Use insulated flexible ducting to retain the heat inside the ducting from your design to your tent . You will use far less oil to last days . Stephen Bennett MidCity Plumbers and HVAC specialist

What a great idea to have the second duct for a second tent. I'm stealing this build

Good work. This series has been quite a labor of love.

Excellent video! Been waiting for this one to come out. Excellent presentation! Definitely going to build this come fall for my RTT setup. Thanks for providing the material list it really helps. Take care

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's easy to do, and helps keep the whole family comfortable.

Inspiring me to build a heater!!! Thanks for the video!!!

Hands down the best video I've seen on building your own self contained diesel heater. Your demonstration was easy to follow. Plus you gave other options. Honestly you should give yourself a well deserved pat on the back. I subscribed because I learned a lot from your video. Well done. Thank you.

Such an awesome job!! I'm building one of these and your advice is invaluable. Thank you!!

Dude that is really cool. You did a great job on improving the first one. It makes me wanna build this. Thank you for sharing.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's an easy build. The only recommendation I would make is make sure it fits on the roof rack in case some diesel leaks - it stinks!

Awesome idea! It looks like you have enough room for a small 12v battery and charge controller. You could mount a 10 watt solar panel on top and be entirely self contained. Just a thought.

@RevereOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think it would be pretty easy to make everything 100% self contained!

Looks good. Great starting point for people to further customize it for themselves.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It's definitely easy to customize to your own needs!

Heating systems are the gypsy's biggest challenge. If not warm, it's not home. If old, it's going to be a lot of peeing at night and that makes bundling up in a bag a bit of a pain. Loved your movie "Overland." I do recall your plastic one and I am in awe of you expedition life style.

I really liked the follow up from your previous video, and the revised setup looks great. For the ends of the screws sticking out, you can see if acorn nuts will fit to clean up the look. Another suggestion is foam weather stripping that have an adhesive side. They’re not too expensive, can easily be cut down to size, and are compressible for the lid.

I think your idea is going to help a lot of people to extend their camping season.... good on you.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I hope so. It's definitely made my wife more willing to winter camp!

Very informative and complete video. Thank you for taking the time. For the inside of my Excursion where I sleep, I'm currently using a Portable Buddy Heater with an extended hose a large propane tank. Yes! A LOT of condensation and then it freezes on the inside of the windows when the heater automatically shuts off. I'll be doing some sort of mounted Diesel heater solution on the inside and running off the Excursions diesel tank.

Great stuff Rob! This is going to be huge when I build mine next fall! Thanks for sharing!

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I plan on more videos on the subject late next fall.

Nice job, some fine tuning as you said and you have it made.

This is a beautiful build you have done ✅ 👍

I had a 5 and used it for my travel trailer it was 27 foot long. I used it threw the winter. i loved it never had to turn my furnace on and it was about 2.50 a day in desial

Thank you for making this video, been looking for a different option for heating my tent.

@RevereOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Check out my latest video with the Propex

Thank you so much. I will be watching you more.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Here in Canada it is called dyed diesel. Farmers and commercial fishermen use it as well as companies that use off-road equipment.

Thanks very much for the discussion of fuel use on these. I think the 3k has the more efficient low setting.

Thanks for the info. I need the heater to do the same thing for my wife. Great video.

Really well done video dude! Way to go!

There is one being produced in China that has a casing and built in tank ,also a didital control system .Ive not fired mine up yet but will let you know when I do ,just added extra hosing to get the hot exhaust out my bell tent and air intake outside ,almost finished the shower in a box very happy with the results so far thanks man another good video .

Very nice build. Thanks for sharing.

incredible, thank you!

Great job on the upgrades.. thank you for listening on the return. It'll dry his tent faster with the return... think of it like your house.. it circulates your air inside. Not from outside.

@RevereOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Actually a return will increase humidity because you're cycling back the air you're humidifying. Bringing in fresh air constantly will help keep it lower. Either way, it's not a problem, because the heat lowers relative humidity enough for it to not be a problem at all!

