Don�t know where your �Looking� but the Propex heaters are extremely economical on Propane use.  91 hours on 11 litres or the contents of your Westy�s tank, of Propane if it�s running non stop, which it will never do unless your in the Arctic and have a huge heat loss.  You certainly need to use the insulation blanket for the pop-top that Jonce makes in those circumstances.  So��just for example I�ve had my Propex installed now in my Westy for over 10 years now so I sure can tell you from experience that I do not need to fill the dedicated Propane tank every few days.  Usually once a month in severe cold conditions where it�s running off and on every day.  AND, when we�re camped we DO NOT stay in the camper all day so the Propex is either turned off or put on a very low temp setting while we�re out and about, we did not go camping to stay inside the van for days on end.  Yes, if it�s been pouring rain and snow we stayed in on occasion but if those conditions persisted we got outta there and went HOME !  AND, on the cost of Propane, it all depends on where you are, Propane is all over the map, in Mexico it�s almost free, in some US states it�s like Gold so what, checked the price of gas lately, just got a message from Maggie that in Tulsa it now $2.79/gal.  Here in Carlton Place, next town up the line from Almonte, it�s down to $1.09/litre, with line ups around the block !  Live with it or get a bicycle and a tent !

On Nov 5, 2013, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> Looking
> at the specs for the Propex, I get the impression that if I were to use
> one to heat near-freezing mornings for more than a few days in a row,
> the van's tank would empty quickly.

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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