[coyote7]

Evening all.
Due to moving home and having no indoor space to store my kit in the cold winter months I will need to leave everything in the garage.
I have read things in the past about people using oil filled radiators to keep the frost away.
My local Aldi are currently selling a large 2500kw radiator  that switches on/off depending on temperature would this be good or do I need something else.
Any advice will be gratefully received.
Thanks,
Rich.

[scott johns]

buy a couple of high tog duvets and cover up oil rad will be good as well, get some insulation place in
roof voids and walls it will hold heat better

[Mike Halliday]

I think hot air heaters are best as the create a movement of warm air around the van, oil radiators create localised heat which will rise. Anything on the van floor can still freeze unless you have the radiator on full.

I point a hot air heater blowing  under the machine so it blows across the van floor

[Robin Ray]

I have a 500 w black heater and it has been great. I just leave it on all night and forget it. I tried blow heaters and oil rads and the black heater was better. That's in the van though. I would have thought in a garage as long as it is well insulated a oil rad left on all night would work well. In a lock up which is away from my house with no electric or insulation I have used a paraffin green house heater, it worked really well but covered everything in a layer of smudge.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

good tip MIke, I have an oil filled heater but a warm air blower sounds better

[sean oregan]

Insulate your van
Can you put van in garage??
During the day you kit can freeze in the van unless you insulate it.

[Lewis Newby]

What type of insulation are you guys using out of interest? 

[coyote7]

Thanks for all the advice chaps.
I do also have a 2500kw air heater Mike so that will save me £40 on the oil filled radiator and hopefully keep my machine frost free at night

[coyote7]

Insulate your van
Can you put van in garage??
During the day you kit can freeze in the van unless you insulate it.

Hi Sean,
I am moving to a new build house have the seen the garage space
I might get the nose of the van in but that's about it

[coyote7]

What type of insulation are you guys using out of interest?

Hi Lewis,
In regards to insulation in my van well it is ply lined throughout and I do use a nice big off cut of carpet but that is all what else would you suggest?

[Lewis Newby]

Sorry I meant to ask the guys who have insulated thier van.  I have no idea!

I remember a thread on a valeting forum some years back where a guy put some insulation in before the ply lining and said it made a great difference,  can't remember what he used tho

[Lewis Newby]

[scott johns]

celotex insulation board the thicker the better make it a snug fit with min joints that will keep
van at its best form of defence against the cold

[sean oregan]

I have ply lined my van all round, 6 MM. sides and 3 MM roof seams to stay a consistent temperature