[Webmaster]

Anytime you burn a propane stove, lantern or heater, you are giving off carbon monoxide gas. Please be sure to follow the safety recommendations on all camping appliances. Don't use any burning device inside closed quarters. Although a tent may seem to breathe well with all the screen openings, carbon monoxide can still build up causing very serious injury or death.

Always use such equipment in open areas only. Camp well, and camp safe so you can live another day to camp. :)

Sincerely,

[Ranger Tom]

I actually had and experience with this before. We went camping and were using our campstove to heat the tent we were using. Even though it was well ventilated, we ended up getting sick and almost passing out because of the carbon monoxide gas. We knew it wasn't smart but did it anyway. After that, we just shut it off and thought being cold is better than loosing youor life! :blink:

[JohnnyB]

Hopefully everyone will see this and think twice before they try something like that. It seems to easy to forget those things.

[B.J.]

Has anyone here ever seen a "electric tent heater"?? I really don't like the idea of a "gas" tent heater, seen 12V plug in car heaters, wondered if some company was ever smart enought to say take one of those, hook it to a "motorcycle size battery (12V)", add a charger plug so you could re-charge the batter off the cig. lighter in your car or truck?? It would be a lot safer than a propane tent heater and be much more useful! jmho.

[Bigdog57]

I would wonder how long a battery-operated heater would last? Generating heat takes beaucoup power!
When I was a kid, Dad would use a Coleman Catalytic Heater that used whitegas. Worked, but in later years I wondered about the CO build-up? I once got my sleepingbag corner melted touching it too.

Nowadays, I use a smaller tent (since I travel by MC). I've tried those chemical heater packets, but they don't work as well as the ads say.

For light, I've changed to the efficient LED and Fluorescent lanterns and flashlights - the batteries last far longer! A good LED light isn't cheap, but can be very bright. A little Fluorescent mini-lantern gets me by the entire weekend on one set of AAA batteries! Not bright, but fine for moving around at night.

[tplife]

We use a lantern to warm up the tent at night and to play cards inside. With adequate ventilation, these appliances can be used safely. You must open screens to ventilate the accumulating air, which allows oxygen to replace that which the heater is consuming. It's when you don't ventilate and allow replacement air to enter that you get into trouble. I like two lanterns on telescoping Coleman hangers to illuminate the campsite, and a single lantern on the table for eating and portability. LED flashlights are for finding the bathroom.

[Bigdog57]

"LED flashlights are for finding the bathroom."

Well, the trees are generally close by . . . ;)

[tplife]

Bigdog57, on Nov 17 2007, 03:40 PM, said:

"LED flashlights are for finding the bathroom."

Well, the trees are generally close by . . . ;)

You'll understand when you have children... :lol:

[Bigdog57]

I'm fiftyone, single and NOT looking....
So I'll leave that pleasure to the younger folks. :lol:

I've lately been using a little bivytent - no room for a heater or lantern. ;)

Y'all have got me thinking though - a spare battery in the bike's hardcase, an electric riding jacket or vest and an extended cord....
Might work!!

[keepitmovin]

Yes, it exists!

http://www.4siteoutd...lblacporte.html

Since doesn't have an open flame, it has a very limited ability to set things spontaneously on fire. Doesn't mean it doesn't have melting powers! :-p