Tent death

[BOD]

I was wondering about Inuit, and igloos and winter sod houses, when I posted the reply above.
They burn fat in their soapstone lamps.
cheers,
M

Not my area of knowledge but I believe the sleeping platforms are raised and the entrance is lower and is never blocked. Cold air and heavy gases like CO2 (Carbon dioxide) descend and pool in the antechamber for want of a better word and they also have higher ventilation holes for the lighter than air CO (carbon monoxide) to escape

 

[rik_uk3]

On a lighter note, Ranulhp Fiennes was in 'Top Fogs'
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertai...-in-war-sea-and-ice-bbc2-9pm-115875-21230212/

At one point in filming the beeb sent a young lad to Fiennes to teach him how to light a stove and go through the 'risk assessment' of the process, rumour has it the young lad learnt some new words that day from Fiennes

For you younger members
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulph_Fiennes

 

[BOD]

Told him not to light the stove in the tent and go outside did he?

Wonder if the lad knew what was outside the tent?

 

[torc]

I'd read this article already and thought about posting it.
Here's another tragic story in the same vein, not quite bushcrafty though,
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9166...an_dies_of_Carbon_Monoxide_poisoning_in_tent/.
The US CDC have this report, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4832a1.htm.
This web page is also interesting, http://www.carbon-monoxide-poisoning.com/article10-dangers-co-poisoning-camping.html.
I also found this intriguing bit about cooking pot size, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15473455 which I will be posting in the cooking section as well.
Happy trails...torc.