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Okay Robbo; although we've got the Aldi one, I hope this is not a biased opinion. Comparing the two just from the information given on your links, the Aldi one comes out on top with 3 years warranty and a 24 hour timer too.

We have a small (ish!) oil filled Delonghi Bambino rad which is 1500W and has built in fan heater for instant boost. Use it at home in winter when not away in FC but works well in folding camper aswell,.

Not sure how effective a smaller 600W type one would be in a standard tent as pretty much zero insulation! Would probably spend £10 on a cheap fan heater and rest on upgrading sleeping bags!

Quote: Originally posted by Oldfolder on 04/2/2013

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thanks bobmel, i can only go off my own experience of using one for the last 4 years, and stand by the fact that we get no condensation issues, i accept that when burning any product with a carbon and hydrogen composition thet h2o along with co will be produced as a natural consequence, perhaps it has something to do with the fan that any condensation effects are minimised or that the vans air vents allow for full cobustion. i wouldnt advocate any heater that produces combustion be used in an unvented area/room either!

perhaps leicester city council are commenting on the old type paraffin heaters, which i wouldnt recommend either - and i can defintiely say these specific type of paraffin heaters are not as expensive to run as my electric storage heaters or an electric fan heater at my home (because we're on storage heaters our day time rate is much higher than the standard normal daytime rate!!)

going back to the original thread, i stand by my recommendation that they are worth considering using on a camping holiday, even more so when you have no hook up as identified by another 'poster'