Swiss Tent Heater , Swedish tent heater ?

[Twodogs]

Has anybody came across these for sale in Europe?

http://www.swisslink.com/products/camping_outdoor/swiss_tent_heater-3-1479/

http://go-armynavy.com/index.php/outdoor-gear/swedish-military-tent-heater-l51.html

Cheers
Twodogs

 

[luckylee]

mmm, that could be just the thing for me workshop.
very interesting bud.

 

[TinkyPete]

looks nice cliff

 

[ged]

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/paraffin-greenhouse-heaters.asp

 

[cowboy]

would they be safe to use in a tent Ged? if so i might have to pick one up..

 

[mountainm]

It's a paraffin heater isn't it - my dad used to have one in the garage.

Kerosene == Paraffin

B&Q have one

 

[ged]

would they be safe to use in a tent Ged? if so i might have to pick one up..

It depends on the tent.

Personally I would never use such a thing unless the alternative was to die of hypothermia. A hot water bottle in a good sleeping bag is a far better bet IMO.

If it's your typical high street two man ripstop thing with crappy ventilation you'd be out of your mind to use anything like this in it.

Carbon monoxide poisoning has been well covered on this site, those interested can try a search such as

http://www.bing.com/search?q="carbon+monoxide"+site:bushcraftuk.com

I think most parafffin heaters for home use nowadays have a flame snuffer for if the thing gets tipped over, but there are still some about that don't and that could be very dangerous in a tent.

 

[cowboy]

second thoughts... i think ill leave it! im trying to find a good but cheap way of heating a small canvas tent over the winter months! The closest iv got is an ammo box stove..

 

[Twodogs]

Meanwhile does anyone know where to get one in the UK or Europe?

 

[ged]

Meanwhile does anyone know where to get one in the UK or Europe?

Have you asked Base Camp? They do Turm spares.

 

[mountainm]

second thoughts... i think ill leave it! im trying to find a good but cheap way of heating a small canvas tent over the winter months! The closest iv got is an ammo box stove..

I have one of these I may be persuaded to part with....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Campingaz-BlueCat-Heater/dp/B000ZJ97C8

 

[rik_uk3]

Its just a paraffin heater Cliff, an expensive paraffin heater at that. You would be able to get a wick to fit I should think from base camp, or me, I have a few different sizes in me tut box.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VALOR-65S...arden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item43aa03b613 do the same job, great for cooking a stew on.

 

[decorum]

Meanwhile does anyone know where to get one in the UK or Europe?

I've had a look see but I'm yet to find what you're looking for .


I did find this rather interesting heater :yikes: and couldn't not post the link .

 

[Toddy]

Those (or very close clones) were very common among the Scouts in my youth. We used them in the big nigers and bell tents in Winter. They were also surprisingly good at helping to dry off the canvas after we came home.
We took a gallon of paraffin for a week per heater.

You do need to mind the ventilation though, and they will chuck out water too, but they were very useful bits of kit.
Don't know as I'd use them in a nylon tent though......

I'm sure I saw one at Blochairn carboot sale a couple of months back.

There were better ones, made by the BiAladdin and Tiley lamp folks; those ones came with a parabolic heat reflector, but somehow they never seemed quite as stable

Decorum, that's just scary :yikes:

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Twodogs]

Thank you all
Phil cheers thats the one that I want
Twodogs

 

[Welshwizard]

Have you looked at the Coleman Black cat heaters ?
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=114

 

[decorum]

>>> thats the one that I want
<<<

Well, if you can't find the right thing you can at least find something sooo wrong that it's almost right ~ and we could have done with the cold blow setting over the weekend .

 

[luckylee]

Well, if you can't find the right thing you can at least find something sooo wrong that it's almost right ~ and we could have done with the cold blow setting over the weekend .

mate that heater made me giggle, there is some stuff on that bay of evil. lol