[Ansteorra] GW camping in cold/hot weather tips

[Deborah Wade]

Just a comment on heaters in tents.
I spent the week beteen Christmas and New Year's working at a Boy Scout Camp.  We treated 6 youth and 2 adults for mild to moderate Carbon Monoxide poisioning due to heaters in their tents.  The tents were both modern nylon and heavy canvas tents, but in all cases the tents had been sealed.  This prevented air exchange.  
All six incidents could have been prevented by either not using a heater or by leaving a vent space in the tent.
Rhiannon



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From: David Whitford <dbw6969 at yahoo.com>
To: Inc.Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 3:30:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] GW camping in cold/hot weather tips


Have used tent heaters in period tents, psuedo-period tents, modern tents for over 20 yrs now-0 problems. Be smarter than your equipment. Latest version propane furnace,a bit more costly but shielded in such a way that you can set the back of them by your tent wall with the bottle outside. I have left them running in tents around the clock to create a warm retreat during the day to thaw. Saying they are "dangerous" I really dont think is the message to send, rather "be aware of the issues-plan accordingly". 

Robert 

--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Bree Flowers <evethejust at gmail.com> wrote:

> > 5)  Heaters in tents:  proper use of tent heaters,
> venting, carbon monixide poisoning issues?
> Skip it. They're dangerous, an extra expense, take up
> valuable real
> estate in your tent and if you dress right you won't need
> them. > ~Eve
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