Anyone use these things? For years I have used an electric space heater (750w low or 1500w high) and 2000 genny/inverter. Keeps my 8 foot x 8 foot ARB awning tent nice and toasty down to freezing temps or so. I don't run the system over night. 750w does not heat the tent enough to bother with and on 1500w the genny idles up too high to sleep. I'd like to have a quieter system that I can run on low over night. Would be nice to sleep with a blanket on my cot, not zipped right up to the eyeballs in a down mummy bag. I mean, ya I'm warm, but not that comfortable in that sausage casing.
My buddy has a roof top tent and diesel heater. He loves it/swears by it. However, if you probe further he'll admit that he had to buy 2 of the same cheap Chinese model, and sort of piece them together, as NEITHER of them worked properly out of the box. After swapping parts back and forth he returned one. I can't be bothered to fart around this much. I want a quality product that will last a while with low likelihood of failing. I don't really care how much it costs.
Can anyone recommend a quality brand/model for my usage? More info: like I said it's an ARB wall tent that integrates into my 8x8 awning. Tent is about 6.5 feet tall, so around 64 square feet and 400 cubic feet. The coldest I'd camp would be -5C or so. More than likely closer to freezing overnight. I'd like to be able to keep the tent say 15 degrees overnight. If I need to warm up or dry gear I'd like the thing to have enough jam to get the tent nice and toasty. I'm aware that I'll have to connect most models to a 12V battery. Also, I want a solf tube to go through the tent zipper, no metal chimney pipes.
The one complaint buddy has about his is it's TOO hot. He says even on low overnight he is usually roasting. So ya I want to make sure I don't get a model with way too many BTUs. I want to be warm, but not roasting and laying on top of the blankets. That's no fun either.