cohunter14
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What do you use to heat your tent? Wood stove, propane heater, etc? What time of year do you use it and do you have any tips or tricks in utilizing it?
Heating Your Tent
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iccyman001
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When using my outfitter tents we have nice wood stoves.
We only burn dried cedar because it\'s a great burning wood. Pretty sure you could like a log on fire with a match.
We pre-make our morning start ups with some fine cut kindling, some news paper or paper towels and wrap it in something like 550 cord, slim rope or my favorite.... dental floss...
We only burn dried cedar because it\'s a great burning wood. Pretty sure you could like a log on fire with a match.
We pre-make our morning start ups with some fine cut kindling, some news paper or paper towels and wrap it in something like 550 cord, slim rope or my favorite.... dental floss...
My wall tent I use a wood stove and its awesome. It has a water heater attached to it and that\'s a huge plus.
I do have a Buddy heater that runs on propane that I have used on my smaller tents to warm up. Even know it has a sensor on it I will not run it when Im sleeping. Most of time with my smaller tents I just make sure I have a good bag and stay plenty warm.
I do have a Buddy heater that runs on propane that I have used on my smaller tents to warm up. Even know it has a sensor on it I will not run it when Im sleeping. Most of time with my smaller tents I just make sure I have a good bag and stay plenty warm.
cohunter14
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Having always hunted in October, we have had the issue of trying to keep the tent warm throughout the night. We have had negative temps before, so it isn\'t an option to go without heat while sleeping. The first way we tried to do this was with a wood stove. Those things are amazing at how much heat they kick off, but we have never had success at keeping it burning throughout the night. We have even tried using coal in there, but it seems like no matter what we try the stove will need to be fed wood during the night and let\'s just say our camp is short on volunteers for that! We have also woke up in the middle of the night to the stove puffing out smoke and our tent filled with it - that was a little scary.
So now, we utilize a two burner sunflower heater on a 5 gallon propane tank. We run this throughout the night and it works awesome! The great part is that we can really control the heat it gives out by utilizing one or two of the heaters along with the low/med/high settings. We do keep a carbon monoxide detector in camp as well, but just leaving the window cracked and places for air to enter our wall tent both below the door and at the top of the rafters has led to us never having issues. I\'m surprised at how many people think this is a terrible idea, but like I say, we need heat! Carbon monoxide issues can happen with a stove or a propane heater, so not sure why I\'ve heard some folks shy away from propane but not the stove.
And as a side note, we have used a buddy heater before as well - the sunflower kicks off way more heat and we don\'t have to worry about those small propane tanks running out. The buddy heater now stays home in the attic for our hunts. The buddy heater could work in certain situations, but for anyone who is considering that or a sunflower, I would recommend the sunflower in a heartbeat!
So now, we utilize a two burner sunflower heater on a 5 gallon propane tank. We run this throughout the night and it works awesome! The great part is that we can really control the heat it gives out by utilizing one or two of the heaters along with the low/med/high settings. We do keep a carbon monoxide detector in camp as well, but just leaving the window cracked and places for air to enter our wall tent both below the door and at the top of the rafters has led to us never having issues. I\'m surprised at how many people think this is a terrible idea, but like I say, we need heat! Carbon monoxide issues can happen with a stove or a propane heater, so not sure why I\'ve heard some folks shy away from propane but not the stove.
And as a side note, we have used a buddy heater before as well - the sunflower kicks off way more heat and we don\'t have to worry about those small propane tanks running out. The buddy heater now stays home in the attic for our hunts. The buddy heater could work in certain situations, but for anyone who is considering that or a sunflower, I would recommend the sunflower in a heartbeat!
Billy Goat
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- Sep 5, 2017
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we use a vertical 55 gal drum heater in our wall tents. works very well, and holds a TON of fuel. portable and easy to use, runs for many many hours if managed properly. 
cheap, too.... just like its owner.
cheap, too.... just like its owner.
For out wall tents we use the wood burning stoves. We have the same problem with keeping it stoked through the night. I usually stoke it a couple of times during the night, or someone else will.
For backpacking in colder weather, I have a small WIFI titanium packable wood burning stove from Titanium Goat. Doesn\'t last but 10-20 minutes typically without stoking, but it is great to get the shelter heated up in snowy or wet weather and it is awesome to dry out clothes and boots when you are packed in. It is also nice to start it up in the morning and get that chill out of the air while getting dressed for the morning hunt.
For backpacking in colder weather, I have a small WIFI titanium packable wood burning stove from Titanium Goat. Doesn\'t last but 10-20 minutes typically without stoking, but it is great to get the shelter heated up in snowy or wet weather and it is awesome to dry out clothes and boots when you are packed in. It is also nice to start it up in the morning and get that chill out of the air while getting dressed for the morning hunt.
