I dont leave any heater on at night, would'nt at home certanily would,nt in a tent. I do leave the combicool running on gas, though I have the bottle outside. For piece of mind I have a gas alarm on during the night. Better safe than sorry
Quote: Originally posted by foregolfblue on 07/06/2005
I dont leave any heater on at night, would'nt at home certanily would,nt in a tent. I do leave the combicool running on gas, though I have the bottle outside. For piece of mind I have a gas alarm on during the night. Better safe than sorry
G
Sorry but why do you have the bottle outside ? if you think it has a leak you shouldnt be using it atall ! and if your worried about it exploding im afraid a millemeter of material aint gunna save you !!
Read what I said. I did'nt say I thought I THOUGHT it had a leak and never mentioned anything about an explosion. If you can reduce the risk by some easy way then why not do it. Is there a problem with that.
Sorry I didnt mean to sound as though I was doubting you or anything i was just confused as to what difference it would make to have the bottle outside ? because really in a tent outside is inside and vice versa ? I cant see it would minimise any risk if anythin I would be concerned someone could tamper with it ?
No worries, but what can someone do to it if its outside, dissconnect it. Not going to cause any problems, and as it is so often said on this site its extremely rare that some sad O is going to do that or nick it.
I would feel nervous about using gas appliances inside a tent. We have a properly manufactured EHU from Towsure and wouldn't be without it in our Hartford XL. Of course, there's still a risk, but we feel we take enough precautions to minimise this and still feel safe ( enough ).
Most DIY stores sell them, same as one you use indoors. I only use it at night once we are in bed. It hangs from the roof of the tent. I'm not saying that its perfect and 100% sure to work, but I know it certanily puts my mind at rest. I think that the fridge is perfectly safe, theres plenty of ventilation in the living area as it isn't a sewn in ground sheet. Hope it helps
Thanks for all the advice everyone, i now have several avenues to look down and consider. Hopefully the post has made others realise about the dangers, and advert any accidents
Quote: Originally posted by foregolfblue on 07/06/2005
I dont leave any heater on at night, would'nt at home certanily would,nt in a tent. I do leave the combicool running on gas, though I have the bottle outside. For piece of mind I have a gas alarm on during the night. Better safe than sorry
G
Sorry but why do you have the bottle outside ? if you think it has a leak you shouldnt be using it atall ! and if your worried about it exploding im afraid a millemeter of material aint gunna save you !!
Post last edited on 07/06/2005 19:02:30
This used to be the standard practice when using gas appliances in a tent.....and this dates from the time all tents were canvas and there was no such thing as a SIG, so the ventillation would be good. The gas would only be turned on when you were actually using it.
Now I don`t know if that was because gas appliances and bottles were less well made 20 years ago? I stopped cooking with gas in a tent (bottle outside) some years ago after our first TT with integral fitted kitchen went into retirement. Then we had a loan of another TT for a couple of years and I realised I was the only person on the campsite putting my bottle outside. Also my small kids were interested in it so I did in fact bring it inside the TT awning. I did feel a bit weird about this though. Old habits die hard.
I think it was done because then at least one of the potential leakage points...the regulator...was then kept outside. and it`s not unknown for a gas bottle to have a stuck ball valve. The increased air circulation outside the tent would reduce the potential for gas buildup and hence explosion.
Whatever folk decide to do, can I just remind newbies of one thing? ALWAYS change cylinders and cartridges outside the tent, even if you`ll be using the appliance inside. This really is one of the danger points. And don`t smoke while doing this either.
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Topic: Safety Tent Heating - Fumes etc..
