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Originally Posted by rememberme
Help with Camping heaters is needed. I have a son that has an odd allergy where he is actually allergic to cold air. How horrible at 11 years old and a boy scout!!! Anyway, he is suppose to be camping the first week of April (and of course in WI don't hold your breath for warm nights) I need to find a tent heater that we can talk to the committee and try to have it approved for him to use or he will not be able to go. We need the tent to maintain about 60 degrees at night. Is there anything out there that can be used in a tent during the night? Any suggestions for me to look into would be GREATLY appreciated by both of us!!! Thank you, "Can't handle cold in WI"
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If you are cold and want a safer alternative to a naked candle flame then get an aurora type enclosed candle system and hang it at around a foot from the roof of the tent so it doesn't melt anything or cause a fire. And never ever leave it unattended or lit when you are sleeping. I remember staying on wreck beach in Vancouver and saw a neighbors tent go up in flames from a candle that fell over. Tents are extremely flammable and a great way to keep temporarily warm when they accidentally go up in smoke, toxic smoke too. lol
I have done quite a lot of outdoor survival and living for long periods of time (2 years once) so if you have any other questions about camping outdoors etc... then just ask I probably have the solution you are looking for.
Oh and here's a great one I learned. If you want to have a small and controlled fire for say boiling a small amount of water or cooking food or heat for that matter. Then take a bottle of hand sanitizer gel that you can get from a grocery store or pharmacy. The gel keeps the fuel together and I have literally squirted it onto a rock and it held its shape without dripping all over the place and a teaspoon amount will burn for about 3-5 minutes with a blue flame which is hard to see during the day.
I even put some onto a wooden block once and it didn't even set the wood on fire it just burned out and only left a small black scorch mark at the edges. It also burns very clean and does not leave soot marks on anything and it pretty much just disappears completely once it goes out sometimes it leaves a bit of a sludge but not always, why that is I don't know. But it has saved my life more than once. Just remember to get the one that is gel based not liquid. I also found that the replacement bag types for the wall mounted units are great and you have lots of the stuff and the bag it comes in is very durable too, you just have to milk the tube a bit like an udder to get it to come out. Also you do not have to wait for it to go out before adding more fuel as it is quite stable and won't create a dangerous flamethrower type contraption lol
Also for getting rid of the condensation issue with tents put a flannel bedsheet in between the fly sheet and the body of the tent. It works great and see the other post I made on condensation in another thread. (there aren't many camping threads and only one for condensation issues check it out for a detailed description)
