas to power the heater that wasnt even on full power. Second, even on full power it didn't kick out near enough heat as I would have liked. Wont be running that set up again.

My next truck will be a 6'6 box and turned into my new portable camp, hopefully by this spring. Diesel heater is looking like its going to be my best option. That said, propane is still incredibly efficient and will have a time and a place for certain hunts, especially those when I find myself back in my large hub shelter. Thanks for the replies!

Diesel heaters are pretty dang efficient. I have one mounted in the back of my pickup. I use it to heat a rooftop tent for sleeping. Also have a hose run through the back of the cab and it warms the inside of my truck in the morning so I don’t freeze while the diesel engine takes forever to warm up enough to start making heat. It rubs off a 3 gallon boat fuel tank, and has a dedicated battery that’s isolated to protect starting batteries.


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