Thank you for all the info. I like the idea of putting this heater in the boxes, and that box on the top rack. For me I gonna probably do this, but for the box, I m gonna use Milwaukee packout toolbox , I m not sur what model I m gonna use, but all my set up in my double cab and my truck bed I have Milwaukee packout system.

I think you did a great job ! I have one of these in my Jeep but the tent setup is a cool concept...

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great upgrade over the prototype. Well done! One suggestion for when you want to split your output duct to heat 2 tents, put an adjustable louver or gate on the end of the shorter hose so that less hot air enters that tent & diverts more heated air through the longer hose. This way you can balance the heat distribution between the 2 tents a bit better. If it's really really cold outside, try wrapping the duct hoses with a wool blanket or some other material that will insulate the hose & have you lose less heat going thru it. But overall, Version 2.0 turned out great. Very impressive!

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the ducts definitely need insulation for use like that - I lost a TON of heat through them. It's not something I planned on doing though. Andres found out I was bringing the heater the night before and insisted I share the warmth!

Fantastic build and detailed video. Well done. Like some I nearly died when you did the first build but loved the update. Well done. Make sure to doe a follow up.

Good info! thanks for the vid. Couple ideas, some mentioned below but Ill repeat: > combustion air intake, dont take this from outside. Pull it from in the box and remove 2 of your aluminum vents. this will improve combustion efficiency and burn off/vent any fumes accumulating in the box from spilled diesel. Combustion air doesnt mix with the heated air so no worry about fumes entering tent. >for extra fuel capacity you could get outboard boat motor fuel connectors they make some nice spill proof connectors that you could bulkhead mount to the box then use an outboard fuel tank and hose. >Combustion efficiency is way better with hot air and warmer fuel, a couple turns of copper line around the cooler part of the exhaust and running the fuel through it first will help in really cold weather. also pickup the combustion air from around the exhaust pipe. this helps reduce soot and carbon buildup from incomplete combustion.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like an idiot. I thought everyone was telling me to pull the fan cold air from inside the box, not the combustion air. Pulling combustion air from inside the box makes SO much sense - no chance of snow or rain getting in, more efficient burn, cold air pulled into the box to cool, and less stress on any filter. Thanks for explaining that to me - I’ll do that!

@andrewzortman7686

3 жыл бұрын

@@RevereOverland what does it look like inside the box then? I'm building this now per the video but it seems youy may have changed it. Thanks! '

Great build! If you didn't want the screws to stick out where the gated vents are on the front, you could turn the screws around with the head on the outside and use a nut on the inside of the box to secure.

Well done on a good presentation

Great video! Thanks for telling both Fahrenheit and Celsius for us using Celsius :) keep up the good work. Much love from Sweden! :)

@RevereOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Only the US uses such a weird measurement for temperature, so I had to!

@ZolaBolingo

3 жыл бұрын

@@RevereOverland In Europe, it is Celsius, smiles

Very good set up. Just remember you want the glow plug up. It can be on its side as long as the glow plug is up. Very good video. Also on ebay look up diesel air heater all in one. This is what I use in my enclosed trailer and out in my hobby shop. Have fun, be safe.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

My buddy is getting one of the prebuilt setups, so I'll probably do a review on it for next winter!

@KLH1966

4 жыл бұрын

@@RevereOverland I have 3 of the All In One heaters. 2 are were the fuel tank is above the heater unit and 1 that has the fuel tank to the side of the heater unit. Please check out John McK 47 youtube channel. He's a wealth of knowledge on these diesel air heaters..

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

He's a great resource, which is why I recommended people go check him out at the end of the video.

Great video!

Helpful video thanks very much

Excellent video man... thank you for the effort. I am in the middle of my build and am running into fuel issues. I am struggling to find that nylon fuel line which I suspect will cure my issue

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Lowe’s sells it!

