wood burners in caravans?

i live in a mobile home , lounge size 12ft x 12ft , im thinking of making a log burner from an old gas bottle ,as i have no other heating in that room .
I will have to buy twin wall flue pipe but everything else i will fabricate . Has anyone else done this ??? tips and ideas welcome , \Thanks

Dai , aka , Grizzly
December 2010

I installed a woodburner in my 4m caravan 10 years ago and never had any problem with it, but you have to keep an eye on the temperature when it is drawing. Once it is closed down its fine. After ten winters usage the only deterioration is the mild steel chimney which has become paper thin at the top. I am just fitting another chimney.
Its been brilliant and keeps the caravan dry throughout.
I mounted the burner about 8" off the floor on a chipboard plinth with quarry tiles on top. At the back and one side I used the metal tops from washing machines as heat reflectors. The woodburner is mounted approx. 6" away from either surface.
One little problem is 'cold draw', this happens in the lower few inches of the caravan, where the burner is drawing in air. This can make for really cold feet.
I am experimenting this year with a solar powered fan piping warm air down to the bottom of the caravan.
Best of luck

PixiePete
September 2010

vlad the impaler where'd u find the convecting wood burner?

nicki
July 2010

best use a convecting stove - they have 2 layers of steel so the heat is shielded back and sides and they can be placed nearer to combustible materials.
I have one 1" from a wooden wall and before anyone starts screaming - it puts out loads of heat and has done so for 3 years without problems....
....but the wood charred where the flue comes out of the top so I put a large stainless steel heat shield there and now it's ok.
3 of my friends now have the same one also.
It's a great idea and regs are there for the terminally stupid IMHO.

vlad the impaler
February 2010

I have a woodburner in mobile home and it has heated me and done most of the cooking for eight yers. What do you need to know?

Alan
October 2007

Take a look at the applications/safety regs etc for the use of woodburners on narrowboats and houseboats etc.

Bingo
September 2007