Camping Tent Heater
Nobody likes to be freezing cold when camping in cold
weather, and for this the camping tent heater is the
answer.
While the outdoors men of yesteryear got by with camp fires
for warmth, the savvy cold weather camper can enjoy
warmth and comfort in a standing camp with a propane gas
powered camp heater.
Standing camps for hunters, trappers and other outdoor men
and pioneer types used wood stoves and ovens which were
incorporated into their heavy duty canvas tents, or wooden
cabins.
You can still buy canvas wall
tents which can fit a heat-proof square
of steel or other material into the roof so a metal
stove-pipe chimney can be used. It must be kept
well clear of the canvas, or it will burn your tent
down. These are specialist tents for professional guides
and outfitters, and are not cheap.
Most campers prefer the portability and convenience of a
propane tent heater instead. In most cases they don't have
to purchase a specially-made camping tent.
Coleman make a gas catalytic heater called the Black Cat,
which can burn propane gas fuel to give you warmth, and it
does so without any flame. As far as I can ascertain, this
reduces the risk of fire, but not the risk of being gassed to
death. Remember, any stove or heater operated
inside your tent can create carbon
monoxide, an invisible, odorless gas which kills
people.
Zodi get around the carbon monoxide problem by placing their
heater just outside your tent. They then
use a pair of ducted air hoses to channel the warm
air inside the tent. The Zodi tent heater includes an
electric blower fan which is powered by a 12 volt car
battery. They also have larger industrial strength models
for government and military applications.
Danger - Carbon Monoxide!Many campers
have been asphyxiated from fuel fumes and/or
carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to keep
warm in their tent in winter. So make darned
sure you have adequate ventilation, and always
follow the tent heater manufacturer's
recommendations and installation
instructions.
Carbon monoxide is created when fuel is burned
where there is insufficient oxygen for
complete, efficient burning. When this happens,
the fire or stove gets the oxygen, not
you... And what's more, the poisonous
carbon monoxide gas (which you can't even
smell) changes your red blood cells so they no
longer carry oxygen around your body. You will
die from lack of oxygen.
You have been warned!
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