Need a heater for the truck

After 4 years of almost constant use, my factory installed Webasto finally quit. Then, because there was an Espar dealer very close to my house, I wanted to switch to an Espar but got talked into a "gray market " - "Chinese Webasto". Apparently all of them are made in China now, (Espar and Webasto) so I took a chance.

BIG FRIGGIN MISTAKE.

In 18 months I've had 5 different units in here and the longest lasting one was 6 months. The dealer had apologized and extended the warranty to 2 years and now I just show up and they switch it with a reman unit instead of fixing it because it's faster. The problem is always the glow plug.

 

maybe my russian heater aint so bad........

 

Espar bunk heater is the BEST investment Ive made in the 5 years Ive owned my truck!!

 

I got a small space heater from Wal-Mart, that was fairly cheap, got so hot in the bunk, I had to turn it off

 

The heater uses less fuel than most generators, off setting the cost. less noise too. less weight. Now if the generator is running already for the block heat then that is a different story.

 

I probably use my Webasto 9 months of the year. Even if it's just a few minutes in the mornings, if I wake up and figure I need a little heat I just reach up and turn it on and stay in bed till it's warm enough. Can't do that with a generator unless it's got remote start or is an APU.

They are almost maintenance free and use so little fuel that you won't see a measurable amount being consumed. As nice as a Honda 2000 or something similar is, for heat alone, a bunk heater can't be beat. The payback on one is likely, months at worst.