We went to Cabela's yesterday and were snooping in the camping section and ran across a heater made by Coleman it is a ProCat. It uses a one pound LP bottle and keeps the truck nice and warm and it is safe for small spaces. There is a oxygen depletion sensor on it so it will cut off if not enough oxygen. We only use it while awake anyway....

It will run 8 hrs on one cylinder. It is cold where we are right now and we have NOT had to idle the truck at all since yesterday afternoon.

Just a thought for those of us who cant afford APU's!!

tootie

 

you better get some sort of CO alarm...better be safe than sorrry

 

Speaking of hillbilly heaters, there is a guy on another forum that has a 2 stroke generator strapped to his deck plate. :shock:

 

Be careful!

That sounds like a recipe for an eternal nap.

 

Yes, propane is legal in a CMV but this has been talked to death before :roll: . As long as it is used while you are awake and have your vent open then it is fine....I was a medic in another life so I think I know what to do to be safe.

I'll take my "hillbilly" heater :lol: any day than a noisy stinking APU.

tootie

 

Now you have a place to hang your stocking for Santa. :P

 

§392.51 Reserve fuel; Materials of trade.

Small amounts of fuel for the operation or maintenance of a commercial motor vehicle (including its auxiliary equipment) may be designated as materials of trade (see 49 CFR 171.8 ).

(a) The aggregate gross weight of all materials of trade on a motor vehicle may not exceed 200 kg (440 pounds).

(b) Packaging for gasoline must be made of metal or plastic and conform to requirements of 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, and 178 or requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration contained in 29 CFR 1910.106.

(c) For Packing Group II (including gasoline), Packing Group III (including aviation fuel and fuel oil), or ORM-D, the material is limited to 30 kg (66 pounds) or 30 L (8 gallons).

(d) For diesel fuel, the capacity of the package is limited to 450 L (119 gallons).

(e) A Division 2.1 material in a cylinder is limited to a gross weight of 100 kg (220 pounds). (A Division 2.1 material is a flammable gas, including liquefied petroleum gas, butane, propane, liquefied natural gas, and methane).

 

I went online and read up on that heater. You should check out the manual at the end, there are some foot notes....


Notice: Consumption of Chili or Mexican food is not recommended while using this product.

Is this the one?