We are a family of 4 so I would need somthing to keep the wife and 2 kids warm if the temp really drops down so could you tell me which of these are the most adequate for the job or if you have any better ideas (it must be a heater !!! I've been instructed) it would be much appreciated
We have a Monty 6 and a Black cat, we used one can of gas in one night and OH said she couldnt tell. Its a big tent to heat and at the end of the day its a tent so heat will soon go anyway - you might be better off buying some decent multi layer thermals and sitting close to a heater rather than heating the whole tent.
I doubt if you are going to make much difference to a tent with a heater. You will though spend a bit of money heating the campsite.
When we last camped we used an electric oil-fired heater. Then we changed to a caravan and used a halogen heater in the awning. It did make a slight difference, but not a great deal.
We also sometimes used a patio heater in the awning under close supervision. It made a significant difference, but was not very safe.
We've now gone back to a tent (Monty 6) and use a nursery heater, which is a convector heater which cuts out if it tips. We left it in the living area and I'm not convinced it made any difference to the bedrooms at all. Sitting around it at breakfast time it may have taken the chill off slightly.
My wife is convinced that if I would only let her buy a small fan heater all our problems would be solved. I don't like them as they move dust around and make me sneeze.
I have come to the conclusion that wrapping up well and taking plenty bedding will do more good than any heating.
We were away last week and the first night we had the black cat on, it did work, but we would be going through a can a night. So we bought hook up as we were on a hookup pitch. We also bought a cheap fan heater from Argos which was great. It really made a difference and warmed the inner area of the Norfolk lake. We will be using it next time we go.
you find if a bc tips over if it has a cut off or not it will melt the gs.
we used a halogen heater and a fan heater to get the warn air from above going around as when we used just the halogen we found from ground to 18in up was soaking wet with condenstion so got the fan out and used that to blow round the place and we not had any since, the most it does is take the chill off but soon as the heat is off its gone.
Hi Guys If you dont mind me coming in on this one,But we would neverr have gas in the tent for heating, kids kicking it over in the middle of the night etc.We have a Vermon L which is bigger than the montanna 6 and we use a little fan heater not a problem it heats the tent up a treat and is totaly safe.
We use a convector heater with our EHU most of the time with the Black Cat for backup. The black cat will take the chill out but not heat the tent as its a big tent, the convector heater is far a better option. You might be interested in the thread below re the same type of heater as per your original post, quite scary.
I use a convector heater with fan boost,thermostat control works a treat.I would never use gas heating in a tent..naked flame...does'nt make sense in a tent..........
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We were away last week and kept a low voltage fan heater running most of the time as we were on EHU. It did seem to make a bit of a difference. You do need to be careful with the rating of the heater as a normal domestic fan heater could trip your EHU if run on maximum which isn't great if it happens late at night and doesn't make you very popular with others sharing the same connection.
We tried Black cat, but to be honest we have really busy days and when we do slow down and start to go cold we pile into our bags, thermals hats etc, grow bags for kids. Snuggle down inside and sleep. No ones complained yet.
Modern synthetic tents are incredibly difficult to heat to a cosy temperature. If you want to stay warm in the colder months, then you really need to consider cotton canvas.
Twenty years ago, when I was married with a young family (children aged 2 and 4) I bought one of these
Relum tents. It shows how good they are in that the same tent is still popular after twenty-odd years. Believe it or not, with the porch groundsheet down and the storm flap tucked under it, an ordinary gas lantern would not only give good light, but would also heat up the tent so that you could sit comfortably in pyjamas, and I'm talking early spring and autumn here, not just in the height of summer.
There has been a few threads about canvas tents on here recently. I couldn't recommend one of these highly enough. When I no longer had use for it, I passed it on to my brother, who still uses it to this day and it's over twenty years old now!
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