@NickPage

4 жыл бұрын

Revere Overland thanks man.. will look for it

The vent louvers you used have little screens in them. The box itself is your burner intake filter, and it will also burn off those diesel spillage fumes, and lower the heat build-up in there.

Another tip for you, seal around the holes that were drilled in the bottom with some rubber washers then if any fuel is spilled it won't leak out the bottom of the box. It really looks much better in the metal box. Good job. Maybe put a small fire extinguisher on the side of the box.

Great videos on the diesel heater. Im building a trailer for off road use and I may just use one of these instead of white gas or propane. Thanks!

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping we'll start seeing more of the gasoline and propane models. Right now they're pretty expensive still.

Nicely done! Some good ideas. Thanks for the aluminum translation, I was lost for a moment. lol If you're going to have the air return in Andres' tent you might watch what he eats for dinner that night 😂

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was pretty concerned about taking air from his tent. On the bright side, whatever goes down the return air will be heated, and sent right back to him!

@JK-ll9bf

4 жыл бұрын

Like a scene from rocket man lol

@andresvivanco1758

4 жыл бұрын

all I had that day was taco bell and monster drinks lol

@NarrowRoadAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

andres vivanco The choices we regret... and Rob’s were the biggest regret. 😂

Nice video, but if you put a rubber grommets in the hole for the mounting bolt for the fuel pump it will dampen the vibrations.

Great video.

You can use Red dye diesel for this heater. Additionally you could look into building your own lithium battery with a set of super capacitors for powering your heater.

Great video

Very nice and this will solve one of my problems..let the adventures start again. ;-)

To cut down on heat loss through the hot air delivery tubes perhaps consider using insulated versions or insulate your current one's.

kewl af. Thank you kindly sir 😁

Nice Land Cruiser in that group. 👍

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

It definitely is! It’ll be in my next video.

Déjà vu. Greetings from France 🇫🇷

Ya John Probably Knows More About Them Than The Germans ,Chinese or Russians & Ya Watch ALL Of His Videos He is A Expert on Them , Great Video

Thanks for the video, I'm wanting to put my heater in a box on the tongue of my travel trailer.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

That would be a great use!

Having been a trucker for thirty years, i have been told many times by fuel companies that diesel fuel and furnace fuel are practically identical. The only difference being the addition of a dye to the furnace fuel to indicate that road tax has not been paid on the fuel. Contact local fuel companies and see if you can purchase small quantities of furnace fuel to run your heater. The furnace fuel is much cheaper.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Someone said that some gas stations sell gas free diesel too, but I've not asked for just filling a gallon at a time!

@frogcassady

4 жыл бұрын

Be careful with heavy heating oil. It may burn dirtier and coke the heater up.

@wesleymcgonagle3394

4 жыл бұрын

@@RevereOverland I wonder if these heaters would burn Kerosene? Just a thought..

@jmedlock95

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesleymcgonagle3394 I heard of other folks burning cooking oil and waste oil so I would imagine so.

@jmedlock95

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesleymcgonagle3394 kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6SAytmuqZyzaag.html

I have been looking at these heaters for a long time and am trying to come up with something that we can swap between our camper trailer and Coaster, I'm still not sure I am all the way there yet but this has some interesting ideas.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I bet in a years time there will be a bunch more videos and builds with interesting ideas to work from!

I believe you covered all the safety points but just to make sure have someone in the HVAC building trade go over your build and see if they have any recommendations. Missing one small thing could lead to problems. You will sleep better knowing that you have done it right!

Great video! Next addition to my overland rig even though I preferably ground camp.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Worth it for winter camping! I kept mine in the rear seat.

Great show! for a lid gasket, try smearing Vasoline on lip and a nice bead of silicone on lid. then close lid for a few hrs. Cheers.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Silicone would do the job nicely. I was thinking self adhesive weather strip.

