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Title: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: paulcjhastings on December 01, 2008, 10:31:44 AM
After reading belferts topic about how challenging it is to own a bus in MN, I thought I post a pic of how I drove my bus home on Friday. My buddy needed to get some stuff into his shop so the bus had to move. I received quite a few puzzled looks as I was topping off the tanks in town. I have a cover on order, hopefully it will get here before the snow starts to pile up  ;D
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: cody on December 01, 2008, 10:55:09 AM
I'm thinking that you may need a fair sized heater. maybe 2 lol, or one politian.  Perhaps if you weatherstripped around some of the openings it would help? 
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: buswarrior on December 01, 2008, 10:57:48 AM
tarped tightly, 100 000 btu fan forced should keep up... maybe?

That drive would have been good for many double takes!

happy coaching!
buswarrior
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 11:20:41 AM
I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: paulcjhastings on December 01, 2008, 11:28:17 AM
Quote from: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 11:20:41 AM
I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy

All structural work is done, I'm presently looking for a heated building so I can skin it.
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: TomC on December 01, 2008, 12:14:24 PM
Songman did the same thing a few weeks ago.  But I think you have him beat since he did it in the middle of summer, not with snow on the ground.  Must of been a brisk ride! Good Luck, TomC
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: paulcjhastings on December 01, 2008, 12:28:26 PM
Quote from: TomC on December 01, 2008, 12:14:24 PM
Songman did the same thing a few weeks ago.  But I think you have him beat since he did it in the middle of summer, not with snow on the ground.  Must of been a brisk ride! Good Luck, TomC

It wasn't that bad, it was 40+ F here on Friday, the worst part was all the grinder/metal dust hitting me in the back of the head ;)
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: paulcjhastings on December 01, 2008, 11:28:17 AM
Quote from: Jeremy on December 01, 2008, 11:20:41 AM
I've been keen to read the next installment of your slide-out project...I take it from the photo that there is still plenty of work to do?

Jeremy

All structural work is done, I'm presently looking for a heated building so I can skin it.

Hi Paul

I just lightened the photo above in Photoshop so I could see more of the detail and realised that you have actually built the 'box' of the slide out room, so as you say it is read for skinning. In the last installment of the project I had seen you were still building the basic operating mechanism for the slide into the floor of the bus, so I figured I must have missed an update - sure enough, having looked in your profile I see there is a post there that I hadn't seen, so lots more reading for me

Jeremy

PS. A heated building in which to work on your bus? Oh, how the other half live. That's just a wild, unobtainable dream for me.
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: DebDav on December 01, 2008, 01:34:07 PM
Must be drafty
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: niles500 on December 01, 2008, 04:22:54 PM
Paul - You and Songman arte taking this Global Warming thing way too serious  :D

BTW - How long have yo lived at the beach?
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: usbusin on December 01, 2008, 08:06:42 PM
Paul, I think this should just about do it.  That is, if you wear earplugs!!



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Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: Busted Knuckle on December 01, 2008, 10:29:22 PM
Paul,
Glad to see ya got her home!
Now ya just need to go ahead and expand the garage out past the parking pad about 6 feet and close it in and you'll have plenty of room to skin it! LOL! ;D  BK  ;D
Title: Re: How big a heater do I need for my bus to keep warm this winter?(pic)
Post by: Dreamscape on December 02, 2008, 04:08:59 AM
Hi Paul,

Looks a little different than the last time I saw it! You've got some big holes there! ;)

Seriously, Great job on your project. Now get some skin on that beast and go for a drive! ::)

Take Care,

Paul