Portable Indoor / Area Propane Heaters ??

[Guest]

Has anyone used any of the indoor propane space heaters that you can buy at like gander mountain?? I just bought one but never used one. Its suppose to be indoor safe but how's it suppose to be safe when it uses the regular 16oz disposable propane tanks??

Am i taking a chance by placing one of those in my tent this week-end when I go out deer hunting?

[Giant_Jackpot]

That’s a tough call in a tent. There needs to be adequate ventilation so you do not gas yourself with carbon monoxide. Also, what happens if you knock it over? Is it a nylon tent? They would go up pretty quickly if the caught fire. If it is a canvas tent you might have time to get out if there was a fire.

[FullTilt]

I was checking out the Buddy heaters the other day and I believe it said something on the back of the box about NOT leaving the heater on in a tent while you sleep. I believe it's more of a ventilation/oxygen issue than a CO problem. I do believe these heaters have a low oxygen shutoff that will turn off the propane if the levels get too low, I'm not sure I would trust it though.

[Eric Wettschreck]

IMO I'd be very leary about putting one of those in a tent. I'm the kind of guy that doesn't want to wake up dead.

[Guest]

I've seen my friend use one when we went up a couple of weeks ago and they were fine. I guess I will read it more carefully before I put it up. I just wanted to know if anyone else have had experience with these or not.

[Guest]

I don;t know if its a nylon tent or not. It wasn;t a very expensive tent. IT was only like 60 bucks.

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Also, what happens if you knock it over? Is it a nylon tent? They would go up pretty quickly if the caught fire. If it is a canvas tent you might have time to get out if there was a fire.

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[Muskieguy]

I will be using a newly purchased coleman black cat with 1lb disposable propane in our camper this weekend too. I will keep a couple of windows open and bring the CO2 detector. I think it will work just fine just as long as the camper isn't shut up tight. I will keep a few windows cracked.

Muskieguy....

[Guest]

Muskieguy,

I wish you luck and you wish me luck. lol.. then we should be ok