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.