I'm reading Cat and think catalytic converter... I don't know what you mean... so it makes radiant heat... before reading this I thought Propex was the gold standard... 

From: Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Propex heater question

> I have a Propex heater as well and used to have a Platinum Cat in my 84
> (which also had a factory gas furnace, too). The combo of the gas
> furnace and cat with its radiant heat is hard to beat. Instant warming
> of the camper with the blast furnace and a vented cat that can be run
> all night. The cat is very quiet, much more so than the Propex. Be nice
> if the Propex put out a bit more heat and made less noise, but does do
> a good job of taking the chill off. It's a different kind of heat than
> the cat which is more like a wood stove in terms of how it heats your
> body. It does not heat the air much, but can warm the body faster when
> you sit close by.
> 
> Keith O.
> 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2006, at 9:34 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> 
> > Date:    Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:10:16 -0400
> > From:    Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
> > Subject: Propex heater question (was RE: Westy Winter Camping
> > Suggestions..
> >
> > I've got a propex too.  It does put out good heat - but if the bed is
> > open,
> > I find the heat sits under the bed and doesn't get to me!
> >
> > Do others have this problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> 

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