Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: actionshooter on August 16, 2008, 03:35:47 PM
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I'm going to go to propane heat for my wall tent this year and was wondering if anyone else is using it? I have a 100# tank, but I'm not sure which heater to buy. I know it needs to be the blue flame no emision type but I'm looking for brands and models. My tent is 240 Sq Ft and its gonna be cold, negative temps.
Any recomendations??
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Zodi tent heater. Why dont you have a wood stove?
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I use a Mr Heat once in a while with a 10 Gallon tank and I have 100 gal back up. I heats my 12' x 16' no problem but Be prepared for humidity and lots of it. I only use it when I don't have time for the wood stove. There will be a great deal of condensation that will build up on your roof and your wet cloths won't dry near as fast. Suggest you stay with wood if you have the choice.
Thats my experience and :twocents: :twocents:
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Zodi tent heater. Why dont you have a wood stove?
No wood where I'm going ;)
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Zodi is propane it is the same company that does the instant hot showers.
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I'm going to go to propane heat for my wall tent this year and was wondering if anyone else is using it? I have a 100# tank, but I'm not sure which heater to buy. I know it needs to be the blue flame no emision type but I'm looking for brands and models. My tent is 240 Sq Ft and its gonna be cold, negative temps.
Any recomendations??
I would check at the local RV dealer to purchase a Catalytic heater that runs on propane. They are completely safe for enclosures. They use them exclusively in Camping rigs these days.
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http://www.rverscorner.com/catalytic.html
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I have both a mr heater, and a wood stove.
I have used the propane heater twice during the Spring with no condensation problems. I don't know if that would be the case in cold weather.
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Action if you are talking about the fly in trip you can fly in your fire wood. Last year I flew in 7 large bundles of wood for the wood stove. We tried to heat the wall tent 4 years ago with the propane stove and it worked until it was 5 degrees and it just wasn't the same as wood heat. The wood heat seemed to stick around longer due to the warm stove. It costs more money to fly it in but it is worth it. I save the propane to heat the cook tent in the am while we cook breakfast! Just my :twocents: if its about the fly in!
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I believe if you use both, you can lower the humidity
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use a vented propane heater. I bought a used one last year for $50 and had it fixed up a little. It vented out the same hole that the wood stove would have. We had no condensation issues at all. We used it it montana on our deer hunt, and it worked great. It was very nice not having to stoke the wood stove during the night when the temp got down to 5. The brand that I used is called "warm mornings".
