Why would you want a "Hot" water heater? if the water is already hot, why
heat it more?
I am extremely familiar with he Suburban and Atwood water heaters. These are
the RV industry staple. The precision temp is rarely used by an OEM. Price
and complexity. They are fairly large and you need a good propane supply,
especially for winter use. They use ~.5 gallon propane per hour and will
~15-20 minutes to go from cold to full hot. The tank part goes inside and
you get a big ugly door on the outside. Isn't your water tank behind the
drivers seat?  You may want to find something smaller or consider a heat
exchanger type using engine coolant as the heat source.

Dennis

>From: Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Reply-To: Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: hot water heater
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:07:32 -0400
>
>As the subject says. Has anyone installed one in there van? The two
>that look the best for the job would be the Atwood or precision temp.
>For me the best spot would be Drivers side behind the driver seat.
>
>thanks
>
>JFF