Mojavejohn
Adventurer
So, I want to get something to heat my monstrous tent. The options I've seen are; Mr. Heater, wood burning stove, forced air furnace (seen on the AT site), make a rocket stove and plumb it into the tent and trying to find a used Zodi.
This is how I see each of those options:
*Mr. Heater would be very simple, but I don't trust running it in the tent, due to products of combustion and low O2 levels. I know that it has an O2 sensor, but I don't want to trust mine and my families life to it. What are your experiences with them? Does anyone run them inside the tent all night? If so, how do you do it safely?
*Wood burning stove; I'd have to cut into the roof to make a pipe jack, put something on the tent floor that is non combustible, and leave a door or window partially open so that there would be good airflow. This seems like a lot of work, but doable.
*AT forced air heater; this seems like an awesome option, but WAAAAY to many green backs for me. I have seen the same basic set-up for less, and that may be the way to go.
*I saw a rocket stove on a thread on here, and it looked pretty cool, just really big. Does anyone have plans for a smaller unit, or does it need to be that size to work efficiently?
*The Zodi seems like it would be just about right, but I've read that they stopped making them because of problems with the fan, and they recalled it. Does anyone have any experience with one? Care to sell it to me?
Questions:
#1 Are there anymore options that you can suggest?
#2 What are some of the pros/cons as you see them?
#3 Since it's safe to run a wood burner inside a tent, why isn't it safe to do the same with a Mr. Heater?
This is how I see each of those options:
*Mr. Heater would be very simple, but I don't trust running it in the tent, due to products of combustion and low O2 levels. I know that it has an O2 sensor, but I don't want to trust mine and my families life to it. What are your experiences with them? Does anyone run them inside the tent all night? If so, how do you do it safely?
*Wood burning stove; I'd have to cut into the roof to make a pipe jack, put something on the tent floor that is non combustible, and leave a door or window partially open so that there would be good airflow. This seems like a lot of work, but doable.
*AT forced air heater; this seems like an awesome option, but WAAAAY to many green backs for me. I have seen the same basic set-up for less, and that may be the way to go.
*I saw a rocket stove on a thread on here, and it looked pretty cool, just really big. Does anyone have plans for a smaller unit, or does it need to be that size to work efficiently?
*The Zodi seems like it would be just about right, but I've read that they stopped making them because of problems with the fan, and they recalled it. Does anyone have any experience with one? Care to sell it to me?
Questions:
#1 Are there anymore options that you can suggest?
#2 What are some of the pros/cons as you see them?
#3 Since it's safe to run a wood burner inside a tent, why isn't it safe to do the same with a Mr. Heater?