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The largest, most expensive dome tent made. Then I could camp down by the riverside of a spring fed mountain stream!
The largest, most expensive dome tent made. Then I could camp down by the riverside of a spring fed mountain stream!
how long do portable wood stoves typically last for?
Q. something like this:
http://www.preparedness1.com/images/Tent%20Heating%20Stove%203.JPG
i've never used one and i don't even know how they operate, and i was wondering what the difference was between this and a tent heater like this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5164572_operate-tent-heater.html
http://www.preparedness1.com/images/Tent%20Heating%20Stove%203.JPG
i've never used one and i don't even know how they operate, and i was wondering what the difference was between this and a tent heater like this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5164572_operate-tent-heater.html
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The wood stove shown is at the upper range of quality and weight. Its life is more a function of the care given to it both in use and in storage. With reasonable care, it will outlast the wall tent it is designed for. Along with heat, the flat top is for cooking.
This is luxury camping where simply spending time in the wild is not the goal. Remote camps, both personal and commercial outfitters use large wall or cabin tents and heat and/or cook on something like this. The point in the trip lies elsewhere, such as hunting or fishing, day hikes, horseback rides or photography etc. Base camps often have hot showers, full size beds, gourmet meals and other amenities.
For a family, a wall tent, stove, and either pack animals, 4 wheelers, or a small utility trailer behind a SUV may be a more adventurous choice than a large camp trailer.
The other tent heater (and similar) makes me nervous. A tent packed near its capacity with people has a fairly high Co2 concentration, adding CO, even a small amount just seems like a bad idea in a good tent. If it is cold enough to use the warmer, the windows and doors are likely zipped making them fairly air-tight.
Wall tents are generally designed to have a wood stove. Family tents are packed with warnings to not have any sources of combustion inside them!
There are bigger propane heaters for use in the more open wall tents. Then it is just a choice of available fuels. In a family cabin tent I'd avoid both.
The wood stove shown is at the upper range of quality and weight. Its life is more a function of the care given to it both in use and in storage. With reasonable care, it will outlast the wall tent it is designed for. Along with heat, the flat top is for cooking.
This is luxury camping where simply spending time in the wild is not the goal. Remote camps, both personal and commercial outfitters use large wall or cabin tents and heat and/or cook on something like this. The point in the trip lies elsewhere, such as hunting or fishing, day hikes, horseback rides or photography etc. Base camps often have hot showers, full size beds, gourmet meals and other amenities.
For a family, a wall tent, stove, and either pack animals, 4 wheelers, or a small utility trailer behind a SUV may be a more adventurous choice than a large camp trailer.
The other tent heater (and similar) makes me nervous. A tent packed near its capacity with people has a fairly high Co2 concentration, adding CO, even a small amount just seems like a bad idea in a good tent. If it is cold enough to use the warmer, the windows and doors are likely zipped making them fairly air-tight.
Wall tents are generally designed to have a wood stove. Family tents are packed with warnings to not have any sources of combustion inside them!
There are bigger propane heaters for use in the more open wall tents. Then it is just a choice of available fuels. In a family cabin tent I'd avoid both.
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