lilhowlinwolf
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Propane inside the tent? Well maybe just to warm things up, then shut it off for the night.
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rapracing
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I use a pot belly stove and burn wood in my tent  . Also have the floor carpeted and 6ft. walls.
Oh yea! Probably should mention it is a 12x16 marquee 
I have had it 70 and better inside with frost on the gound outside. If you're gonna tent camp it's the only way to go
We are involved in Royal Rangers and Frontier Camping Fellowship. Great to crawl out of bed in late October, step onto carpet and have it 65 degrees inside.
One other thing...... We are not permitted propane or electricity even if we wanted.
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Bergerman
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Thanks for the info. we are new to camping but we love being in the woods. I will put the electric heater(s) on a table or something similar. I will make sure to be careful if/when it rains. It has rained almost every time we have gone camping. We have camped fairly local but we did not run back home after the rains came.
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Mike Up
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You might want to read this thread.
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Sorry for not getting back on sooner. Mine is a Coleman - not one of the big ones - but the smaller ones with the round catalytic head on it. Forget the name or model number. Does really well. We are in Scouts so we camp every month and yes it does get cold down in here. One of the other scout Dads have one of the larger units that looks like a small space heater. He will leave his own all night. His tent has large mesh panels in both sides so he should be getting a lot of ventilation.
On concern I have about leaving on all night is accidentally hitting it and knocking it over. Last thing I want to be is zipped up in a sleeping back with tent on fire around me. Hence the reason I do not leave it on all night. With a good sleeping bag and closed celled pad, you should be good once you get in and zip it up.
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Vapor_Trails
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This is one of those controversial topics that pops up from time to time. But, to answer the question: I have used my little electric heater (plugged into a generator) and am still here to talk about it. I put it on a little table in a corner away from my cot and gear. It kept my old 10x10 Coleman Sundome toasty warm on a 23°F night.
I'd feel equally comfortable using a Mr. Heater Buddy model. Other folks wouldn't, and that's OK.
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Vapor_Trails wrote:This is one of those controversial topics that pops up from time to time. But, to answer the question: I have used my little electric heater (plugged into a generator) and am still here to talk about it. I put it on a little table in a corner away from my cot and gear. It kept my old 10x10 Coleman Sundome toasty warm on a 23°F night.
I'd feel equally comfortable using a Mr. Heater Buddy model. Other folks wouldn't, and that's OK.
There's nothing controversial about an electric heater, that's for sure. They don't generate carbon monoxide, which displaces oxygen and can cause suffocation. Their danger would be if flammable materials are close enough to start a fire. We use coleman lanterns inside our tents to add warmth while we play cards, etc. and get ready for bed. Then we shut off any CO-producing devices and hit the hay...
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Vapor_Trails
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tplife69 wrote:
There's nothing controversial about an electric heater, that's for sure. Heh - heh. Stick around here for a while...
Heaters (any kind) in tents are right up there with gas vs. diesel, carrying firearms, geo-method, quiet gens vs. loud ones, and on and on. The rest of your comments were right on.
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Vapor_Trails
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Double post. I don't know how, though. I was editing the previous one. 
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leckig
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just came back from a 40 degrees night, we kept the tent comfortable by using small electric heater.
I think my wife would have killed me if it was not for the heater, she cannot tolerate cold.
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