FuglybusII
Free Member
Hello All,
Chris here new member and owner of FUGLBUS II
Work is progressing nicely on the interior of the bus and all mechanicals have been tested and we are good to drive for miles and miles...
However, we are planning to go off for some winter fun to Austria and I don't reckon the 30 year old Truman boiler is up to the task of keeping FB II nice and toasty warm and providing us with hot water in an efficient manner as it's currently not working and new fitted ones are prohibitively expensive!
So I was hoping to find out if anyone has or knows of anyone who uses a wood burning stove inside their motor home and whether they would recommend it??
I'm thinking of re-purposing an old Butane GAS bottle to make the wood burner over this weekend. Of course I will take care to follow the various safety points so as not to blow myself up, poison anybody, burn FB II to the ground and leave enough clearance around the wood burner.
I believe the benefits will far outweigh the cost of buying and fitting a new Truman boiler. Free fuel wood, Free hot water, A real fire for cosy warm interior, quickly dry out snowboarding gear etc, etc...
Of course there are dangers which I am going to pay particular attention to like not leaving the fire unattended, not leaving the fire on overnight, a proper flue, and proper airflow for the fire so as not to starve the interior of oxygen...etc, etc
Any help or advice would be very, very appreciated.
Cheers, and Happy motor homing Funsters!
Chris & Claire
Fuglybus II
Chris here new member and owner of FUGLBUS II
Work is progressing nicely on the interior of the bus and all mechanicals have been tested and we are good to drive for miles and miles...
However, we are planning to go off for some winter fun to Austria and I don't reckon the 30 year old Truman boiler is up to the task of keeping FB II nice and toasty warm and providing us with hot water in an efficient manner as it's currently not working and new fitted ones are prohibitively expensive!
So I was hoping to find out if anyone has or knows of anyone who uses a wood burning stove inside their motor home and whether they would recommend it??
I'm thinking of re-purposing an old Butane GAS bottle to make the wood burner over this weekend. Of course I will take care to follow the various safety points so as not to blow myself up, poison anybody, burn FB II to the ground and leave enough clearance around the wood burner.
I believe the benefits will far outweigh the cost of buying and fitting a new Truman boiler. Free fuel wood, Free hot water, A real fire for cosy warm interior, quickly dry out snowboarding gear etc, etc...
Of course there are dangers which I am going to pay particular attention to like not leaving the fire unattended, not leaving the fire on overnight, a proper flue, and proper airflow for the fire so as not to starve the interior of oxygen...etc, etc
Any help or advice would be very, very appreciated.
Cheers, and Happy motor homing Funsters!
Chris & Claire
Fuglybus II