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I am wishing to tent camp in Georgia in December. I will have the family, thus will need to try to keep the tent warm or atleast not freezing. We will have no hook-up. We'll be out in the woods. How can I warm/heat the tent. Thanks Tomm
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There are gas-type heaters that are safe for indoor use.
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Depends. Big difference between southern and northern Georgia. It would be best to use sites that have electricity and have a good electric heater. Otherwise, I hear those Mr. Buddy propane heaters are good.
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Madison Georgia, could stay at Hard Labor Creek, but have 50 acres near town that would be so cool and yes cold at night!? we are visiting family during Christmas break and the main house gets to be a zoo, so we thought tent at night and meet up during the day. And if the elements got to be to much we could move tent too the back yard of the house and power up. From my other post we are looking to get back into tent camping but don't want to spoil the tenting expierence with our first return outing. Thanks for the replies. OH and yes the tent we hope to heat/warm is going to be large10 x 17 family/cabin type. I will cover all ceiling screen vents with silver reflective cover. Tomm
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Electric blankets.
Propane heaters give off moisture and make everything damp and cold.
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Nice touch, will have electric often and an electric blanket would be the oh my goodness comfort, just put on my campin wish list!
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Don't use air mattress...need insulation from cold ground. For scouts, DS and I used thermarest brand self-inflating mattresses and, at about 2" thick, they are as comfortable as 6" air mattress plus give good insulation from ground (R6 maybe???). Use a toboggan style hat. I slept in a hoodie, pulled hood over my head and then put on toboggan. As mentioned, good quality sleeping bags.
If you do use a propane style heater, please don't sleep with it on. Get tent warm, shut it down and then go to sleep.
If you have electric, a small ceramic space heater would be nice. Get 2 metal milk crates. Turn one upside on tent floor, put heater on it and then turn 2nd upside down over heater for safety.
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Also, I'd be careful covering up too much of the tent mesh. In a small place like a tent, your breathing will add moisture to air and you might wake up with it raining inside tent 
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