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To heat a camper you need approx 2 Kw of heat.  to my knowledge you cannot get a 12volt heater which will put out sufficient heat.  The cheap option is to buy a small 240 volt fan heater but you will need to hook up to a 10 amp supply.

Regards Bob

 In our pathfinder we have used fan heaters of both 12v and 24v. in my opinion scrap the 12 v idea for the reasons dandyman has said.

We find that a halogen type is much more efficient in warming the camper and with a warm glow for effect. 

A decent halogen heater with safety cut out etc works for us 

 Call me over cautious when it comes to gas heaters , but why bother when you have a ready supply of heat from the gas rings/ oven whenever you dont have a hook up facility ?

We have simply turned on the gas rings for heat at times and the effect is intsant

Burning gas in a confined space has a couple of unpleasant side effects.  Condensation, & waste gas produced by combustion.  These are Carbon Dioxide - if you have sufficient ventilation or Carbon Monoxide if you don't.  This has been discussed at length on the equipment section.  Only burn gas indoors if there is adequate ventlation.  Carbon Monoxide is a killer.  It works by putting you to sleep so you  never find out about it.  In addition, be careful of radiated heat.  Gas & electric heaters throw off enough heat to set fire to fabric & wooden items too close.  Use either a fan heater if on EHU available for around £20 or a purpose built gas heater for a camper with waste gas vented outside via a flue.  These are not cheap, several hundred pounds each for any of those on the market.  Avoid the small portable gas heaters for the reasons above.  Other than that, wear warm clothes, get a good sleeping bag or don't camp outside Easter - October.

Steve.

We use halogen heaters, they're not expensive and are safe because most have a safety switch on them which turn it off it falls over.

The other great thing is they give a lovely warm glow to the camper!