Has anyone ever seen anything like this?

[Tengu]

50p at the car boot

 

[Toddy]

That's a blast from the past

It's a Gaz reflector heater. We used to get paraffin ones shaped a bit like that too.
Dangerous as a very dangerous thing unless sited 'very' carefully. My brother still has scars on one leg from the guard bars of one that toppled

cheers,
M

 

[Tengu]

so you think I shouldnt use it?

 

[Toddy]

Speak to Ian (Bilmo P5) or Richard (Rik UK3) about it.

I think they need care, and I think they need forethought before setting it in place, and how you'll move around near it. That apart, there were a lot of them made, we used to use them in the big Niger tents in Winter, but I know of people other than my brother who came a cropper with them too.

Don't know if it's the correct name, but we called them parabolic heaters, which rapidly became known as the Diabolic Heaters.


atb,
Mary

 

[Tengu]

and can you get the gas for it? I have never seen that style of cartridge

 

[Toddy]

Oh that I don't know. I think Richard or Ian might well know an awful lot more about that one than I do, or know where to look to find out.

M

 

[Bucephalas]

I've still got one. Gas catridges are still available for them but they don't give out much heat.
I wouldn't use them in a sealed tent for fear of carbon monoxide poisoning.

 

[tiger stacker]

They serve a purpose, use in a ventilated area otherwise

Gaz bottles can be sourced if you contact your local camping shop for advice.

 

[Tengu]

still, not bad for 50p eh?

 

[BOD]

still, not bad for 50p eh?

IEDs are cheap too. Doesn't mean I'd want one around

 

[bilmo-p5]

They're ok, I have a couple of similar Camping Gaz models. They are handy in medium sized tents at this time of year (Spring) for taking the chill off. As has been said they need ventilation but that shouldn't stop you from having a warm tent. As has also been said they do get hot so require a bit of space.
Yours looks like a screw-on arrangement but I cant say for certain without seeing what's under the blue cap on the cartridges. If in doubt take the cart. to your local gas supplier.
A full 250g cart. will give you about 8 hrs on full burn

 

[Bluemerle]

I had one years ago, as already said ok for giving out modest amount of heat. they are very quick to topple over so safe placement important! The canisters still available but more likely in olde worlde camping store or hardware shop.

 

[roger-uk]

I had one years ago, as already said ok for giving out modest amount of heat. they are very quick to topple over so safe placement important! The canisters still available but more likely in olde worlde camping store or hardware shop.

I have larger one on a medium size refillable gas bottle and they are great.

The small ones are unstable and imho a death trap. I would bin it having sledged it beforehand.