hi, this last weekend has made me think, at midnight on saturday night a family ended up loosing there tent to a fire, from what i gathered the guy was changing or using his gas bottle when his tent caught fire, this made me wonder why all new tents arnt fire retardent as i know some of them are available, if you buy any new soft furnishings or beds for your home they need to be fire retardent but a tent doesnt need to be, WHY? after all, most people will cook either in or near to there tent and 99% of the time naked flames will be involved
Hi Everyone !! We found it safer to do all our cooking in an adjacent gazebo with wind breaks all around.It is also good to keep all cooking utensils,dining equipment etc in this area..(not to mention cooking smells !!)
When I was a young boy scout I was fortunate to have known one of the leaders who had decided to change a gas bottle inside a tent (not while I was there). The disfiguring injuries (burns) he received as a result taught me a lesson that I'll never forget. I guess he won't either as the scars will be with him for the rest of his life.
PLEASE change gas bottles outside.
I also prefer to cook in a gazebo or external canopy on my tent as any gas appliance which has the potential to leak is a risk in an enclosed tent.
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Topic: flame retardent tents
