Heated Seats?

[Flat Black]

seat heaters are readily available online and from wrecking yards. A friend who does custom upholstery installs them regularly. Very simple really, just a "mat" with inductive heating elements installed under the seat covering material. Plug them into 12 volts and there is a rheostat type of control for power/temp level.

 

[R Racing]

You can buy a heated 12V pad for a 4 wheelers they use less current and are totally water proof.

 

[goldneagle]

Do they make kits that work for 24volts? That is the problem, I'm not that big on converts... I sort of want the simplest system possible. I also want it water proof... Yes I still want to be able to go into 30 plus inches of water and have my seats work as well.

Buy some bucket immersion heaters and some fire extinguishers.

Or run the exhaust pipe under the seat..

Or run the heater hoses under the seat...

Sterno can under the seat?

 

[Sirblissfull]

Ready for install

Here you go.

 

[wreckerman893]

I drove a 5 ton tractor from Indy to Alabama in a blizzard a few years ago.

Insulated coveralls kept my bottom warm......K.I.S.S.

 

[jaxsof]

Had a Trans Sgt who used to take a gasoline lantern and sit it in the middle of the floor for heat.

 

[colelkhunter]

I can tell you that after driving 5 hours in the teens in a deuce with no heat, anything is a welcome change. Guy I bought it from said" there will be enough heat coming out of the floorboards to keep you warm".......well there was heat coming from the firewall and through the floor. Problem was the gaps in the window seals and the soft top let more cold air in than the heat produced. I froze my wiener off, even with carharts and gloves. 15.00 mr heater propane head with a small cylinder will make a deuce cab nice and toasty in under a minute. It will even heat the seats.

 

[colelkhunter]

I also think Big Girl panties are required for operating any military vehicle in the winter without a heater. You just have to suck it up and drive on. every little electrical contraption that you add to one of these trucks leaves an avenue for something to go wrong, and according to my perpetual co-pilot Mr. Murphy. It will.