How much power does it draw (a/h)?
Mr heater buddy heaters in tents overnight
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How much power does it draw (a/h)?
MattJ
Adventurer
Sounds like an interesting product - I spent some time on the Eva-Dry website. One question: if I plan to leave some of the side flaps open on the tent when using the Mr. Buddy heater, with the dehumidifier products still work? I understand that they would absorb moisture great for a tent that is zipped up, but if one of the window flaps is open, won't the humidity in the tent always revert back to the humidity in the ambient air outside the tent? Let me know if I am thinking about this incorrectly. Thanks!
BigSwede
The Credible Hulk
Carbon monoxide is not the fuel, it is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of the propane fuel.
MANUCHAO
Aventurero
For those of yah that use a heater inside a tent/ camper with a CO detector
http://m.startribune.com/couple-fou...rbon-monoxide-poisoning-suspected/426278761/#
Be safe out there....
http://m.startribune.com/couple-fou...rbon-monoxide-poisoning-suspected/426278761/#
Be safe out there....
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Point taken, but it's worth noting that this couple was using a "[probably gas-powered] generator that was improperly placed in an unvented storage cabinet." Totally different animal -- and much more dangerous -- than a Buddy Heater.
lqdchkn
:)
Agreed and we dont know where it was located in the vehicle from the statement "A carbon monoxide detector was sounding when responders arrived..."
Carbon monoxide detector placement dos and donts
MattJ
Adventurer
Yes - lots of deaths each year from improper use of generators. Especially after hurricanes and floods. But I searched online and couldn't find any stories of people dying in tents, campers or ice fishing huts while using propane heaters.? Does that mean these products (like Mr. Heater) are actually pretty safe and no one has ever died using them? Yet?
gwittman
Adventurer
Why would it be anything other than CO2?
Unfortunately people do die in tents and fishing huts from CO generated by propane heaters. Not necessarily that brand, but here's a couple examples. I think if you search online a little harder you'll find other examples.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article...r-carbon-monoxide-deaths-in-Cache-County.html
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57564197&itype=CMSID
A group of us almost died in a single walled tent in Algonquin park in 1977 simply because the tent was airtight. No heater involved. Sadly, a couple of years later, a couple of young lads died under exactly the same circumstances--rainwater slicking the vents tight against the tent. So don't assume just because you are not using a heater, that you will be just fine in a tightly enclosed space.
Note that the lawsuit explicitly states that the Coleman heaters lack a low oxygen sensor which the Mr Buddy Heaters have. That's the ground of the suite.
True. But, as others have pointed out, is it worth risking your life or the lives of others on this sensor functioning properly?
The OP asked about running a heater all night. No way I would risk that even if it has a shutoff sensor.
In a roof-top tent, you'd be surprised how much heat a single Uco candle lamp puts out.
Suspended safely and securely on a dedicated line, away from people, pets and the tent walls, the Uco beeswax candle will burn all night without smoke, and put off enough heat to heat the tent, and remove moisture from the air.
Indeed, on some nights that just aren't cold enough, you'll find yourself having to blow out the candle as the tent becomes too hot ... especially if you've got a warm sleeping bag.
Suspended safely and securely on a dedicated line, away from people, pets and the tent walls, the Uco beeswax candle will burn all night without smoke, and put off enough heat to heat the tent, and remove moisture from the air.
Indeed, on some nights that just aren't cold enough, you'll find yourself having to blow out the candle as the tent becomes too hot ... especially if you've got a warm sleeping bag.