Stay Warm When Overlanding With a Diesel Heater - Sunster TC10

[@toyotatrailtrash]

Looks like my Hcalory without the tick. I’m weird and don’t mind the ticking. Great video👍🏻

[@LappoC]

I would have liked to see inside if they did anything different or if it’s just the pump improvement. Good stuff, too bad I bought a vevor last week lol

[@DanielLevecque]

8am I have the H Calory version in my Cargo trailer / bug out hunting camp. It works well but the pump is loud I used ear plugs to sleep. My poor dog had to listen all night.

[@ctclimberguy34]

Im gonna order this very soon. Now i need to find used a truck cap (at least for now ) & do some winter camping & snowshoeing. I was leaning toward other brands , but the reduced noise sold me. & your discount code did work thank you!

[@jfj794]

Good review. In regards to the exhaust, I would get it off the ground a little and sit it on a fire resistant mat. They come in various sizes and very inexpensive.

[@TrailTraveler]

I didn't think of that. Do you have a link for one?

[@user-paullynch]

@@TrailTravelercan you do a video on the controller mate I’m struggling to get to grips with it , great video

[@JuanVargasPro]

And it cost less? Great review

[@stuckoffroad]

Would you be able to do a short video or provide a better explanation on how the operation of it works? I have the exact same heater and I’m having a hard time figuring out basically how to make it run correctly. When I use the app it never really goes below level four on the fan. I’d like to be able to keep it on speed one or two and have my temperature set so I’m not getting roasted.

[@TrailTraveler]

I’ll see if I can do that in the morning

[@ThorinOakenshieldGSD2023]

Glad to see you accepted their offer to review, that being said it appears this unit is riveted together as well, like the Hcalory this will still prevent in the field service of the fuel pump. Well, you are much happier with the acoustics of this unit (and it's less expensive than the Hcalory unit) you didn't mention if the unit has a fuel filter which was one of your major cons on the SS2. Does the unit have a fuel filter? It also looks like the air inlet for the burner is a slightly different design though located in the same location as the SS2. The muffler looks a little more premium, does it perform better or the same as the SS2? I was just curious how many of the prior cons were resolved in this unit? Clearly the outlet pipe is still an issue. Thank you for the review.

[@TrailTraveler]

Without popping off the rivets, I can't tell if there is a filter underneath everything. The muffler is pretty much the same. The main improvement is the fuel pump noise. The air filter does seem to be a better design, but I don't think it has any major benefit. We have some other ones we are testing now that are pretty interesting and I'm looking forward to using one of them for about a week starting this weekend.

[@Chris66able]

I've got this heater, there is no fuel filter which to me is no problem because the fuel is filtered when I put it in the jerry can from source,, and again through the funnel to the heater. I replaced the rivets with 3M Rivnuts to make maintenance access easy, and replaced the supplied green fuel feed with hard plastic white one.

[@ctclimberguy34]

Great review. Even the ones that are much more $ (ls bros) seem louder in reviews

[@TrailTraveler]

We are testing the LF Bros N2 Pro right now. It is the quietest unit we have tested to date.

[@ctclimberguy34]

@TrailTraveler So the LFBros is quieter? Wonder if there is a difference between the N2 vs N2 pro. Im pretty sure the pro has more altitude adjustments . Highest road withing several hrs of me is 3000ft.

[@ctclimberguy34]

​@@TrailTraveler ended up with LFbros N2T. Its very quiet!

[@KerryGarrison]

@@ctclimberguy34 The N2T doesn't have automatic altitude adjust right? I think only the N2 Pro does. This feature is important to us because we live at 5,000' and we can be camping anywhere from sea level to 13,000' so "plateau mode" is a must have feature.

[@kimwong2053]

Hi in this video you mentioned there is no benefits to recirculating the air from the tent back to the air intake. How is there no benefit? Does it not save on fuel consumption? Curious if we should all ditch the extra duct to recirculate the warm air. Thanks

[@TrailTraveler]

We had very similar conditions two nights in a row. One day we recirculated and the next we didn’t. There was no noticeable difference in temperature, battery usage, or fuel usage. This was at around 26F. I’ve talked to some other users that say the same thing. Maybe, under some conditions it could have a greater effect such as colder temperatures. I plan on doing some testing here when it gets colder.

