Tent Heater

[IggyB]

I'm thinking of just bringing my Yamaha generator and running it all night for an electric blanket. A nice big electric blanket :drool:

 

[CoastalDefender]

I'm thinking of just bringing my Yamaha generator and running it all night for an electric blanket. A nice big electric blanket :drool:

I don't think you'll need a genset for a heated blanket. :Wow1:

Plug it to your battery and you should be good all night.

 

[IggyB]

I tested a small electric blanket on a deep cycle battery. Used all night you'd have a dead battery in 4-5 hours.

 

[spressomon]

I've been successfully using a 12v mattress pad with dual rheostat's (queen size pad; 1 control per side) the past couple years. I run them on medium about an hour or so before hopping in then turn them down to the lowest setting which I believe to be a 2-3amp draw. That is all I need to stay quite warm with a down comforter atop; higher settings on this heated pad are much too warm to sleep on...

 

[scottcp]

I used a Mr Heater in a 10 person tent, temp in the teens,it wll heat the tent up app 10mim, I would then turn it off,I would not sleep with it on.It did take the sting out of cold weather camping,being able to heat your tent in the morning and it reasuring to know you can heat your tent it you wake up cold at night.

 

[COJeeper]

Scored a New Zodi Hot Vent Tent Heater

Finally found a Zodi Tent Heater on Ebay! Score for the ARB RTT and grouse hunting in the Northwoods!!!:wings:

You can find them but these things pretty scarce! I see a tent mod coming on.

 

[roberto]

go to ebay and type in military heater and see what comes up. there is alot of military vehicle heaters NOS that run multifuel and put out alot. I have seen them from 20,000BTU to 60,000. The only issue is they are 24V, I am thinking of trying to rig one up and run off 12V? figured it would not put out as much or blow as hard but then again 20-60,000 BTU's is alot. they have built in fuel pumps, built in blower motors. I am going to try it anyway, mount it on outside and duct it into RTT, it will run off my 5 gallon jerry can of diesel.

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[mmccurdy]

I have a Zodi tent heater but for the most part I never use it.

Wanna sell it? :sombrero:

I've been looking for one...

Even though they're supposed to melt down if the fan stops, which is supposedly why they stopped selling them. I like to live dangerously. :victory:

 

[crusader]

go to ebay and type in military heater and see what comes up. there is alot of military vehicle heaters NOS that run multifuel and put out alot.

Good advice: These currently on ebay look interesting in gasoline and these in diesel, though a 20-amp startup current and an 18-amp running current might be a bit of a load.

 

[taco man]

we just came back from the Eastern Sierras, and it was in the low 30's at night and the Coleman heater i used for our tent kept us comfy all night. It has a fan in it to help blow the warm air.

 

[mmccurdy]

Good advice: These currently on ebay look interesting in gasoline and these in diesel, though a 20-amp startup current and an 18-amp running current might be a bit of a load.

50k BTU's :Wow1:

I was thinking something more in the 3-5k range would be more than enough... not to mention an 18 amp load would take even the best dual battery system to its knees in a matter of hours.

Those things are cool though -- I keep waiting for one to pop up that was designed for a much smaller application, so far no dice.

 

[COJeeper]

New (discontinued) Zodi Heater Works well.

I picked up a Zodi Tent heater on Ebay. It does work very well and I put it to the test this weekend. Cold, rainy, windy then Snow, all for a few Grouse in the Northwoods. This is how I have it rigged on my trailer. It works great sitting on the tailgate of my rig.

 

[Dave Bennett]

I've been successfully using a 12v mattress pad with dual rheostat's (queen size pad; 1 control per side) the past couple years. I run them on medium about an hour or so before hopping in then turn them down to the lowest setting which I believe to be a 2-3amp draw. That is all I need to stay quite warm with a down comforter atop; higher settings on this heated pad are much too warm to sleep on...

Link???

 

[HenryJ]

Link???

12 VOLT ELECTROWARMTH® BUNK WARMERS

Love it! I have the 120V version on my bed in the house.

 

[Rando]

In case any one else wants a Zodi:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250524271709
(not mine)