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  • Wayne Johnson

      A small pot bellied stove is worth it's weight in gold. It only takes about 16 oz. of wood to heat a class C motor home. If you have a constant source of LP, ok. But if you don't.

  • Dawn Michelle

    Agree w/ Wayne.  I think for serious boondocking/shtf scenario a wood stove makes sense - there was a toyota up in alaska that outfitted his that way. Let me see if I can find that...yeah, you've probably already seen it http://timmystoyota.blogspot.com/p/how-to-install-kimberly-wood-sto... and he's hawking the brand he used; but seems happy with the results.  And what better place than Alaska.  Did you see the guy whose van broke down somewhere fairly miserable and he also did a wood stove (carefully) and then basically stacked haybales around the van and made it though the winter?

  • Rich Thomas

    I like the idea, they are a good source of heat and most of them are usable for cooking or keeping a tea kettle hot. I think LP gas is the most concerning thing for me in RV-ing. It always lays on my mind when I'm camping. My camper had a design flaw in that when the bathroom  door is open, if bumped just right, the door knob would hit the gas oven knob turning it to the pilot light position. I re done the door stop and added an LP gas and carbon monoxide detector as well. but little things like that stay with you.