The 3kw heater is the 2kw heater with rich fuel pump settings. For the shorter pipe, could be used a butterfly valve in it

loved the build. The only thing that I wouldn't do is connecting the combustion air intake to the outside of the box... I would have only 1 vent (instead of 4) and let combustion air inlet suck the air out of the box. This way when this is mounted on the roof rack less element can interfere with the heater.... Especially when there's rain and snow blowing everywhere.

If you find it a bit noisy you could also run a sound deadener inside that metal toolbox then install everything. You won’t hear the fuel pump at all and will really quiet down the fan noise. And also for your fuel tank, talk to a metal worker and get a stainless steel fuel tank made that will utilise your space to maximise how much fuel you can carry.

Very nice build. I watched the prior versions first and although it was quite fine....this one takes it to a whole new level. The foam strip around the top will not only help quite it ....it will also help keep it dry. Was wondering if you provided any type of drainage in the bottom....just in case. A small 30ah no maintenance battery would be a wise addition as well. It should fit nicely in the box toward the output port....if only for backup purposes. BTW...I subbed.

Great video! Very informative series. I've learned a lot so far. Any way you can make a video on maintenance on the heater? Thanks and keep the videos coming.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea. It probably won’t happen until late next fall though - I’m trying to avoid becoming a diesel heater channel!

You could probly look into the water prof gates like on gray/black water tanks.

Awesome

Прикольно придумал👍 ёмкость под топливо маловато наверное будет,нужно будет доливать постоянно🤔а так идея зачетная

Great video!! Your pretty creative.....I'm over here like......I can tie my shoes!! So I got that goin for me! Lol

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! I can't take all the credit - a lot of this was from the comments on the last video!

The build is cool but that music is awesome!

_Nicely, done! Just get the 5Kw that so-called 8Kw are the exact same as the 5Kw. They were just rebranded. Don't spend the extra money on the 8Kw._

Good project, if you use it regularly on camping trips with a tent, shelter, or van. I would customize it to be fixed on the back of the car (outside) somehow like some big fifth wheel does. You then add the duct and start up the heater. Fuel could be inside the car or somewhere near it. Hook it all up to your 12v car lead-acid battery (with a 16A fuse) and add a second one in parallel if you actually gonna need it. It uses only a total of 1Ah capacity on startup (with a 6-minute peak of 7-10A) in the first 30 minutes, after that, it uses only 7.5 Watts to maintain the 20 degrees. A standalone 1KWh 12.8v battery unit will get you more than 120 hours of heating with 10 startups-stops. It will need 30 liters of Diesel. You could actually heat your home (or parts of it) for far less than your heating bill is worth.

@itsgoood

2 жыл бұрын

Could you tell me please how much Ah should have a battery to power it in low to moderate mode for 2 nights? Im too stupid to understand it.

I believe the intake muffler you eliminated was in fact a water trap like a scupper cover on a boat it is a baffle so the water drains and just air enters. Nice video

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Based on the design, it doesn’t appear to have any use other than sound! It’s definitely not a filter.

Nice

I was thinking of making one just for outside my tent when I go tent camping. I did just order a mr heater big buddy on Friday so I’m going to test it out and see how well it works and how safe or unsafe it makes me feel. The thing about those buddy type heaters is they can shut off if you’re in high elevations. I had a dyna glo one do that to me while camping in South Lake Tahoe.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Plenty of people use the Buddy heaters with no issues, but I still had a CO detector and metal baking to sit it in! I'm not sure how the diesel heaters do at high elevations - it's something I'm unlikely to ever test out.

Sweet the vid is here...been looking forward to seeing this. Will check it out later tonight. Cheers from Denver Colorado

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Use a remote fuel tank for an outboard engine. You can get them in a variety of volumes. There are many different styles of fuel quick connectors with check balls so they will seal the minute you disconnect the line and only leak about a drop if that. The mercury and OMC are the most common.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I really thought about getting an outboard motor fuel tank. It would be a good alternative, and have plenty of capacity.

@frogcassady

4 жыл бұрын

Revere Overland it would also make your set up more modular.

