Overnight furnace

[Russellvh]

If I’m “parking lot” boon-docking one overnight and can not open my slide outs is it safe to use the propane furnace?

 

[Rollin Ollen]

If I’m “parking lot” boon-docking one overnight and can not open my slide outs is it safe to use the propane furnace?

We do often. I doubt if there is any heat ducting in your slides. Your furnace will be more efficient as there will be less space to heat.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

The only thing I would check is to be sure vents are not fully blocked when slides are in. I would want to ensure air will circulate at a decent flow through the furnace heat exchanger.

 

[Wemustrv]

We do use ours without issues. Our front furnace is in our kitchen slide along with the ducting for it.

 

[Holdmybeer]

According to Gemini there are no furnace heat ducts in the slides of any Forest River 5th wheel models, especially as Forest River uses a flush floor design on slides. There is therefore not enough room in the floor cavity for flex duct or a boot to the register. Gemini goes on to say the Wildcat is designed so that when turtling ( dry camping w/slides retracted) no floor registers are blocked, but it does issue the caveat that there is the remote possibility a slide, when retracted, may hover over a floor register. You may want to verify that your slide(s) are not covering a floor register on the main floor. If not, you're all good.