Yeah, I don't care what the manufacturer says, I would never leave an
unvented heater on in my van, or anywhere else for that matter, no matter
what anyone says.  I have a Propex and even with that I sleep with a propane
detector and CO2 detector in the van.

I go to allot of early spring and fall campouts and 90% the people there
have the Mr. Buddy's and when I mention the dangers of sleeping with an
unvented heater on in your van I generally get told where to "shove it".

Hey, why not sleep with stove on for heat, save the $40.

For all the money we put in these vans the price of a good vented furnace is
nothing.  About the same as those cool wheels everybody has, etc.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike S
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes

At 12:32 PM 2/4/2009, Karl Mullendore wrote...
>What I would LIKE to see along with this is a
>well-written post on the PROPER OPERATION AND
>VENTING of said heaters in an
>enclosed / non-vented / Vanagon environment.

You mean something like this, which is easily
found on the Mr. Heater website?

. Designed and approved for indoor use
. Automatic low-oxygen shut off system...
FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL USE:
. Tents
. Cabins ...
. Campers
. RVs/Mobile Homes/Trailers...
The Portable Buddy uses an Oxygen Depletion
System (ODS) which is a safety device used to
light the heater as well as shut it off if Oxygen
levels drop to between 18% and 19%.