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Quote: Originally posted by Liverbird08 on 15/11/2009

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Oh Floggit just laughing my head off at that and showed my (usually disinterested in anything camping) husband who also laughed - my sense of humor!

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I quite fancied the idea of a paraffin heater for the tent so did a little Googling and found this....Forgive the copy and paste

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Paraffin heaters also pose a risk to health. Paraffin heaters, especially those that are unvented to the outside (as would the case be with a portable heater), are a significant source of indoor air pollution. Research studies, including those conducted by my colleagues, have shown that paraffin heaters emit a number of pollutants typically associated with combustion or burning, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalates, among other pollutants. Exposures to these pollutants have been linked to a variety of adverse effects, ranging from headaches to breathing difficulties to death. These effects may occur shortly after breathing in these pollutants or may occur after years of exposure. They may also occur more readily in certain susceptible people, such as the elderly, children, and people with asthma.

Don't think I'll be bothering.