[@kimwong2053]

Ok that’s interesting and would love to see more testing from you on this. I also own the HCalory SS2 and wonder if this applies to that heater regarding recirculating air or just this Sunster heater?

[@TrailTraveler]

It should apply to all

[@danbosch1621]

I just bought this heater, and it’s been delivered. What adapter do you use on the hot air outflow to easily attach the insulated hose? Thanks in advance.

[@TrailTraveler]

I 3D printed one. After testing though, I don't think I will be recirculating the air as it didn't make any noticeable difference. I will be doing some tests when it gets colder here to see if there is some point that it makes a difference.

[@danbosch1621]

@ thank you!

[@joezweig9202]

Great video, I was wondering if you got this heater to work on the plug in DC outlet on the AC70. I keep getting an E01 error on my heater. I don’t have any issues using the supplied ac to dc power supply.

[@TrailTraveler]

I normally run it on an AC70

[@joezweig9202]

@ thanks for the quick response. Do you use the DC plug in on the AC70 or the AC outlet on the AC70 with the power supply the heater came with?

[@TrailTraveler]

I’ve used both

[@joezweig9202]

@@TrailTravelerConsider yourself lucky. I am not able to get the plug in DC outlet on my AC70 to run the heater. I keep getting the E01 error. I tried a different plug and same thing. I added a multimeter to the circuit and the DC voltage will drop all the way down to the 6-7 volts when starting up.

[@TrailTraveler]

@@joezweig9202 I'll go back out and test this specifically. I use the AC70 for all my diesel heater tests but maybe I skipped it on this one. I will try to get to this today, I just have to move some fuel around and wrap up an edit.

[@805Taco]

Can't seem to get the discount code to work on Amazon...

[@TrailTraveler]

I will ask the about it

[@805Taco]

@@TrailTraveler Thanks!

[@TrailTraveler]

They had to change the code, try this: 15Garrison15

[@lucasfernandez6143]

@@TrailTraveler I just bought one with this code. Thanks the review.

[@MavHntr]

I keep getting auto shutdown, overheating error code, and only at 1/2 heating power! Checked that fan not blocked, duct hose not kinked but still recline overheat error after 30 min run time. Any suggestions?

[@TrailTraveler]

If you are running more than a few feet of duct hose, you will need to move up to a 4" house

[@MavHntr]

@ thank you, currently running 8’ of 3” insulated duct hose. Which adaptor/reducer attachment would you recommend to attach 4” hose

[@TrailTraveler]

I believe this is the one I used: www.amazon.com/POWERTEC-70145-4-Inch-3-Inch-Reducer/dp/B00M3IT378/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A-Vuix9V8ycGAelm-PB87huyNRHv309Eij5YrXVaPxG40RYfwzeTSJv5jPoFqj0p7vO1VZ5R6zMfmKczai8-yTyylIEDH-COnwDYAfVLio8XB0dscArpezZqVBV0Tnpjjj2wKw0ZEJDJnVadF2KlQSsn7OIVnRUQLnuQvWyPfWMciWHA9OCuYwL7DExx1n6tWGc9LbNYNzWCMu8KE9ccOA.PyEglDKVQP1M8YpwDOftx78LXxIqC0YnS1pz9v8mVZo&dib_tag=se&keywords=POWERTEC+70145+4-Inch+to+3-Inch+Reducer&qid=1730958472&sr=8-1

[@youtubechannels9205]

Will it work with gasoline?

[@TrailTraveler]

No. Diesel or Kerosene. Gas requires an ignition system, pistons, timing, etc.

[@Jan-pw4po]

Great video and review. Last year I bought WIPPRO all in 1. I did change the fuel line and added a fuel filter and I am so impressed with the quite pump, you can hear it till the glow plug turns off then it's almost dead quite

[@danbosch1621]

Please confirm that this can run on kerosene.

[@TrailTraveler]

@@danbosch1621 According to numerous threads in Facebook diesel heater groups, yes.

[@danbosch1621]

@@TrailTravelerthank you!

[@greenidguy9292]

They are the bot same damn units…China is great for doing the same item in different packaging.

[@TrailTraveler]

Sort of, but different fuel pump and different electronics