DaveM
Explorer
I use the blackcat heater in my RTT. I hang it from the ceiling. I use bulk propane with a hose going into the tent and to the heater, since there is nothing worse than waking up at 4am freezing because the 1 pound cylinder is empty. The heater works phenomenally in my tent. I think the thicker canvas material of the RTT helps hold in the heat. I usually open a side window to have about a foot of vent space and that does the trick. The only thing is you have to watch out for the heater when sitting up, since the grill gets quite hot. I can deal with that if I am nice and toasty. I have used it when it was well below freezing outside (in the teens) and I can sleep in a t-shirt.
I have spent about 30 nights in the tent with this heater.
~ James
James, does the area behind the grill on the Blackcat light up like a mantle on a propane lantern? Or is it just very hot?
The Mr. Buddy heaters have a ceramic tile that is awash in a propane flame that generates heat but could cause an immediate fire if anything combustible got in there.