Heater Buddy/Olympian Wave

Chris B,

Good to you have you as a sponsor -- we missed you!

That's what I had thought Bill and Mike, that the pressure regulator on the heater buddy would be a problem. Oh well, is ok though as I've already purchaced the two lines and a connector. Of course I might be able to use them to tie into a T connector and the refer line. I'll have to take a look this weekend and see.


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[RockyMtnRay]

A word of caution here. I'm not at all sure it's a good idea to have a high pressure propane line running into the interior of the trailer. It's one thing to have a break in a low pressure line (about .5 psi) versus a break in a high pressure line (potentially several hundred psi). Big, big difference in how long it would take for the interior to fill with gas and potentially go BOOM.

F.J. and Ellen,

Not signing up was just laziness. I kept putting it off. This may be an indication of my pending list of things to do on the Trailmanor :'(. Living in Mexico you do learn to wait a little longer than usual. Ohhh, what a life 8).

Here you go Chris. I did a search for "olympian heater" and found my old posting. They give off radiant heat, just like the sun, and will heat objects in the radiant path very well. After objects heat up then the air temp. will begin to go up but if you want to warm up the trailer fast turn on the furnace.

Bruce

Hey RockyMtnRay,
It's good to hear of other TM boondockers out there. We love outdoor adventure, hiking and biking mostly, and our favorite places to camp are in Nat Forests, preferably near a trailhead.
I put a catalytic heater in our TM - it just sips gas and doesn't use any electric. I think there is an altitude restriction on these things though so you may not be able to use them at 10,000 ft. (Nope, just looked up the Olympian specs in the Camping World catalog and it says they are good to 12,000 ft.) You might give it a try - they are expensive but the non polluting, non battery draining (and silent) heat they provide might make it worth your while.
I teed into the gas line for the heater and ran a 4' section of flexible gas hose to the catalytic heater which I hung on the wall at the end of our kitchen counter in our 3124 slideout. It works well there but I have to move the chair over by the tv cabinet when I turn on the heater. I may experiment with trying to mount it somewhere else so I do not have to move the chair.
Once we finally get a digital camera I will try to post some pictures of our solar setup. Or come by for a visit if you will be at the TrailBlazers national rally in June.

Bruce

[B_and_D]

Could you please tell us where the TrailBlazers national rally in June will be held? This is June, 2004, right?

Bruce,

Thanks for the info. Hopefully we will take the TM out this next weekend and I can spend some time figuring out where is the best place to put the Olympian. It will be the best solution in the long run. If any one owns a 3326 and can give some advice based on Bruce's heater installation I would appreciate it.

B_and_D,
That was an old posting I copied and pasted so I wouldn't have to rewrite it all over again. The rally I referred to was the '03 rally in Pigeon Forge, TN.
Bruce

[mjlaupp]

FYI,
Just got an e-mail from NorthernTool.com. The Mr.Heater 9000 BTU Portable Buddy Heater, Model# F273400 is on sale @ $71.99. Go to www.northerntool.com and search for item # 173634.
MJL

B & D. I just noticed your request for information on the next National Jubilee. The Jubilee is held every three years and since the last one was held in June of 03, the next will be in '06. It is to take place in Colorado. We from the Mile High Chapter are already busily researching and planning for this event. You might bring your log chains along as who knows, you might be camping on the side of Pikes Peak. (just kidding). Also please accept my apologies for answering your question under the Heater Buddy string as this is where I found your question.

Hal