We have an ultraheat with blower and use instead of gas, why pay for gas when you have already paid to use the site electric?, the blower is also useful in the summer to keep the air circulating in the van as a cooler.
Dave

I use gas for cooking and hot drinks only. Even in December last year I did not feel the need for heating. You can always put a gas ring on to take the edge off while you get dressed. You've got to remember that a van is not supposed to replace a bungalow, it's supposed to be a sense of adventure. Unless you have got a bungalow on wheels I would suggest gas is cheaper than hookup.

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I actually believe that as a pensioner of limited means, that its better to use something I have already paid for rather than pay again for a similar thing with no added benefits, or do you think I should fill up with tap water then use bottle water. Being "parsimonious" is what enables me to tour the Continent for 6 months of the year rather that sitting at home nit picking other peoples choices,
Dave
PS. I'm not to sure about the hair shirt analogy, don't you find it itchy?

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I think I will leave things as they stand and just do with the gas heater which I know works well in a Triton and after all the Troll isn't that much bigger. All that blown air business sounds like one more thing to go wrong and really not that necessary. Thanks all for your input.

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Robert
We have a 540GT. We got a bit confused with the blown air heating when we ordered our Troll and ended up without it. Have to say have not missed it at all.

We put the gas heater on for 5 minutes when we come in the van and that heats it up quickly. We then tend to turn it off. We then also have a small oil-filled radiator that we put on at the front dinette area. If it is really cold we will leave this little radiator on when we go out.

We also have a tiny fan heater that we have used for a bit in freezing conditions - but we never have it on for long.

If it is really , really cold we go to bed early and snuggle under the duvets to read.

We also ordered the hot water system which we know do not use - although I know others on the forum swear by them.

Good luck with your order MikeT

On my first trip in May in our 2006 Troll 540 I used the fan for half an hour on a chilly morning. I found it worked well as I was having coffee in the front dinette while my wife had a lie in. The fan warmed up my end of the van nicely. I probably won’t use it often but like having the option.

There is an assumption that the site offers an EHU. We really like some of the ones that don't, so the built-in gas heater (fridge and water boiler also on gas) is my goto and it does a great job without a fan (or electric element). I'm sure the minimal extra length of a Troll makes little difference. As Soulbluesman says above, the first 5 minutes are the coolest, as the heat works it's way around the van. I'm sure the blown air system could shave a couple of minutes off the warm up time, but I just use that time to do other things. Oh, and I'll put my jumper on.