On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:01 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

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> I've looked at and read about the Mr. Heater and the Heat Buddy products.
>  Like all catalytic heaters, they are not supposed to be used in a closed
> space, and I would surely not use them in the van while sleeping.  Or is
> there some safety feature that I've not learned about?

I don't have one handy to look at all the specs but I do know they have a
Low Oxygen cutoff and tip over protection. And I do believe that they
suggest some small amount of ventilation.  A Westy with the top up get's
plenty of ventilation. You can see/read the precautions in the users manyual
here:
http://www.mrheater.com/upload/newsletter/78438CAL%20MH18B_eng_rev_a.pdf

>  Seems to me to be like running an open flame gas heater in a home.
>

Stop and think about the typical gas stove in millions of homes....

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