Space heater

We have our new trailer home now (a 2011 325CK fifth wheel) and managed to back it in off our narrow gravel road, up our long, windy driveway and right where we wanted it to go. It took a little while, but now we know the maneuvers we need to make to get it where we want it to go. I was pretty happy to live near the end of a dead-end road, though. Meant I wasn't trapping too many neighbors in their homes as we worked the trailer into the driveway.

Thanks much for all your input on the space heaters.

Of course, the temperature up here in the Twin Cities the past couple of days has been approaching 80 degrees so all thoughts of heating the trailer are on the back burner for the time being. <grin>

We got the trailer into the drive, extended the sliders, turned on the TV, popped a couple of beers from the house and sat on the couch in the trailer and watched a little TV. It wasn't QUITE like taking the trailer on a trip, but it will have to do for a few weeks!

We found that our new truck, a Ram 2500 with the Cummins diesel, just walked away with the trailer. And, unlike with past trailers we've owned, which were towed via an equalizer hitch, this trailer is totally unruffled by passing semis, wicked crosswinds or much of anything else.

I also have the fireplace in my unit, we bought the Eden Pure heater, not cheap but it sure works great, keeps the unit nice and warm with all 4 slides open and it's really safe, never gets hot and uses very little power, we liked it so much we bought another one for in the dining room at home..

Ditto on the electric heaters.  We have the same as Matt & they kept our RV warm, when the outside temp was 22 degrees.  I just sat the furnace on 46 degrees & it never came on, as both heaters cycled all night.  I was more worried about the water hose freezing than the heat, but it was ok too.

We have one of the oil radiator type heaters in the camper.  We find that it is completely quiet, takes just a short time to heat up but gives out a much more even heat as it cycles.

I don't think the post above stated anything about melting wires. Check and see if you are putting 2 heaters or more on the same curcuit. The electric servive in your camper is the same as in your house 15 amp has 14 gague wiring 20 amp has 12 gague. If you over load a breaker will trip.