I've got a Black Cat, a Blue Cat and a Parabolic heater - the first two are okay as sort of personal heaters, but the Parabolic (which screws onto the top of a 907 bottle) is the only one which gives out enough heat to make you feel cosy in a tent. Make sure you get the 2kw Parabolic, not the 1kw, then you have a choice of full heat or half heat.
Just be cautious as it is commonly reported that a CO alarm would not reliably work in a tent. They have a stated humidity range of 30-90%. A tent environment will regularly exceed this. This *may* cause the sensor to become defunct and not activate the alarm. Pressing the test button would not reveal the fault as it only tests the electrical circuit. In those circumstances the only way of knowing it was faulty and not registering CO would be when you suffered poisoning.
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I have a 2kw sunncamp Parabolic heater, and last weekend it spluttered on the frosty Friday night as the Campingaz cylinder it runs on is 100% butane which does not work well at low temperatures. It worked fine on Saturday when I could have managed without it with an extra layer or two.
Thinking of buying the 1kw version (or even 2 of them) which run on resealable screw-on cartridges. These are a propane and butane mix. (My cooking stove worked fine on Friday night used on these cartridges).
I use this in the main compartment of our tent, its designed to fit on a 'briefcase' stove, I have 'crafted' it to fit on a single burner on my 907, Chucks out a good heat and takes up little room.
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Topic: Heater for tent - Not electric