Great concept I would only change to a remote fuel tank just to avoid the hassle of it being on the roof. Plus bigger volume to suit the needs of a longer trip.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

If you have a rear bumper it might work well for remote fuel. My previous design had it separate, but I prefer it self contained personally. If you do have it separate, make sure you have valves... diesel leaks are nasty!

@wesleyhagerty7062

4 жыл бұрын

@@RevereOverland if I go that route itll probably be overly complicated knowing myself. Great video though.

I would consider using your Heater BUddy for about 5-10 mins and then you should be good to go to run it on Low rather than high. Once you heat up the space briefly it should be easy to maintain it

Use a carabiner to hold the latch shut, rad build brotha

Good job. V2.0 turned out great. 👍 I think you would be better of with Dynamat on the inside to dampen the sound. I would not worry about the heat inside the box when it is ventilated. And Diesel is also more efficient when preheated.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The sound from inside the box really isn’t noticeable over the fan white noise, so I’m pretty happy with it. I like the diesel being the box too, since it helps keep it a little warmer!

Great video man. Just wondering if you have any ideas to maybe moving the box further away, a little bit more eg getting the exhaust away from the tents

here's an idea , get a toggle latch it will also keep the lid from rattling

Beautiful build, I just noticed on mine that the rubber chinese fuel hose is cracking and generally falling apart. after two years the plastic fuel line is good but I'll have to replace the rubber stuff. These kits are really cheap now My first one was $400 and my new one was $150cad!

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re a great price. I used rubber fuel hose that I had left over from Autozone, so hopefully it’s a little better quality!

Nice build, if you plan to build another insulate your box , it will keep it even quieter and have less rattling , an aluminum box will essentially turn into a speaker especially late at night when you can hear a mouse fart at 50 paces.

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

I could also put the muffler on, but so far it hasn’t been annoying since the white noise from the fan drowns it out!

If you change fuel tanks you might want to consider using a draw straw instead of pulling fuel from the bottom of the fuel tank. Eliminates chance of leaking and picking up dirt from bottom of the tank.

Keep experimenting.

Great video, as always. Can I ask if you have considered a solar set up to maintain the battery? I’m considering it and getting conflicting info on wattage requirements. Any help would be awesome.

Awesome explanations and I love you mention brother alternatives to hoses and installation! Great job. Nice that you mention using gloves and do it without ;-) Why are you mount the pump at 45 degrees. my planar recommends 15 to 20 degrees angle. Depends on the pump?

I like your video from bucks Adventure

Great vid. I’m gonna get one of these now. Hey can the intake go inside the tent?

Very nice build.. but I have to admit I like the original tool box one better.. not as polished. .but so simple.. I have one of these heaters on order and will be building something similar to make a portable heater.

Thats a great build. Thanks for the vid. What duct pipe are you using there to get the warm air into the tent.

Draw burn air in over the exhaust pipe to pre heat it and increase efficiency

@RevereOverland

4 жыл бұрын

You could definitely have it pull air from inside the box (which will be warmer from... everything), but I didn't want to pull from where the fuel is.

Have you had any problems with condensation from the cold metal box, when it heats up from the heater running?

Instead or mini tiedowns, use footman loops. Cut off the hooks on the straps and fed the sewn loops thru the footman's loop.

good video. I want to know what type of car 12v plug you use and the fuse inside. Cant find the link to it. Thank you

Great vid! Any chance to explain in a little more detail how you "cut off" the harness and installed the electric 12v coming into the box? I dont wanna screw that up!! Subbed!

Try a Motorcycle or lawnmower muffler. Lawnmower mufflers would probably be much cheaper. Personally, I might try 2 mufflers in series to quiet the monster down even more. On the power-thru wiring, folks might like powercon connectors (used in professional audio systems-made by Neutric).

Thanks for your in depth review. I've a question, do you think that 2kw would be enough to heat 4x4 truck (Nissan Pathfinder 2006), or a should install 5kw? Thanks in advance and good luck!