Every home away from home should offer the same amenities as the ones found in a fixed residence. To put it another way, wouldn’t it be nice if your recreational vehicle heated the cabin and your hot water? Your family returns from a picnic after the sky opened up unexpectantly. They’re all chilled to the bone, but a heated cabin and hot shower await, all thanks to that Webasto combination heater.

Diesel-fueled Combi Warmth 

For an example of this advanced heating solution in action, head on over to the Dual Top Evo 6, a Webasto product that operates off of your motorhome’s own fuel supply. Even if that heavy rain shower turns to cold snow, an adventuring family stays toasty because of the anti-freeze mode fitted to the equipment. After all, at least in the case of the Evo 6, an 11-litre hot water boiler lays at the core of this heating system, so that anti-freeze mode will provide peace of mind if you’re heading up into the snow-capped mountains.

Features Blower and Burner Duality 

So, just how does this RV equipment earn its “combination” title. Explained in just a few words, this heating gear incorporates two heat sources. There’s the air blower, a section that provides warm air to the vehicle cabin. Then, putting the proverbial cherry on top, an inbuilt burner heats a boiler tank. Again, that’s two heating sources, as provided by a single fuel type. And you’re not being asked to install heavy gas bottles, tubes and adapters. No, the fuel comes straight from your diesel tank. As long as you have “go juice” in the tank, you have access to cabin warmth and hot shower water.

Installing the System 

Combination heating systems must be bulky and heavy, right? Most buyers would presume so, but Webasto has somehow condensed all of the working parts and designed their subsystems so that the equipment can be installed internally or externally. Granted, larger motorhomes make it a cinch to install the system internally, but it’s nice to know that smaller recreational vehicles aren’t overlooked, not when the air and water heating equipment can be fitted externally.

Feature-rich by design, the diesel systems that occupy this category are gifted with many convenience-focused extras. There’s the anti-freeze mode, a feature that protects the water tank when the outside weather turns cold. Then, for maintenance purposes, a drainage control allows you to purge the system water. Above and beyond those system characteristics, there’s an easy to operate dual-mode control panel, the option to use the heating while you’re driving, and the knowledge that you have access to up to 8 kilowatts of cabin/water heating power.