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stump · 11-26-2008, 11:11 PM

well winter is here so just getting some ideas to heat the garage.. what are all you guys using? i have a 75,000-200,000btu propane convection heater.. got it for free supposed to heats 4700 sqaur feet but it dont look to promisin.. try it this weekend, anyone els have this setup?

msgross · 11-26-2008, 11:24 PM

flannel!

I use to have a propane tower type heater... worked pretty well...

**El Jay** · 11-26-2008, 11:26 PM

I have/had a quartz heater that I just point to me/where I was working.
I don't know if it's still in the garage, or if it's "gone away" like so many other things.

caminokid · 11-26-2008, 11:36 PM

I got a couple of electric heaters. thats it.

72BlckButy · 11-26-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by caminokid

I got a couple of electric heaters. thats it.

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Alex Hayley · 11-26-2008, 11:54 PM

I installed this...

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...t_6970_595_595

**old Rusty C10** · 11-27-2008, 12:49 AM

i just run my car until the brain starts to wander then i shut it off til im cold again

KIDDING when i had a garage i had a nice propane heater

willis0107 · 11-27-2008, 04:24 AM

WOOD WOOD AND MORE WOOD I have an old King Bee air draft wood stove. Takes about an hour to warm it so you can work in a t shirt You have to love that.

**special-K** · 11-27-2008, 07:45 AM

Long Johns,coveralls,bring small parts in the house,visit friends with heated shops,wait till spring,lay on foam insulation...
I have a kerosene heater,but haven`t used it in years.I don`t have room to pull anything in anyway.The shop I had until last year I heated with a woodstove.

Tx Firefighter · 11-27-2008, 09:13 AM

Wood burning stove. A cheapie from Tractor Supply.

retodd7711 · 11-27-2008, 09:19 AM

Heater? We don't need no stinkin' heater.
I'm tough. I'm a man. I'm in touch with the elements.
I'm also freezing my azz off

cdowns · 11-27-2008, 09:31 AM

I'LL TURN OFF THE ac AND OPEN THE DOORS

blu87 · 11-27-2008, 11:45 AM

Move to Florida.

glock35ipsc · 11-27-2008, 01:19 PM

There was a thread like this a few weeks ago:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=312907

I have a 100,000 btu propane furnace hanging to the right of the cab.

11-26-2008, 11:11 PM	#1
stump Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bangor maine Posts: 161	what do you do to heat your garage? well winter is here so just getting some ideas to heat the garage.. what are all you guys using? i have a 75,000-200,000btu propane convection heater.. got it for free supposed to heats 4700 sqaur feet but it dont look to promisin.. try it this weekend, anyone els have this setup?

11-26-2008, 11:24 PM	#2
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? flannel! I use to have a propane tower type heater... worked pretty well... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

11-26-2008, 11:26 PM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? I have/had a quartz heater that I just point to me/where I was working. I don't know if it's still in the garage, or if it's "gone away" like so many other things. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

11-26-2008, 11:36 PM	#4
caminokid Chevy nut Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 2,265	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? I got a couple of electric heaters. thats it. __________________ 84 Chevy Custom Deluxe 1/2 Ton Named Fade To Black II "Remember kids there is NO replacement for displacement!"

11-26-2008, 11:54 PM	#6
Alex Hayley Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NC Posts: 987	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? I installed this... http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...t_6970_595_595

11-27-2008, 12:49 AM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,276	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? i just run my car until the brain starts to wander then i shut it off til im cold again KIDDING when i had a garage i had a nice propane heater __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

11-27-2008, 04:24 AM	#8
willis0107 67lwb Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Centralia Mo Posts: 180	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? WOOD WOOD AND MORE WOOD I have an old King Bee air draft wood stove. Takes about an hour to warm it so you can work in a t shirt You have to love that.

11-27-2008, 07:45 AM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? Long Johns,coveralls,bring small parts in the house,visit friends with heated shops,wait till spring,lay on foam insulation... I have a kerosene heater,but haven`t used it in years.I don`t have room to pull anything in anyway.The shop I had until last year I heated with a woodstove. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 11-27-2008 at 09:26 AM.

11-27-2008, 09:13 AM	#10
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? Wood burning stove. A cheapie from Tractor Supply. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-27-2008, 09:19 AM	#11
retodd7711 chrome makes it go FASTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 2,884	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? Heater? We don't need no stinkin' heater. I'm tough. I'm a man. I'm in touch with the elements. I'm also freezing my azz off __________________ She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005

11-27-2008, 09:31 AM	#12
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? I'LL TURN OFF THE ac AND OPEN THE DOORS __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

11-27-2008, 11:45 AM	#13
blu87 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pensacola Fl Posts: 270	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? Move to Florida. __________________ Gene

11-27-2008, 01:19 PM	#14
glock35ipsc Next project: 1970 K10 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colo 80524 Posts: 6,685	Re: what do you do to heat your garage? There was a thread like this a few weeks ago: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=312907 I have a 100,000 btu propane furnace hanging to the right of the cab. __________________ *Bob* 1970 Chevy K10 LWB "Goldie" 350/TH350 *next project!!* 1981 Chevy C10 LWB 355/TH350 - My son's truck LS SWAP FORUM! Tons of LS swap info here! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST BOARD ON THE NET! CLICK HERE FOR THE FAQ INDEX by KRUE



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