Power restraints are really the sole reason people don't go that route. Any heating element done via electricity is going to automatically be your most power hungry items. This includes burner tops, ovens, heaters, etc.
Diesel heaters are the choice of heating in Skoolies because diesel is more power per square inch, and generates more heat. Also diesel is a little easier to procure as you just tie it into your main diesel tank.
As far as safety goes, as long as there is some upper ventilation provided for heat to escape to they should be safe to use. It's just power hungry.
Wood fire is nice but those are heavy adding excess weight, and also fire hazards if not mounted correctly or ventilated properly. Becomes a missile hazard if not truly mounted well and you wreck. Those are why insurance companies dislike them.
I'm not even saying not to do wood fire, but if you do decided to do wood fire, you need to REALLY ensure that thing cannot be ripped out of it's place with force. The stove should be mounted to the hat channels in some secure way, and not just placed on a stone hearth alone. I plan on working up some official safety standards for wood fire stoves once I get around to that part myself, and will document what should be done after having done it myself. I plan to do some testing with putting some artificial force on my stove to equate to getting in a wreck and if it budges then it's not safe to do. More research still yet needs to be done and safety tests and standards need to be made for wood fire stoves to make it insurance friendly.
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