[Ansteorra] Tent Heaters (was GW camping in cold/hot weather tips)

[Cisco Cividanes]

I'm sort of jumping into this, so if this has been said already my apologies.

If anyone is going to get a tent heater, please make sure to consider
ventilation. Combustion, by definition requires oxygen, and a lot of
heaters give off gasses that can be highly poisonous. I am not
familiar with all of the models, or all of the safety features
currently in stock.

However, I do recall reading about an event (Pensic, I think) where a
couple were fatally poisoned in their tent in the night due to a
mishap with their tent heater.

I urge anyone who is looking to buy a tent heater to consider this
risk and account for it themselves, or ask someone more knowledgeable
in such things for advice.


Sorry if this sounds like a rant.

In service,
Lord Ivo Blackhawk

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Mike Wyvill <wyvillmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> All of what Lord Tomas said is good advice. I would however dip into my
> experience as a Scoutmaster in regions colder than ours to add this. If you
> are going to purchase a heater, make sure you get one that will shut itself
> off if tipped. No you shouldn't leave the heater unattended but there may be
> a time where your friend just got back with a steal from Midnight Madness
> and you just have to go and see.
>
> Engenulf de Vienville
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