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jdavis3152003:
Can you put a pipe stove or a wood burning stove in an RV?  It would be cheaper than propane and probably warmer.  I have been told you can but wanted to hear from someone who has.  Some that we are looking at have those cheesy electric fireplaces and I think if we take that out, there would be room for one.  Not to mention you can use the top as a cooking surface.  We will be off griding it and won't have hookups.  That is why I ask.  The place we are considering has mild winters but still would like to be toasty at night especially with young kids.

anniemae:
For 35 years we heated our home with only wood burning stoves. No question, once you experience the "warmed to the bone" you will love this type of heat.  But, no way would I want it in my MH! I won't even have a candle in ours. The gas stove, furnace and water heater are enoughof a possible fire hazzard. We are currently in NH and the "cheesy" electric fire place was used this AM to take the morning chill off. Did not have to bring an armfull of wood (messy) in.  Don't have to shovel the ashes out.  Don't have to find a dry place to store the amount of wood one would need to supply a stove.  The cost of rebuilding the interior of the MH with non combustable material, if possible. Finding an insurance company to insure the MH?  The normal hazzards that go with wood heat all make the idea very impractable.  Buy a good fire ring and keep the blaze outside.  Just my thoughts.

skyking4ar2:
We did not want a "cheesy" electric fireplace, either, but our new rig had one in it and we could not be happier with it. It has a light only feature or true heat, and it will run you out of the coach with the fan running.

Here on the Oregon Coast, at 48 degrees last night, it's a welcome addition. In our old rig, we used an oil filled electric radiator, and it was nothing compared to this baby.

As long as we have electricity, we have heat! Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!

Can you put a wood stove in an RV? yes

Have I seen it done? yes

Should you? not in my opinion - too big a chance for something to go wrong, IMHO.

SeilerBird:
I don't think it would be cheaper to have a wood burning stove. The problem is you have to buy the wood burning stove. I don't know what they cost, but the cost of running a propane heater is not that much and I think it would take a lot of propane savings before you would see a savings. And of course you would have to cut a hole in your roof and get the stove vented properly, which is another expense, whether you do it yourself or pay someone else to do it.

And then there is the matter of convenience. I just got up and flipped a switch and I have heat. I am glad I didn't have to walk outside and collect wood and then start a fire. Once the RV is warm I can turn the furnace off. With a fire place the fire will burn long after the RV is heated up. Plus I have the convenience of a thermostat that keeps the RV just the perfect temperature.

PancakeBill:
Look at marine catalogs.  There are small wall mount stoves used n boats.  Some are coal.  These are designed for small space heating.  A wood burner stove in the general market are way too big for an RV. 

As to the practicality?  I am not sold on it, but there are reasonable alternatives.

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