camp heating

beachball57 · Senior Member

camp heating

blaze · Guru

electric or diesel, but you wont need a heater in tassie in september because the snow will nearly be melted. Lots of free camping in tas and plenty of fire pots about.
cheers
blaze

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

The Weekly Mailbag was reporting a couple of weeks ago that Tas was talking about closeing some free sites, just went to look for it but its not there yet (the article I mean)

Smokeydk · Guru

Just remember you'll sleep forever cause of carbon monoxide gas......electric would be safest....if your on 240V

Onedodger · Guru

I would take one of those small 240v blow heaters that have a thermostat built in.

That way you will be quite cosy when 240v is available.

When camped out the good old bush TV (campfire) does the trick.

Just make sure that you carry a supply of wood as most often where there are fire places all combustable material has been scavenged and burnt.

Firewood in bags or enviro logs are easily obtainable in Tazzie.

Cheers Dodg.

Happywanderer · The Master

I wouldn't be using any sort of gas heating in any sort of tent. There's been too many accidents. Maybe something electric on 240vt.
I started a similiar thread in Techie Corner but for the van. The general consensus is to wear more thermals/ winter woolies.

Esmeralda · Guru

I bought one of the small blow heaters for Esmeralda when I was in Canberra, but I made sure I turned it off before I went to bed.

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

We have used a Coleman catalytic heater (Procat) connected directly to a 9kg gas bottle by the fitting that is sold for the Coleman water heaters/shower units. The Procat does not generate a lot of instant heat like the Radiator type units that screw onto the gas bottles.

Our Campertrailer was a Goldstream so only 50% of it was canvas and the Procat certainly warmed up our Campertrailer, although it took awhile. We always ensured that there was plenty of ventilation and never ran it overnight due to the possibility of carbon monoxide build up.

Have experienced the Procat unit in an all canvas Campertrailer, and best that could be said was that it at least it took the chill off the air, it certainly was not warm unless you sat right on top of it.

Have also experienced a diesel heater in a soft floor Campertrailer and it did the job beautifully, mind you the heater was running constantly to maintain the temperature. The heater was mounted on the mudguard outside the living area and the flexi hose ducts to take the cold air out and push the hot air back into the living area were pushed through corners of the canvas sides.

When on 240v in a Caravan Park we use a small cheap fan heater, even though we have a diesel heater in the Caravan.

BTW
Gas or Dual fuel lights/lanterns give out a fair amount of heat whilst running, beside the stove whilst cooking, and we found that this was often enough in our Campertrailer, plus it conserved some of our battery power.

-- Edited by Ron and Shirley on Saturday 4th of June 2011 04:46:07 PM

Old Crofter · Senior Member

The Weekly Mailbag was reporting a couple of weeks ago that Tas was talking about closeing some free sites, just went to look for it but its not there yet (the article I mean)

The above article can be read from the weekly mailbag archives.

I also followed it up erlier this week with a post with a couple of links to the local Gov authority in Tassie (Councils) and teh email addresses of all the sitting members of teh Tassie PArliment. If Grey Nomads wish to make a change to the free camping effort in Tassie they should send a short polite letter to any of the two emails addresses I sent in but have yet to be posted. Some thing about spam and needing a moderator to vet them.
Waiting

Bob

Jacko · Veteran Member

Darling Jacko has a diesel heater. Darling the diesel heater is just woooooonderful. Darling you can buy a package diesel heater for $950 delivered. My darling adorable lovable next door neighbour did the installation. Freezing cold and all Jacko does is flick the thermostat to 2 1/2 and lie in bed for 15min. Darling from freezing like -2c to 20c in 30 mins. Darling if you want to keep you lovely little tootsies warm toddle along and put in a diesel heater. Darling be careful you may fall in love more with the heater than hubby :) :) :)

beachball57 · Senior Member

Jacko wrote:
Darling Jacko has a diesel heater. Darling the diesel heater is just woooooonderful. Darling you can buy a package diesel heater for $950 delivered. My darling adorable lovable next door neighbour did the installation. Freezing cold and all Jacko does is flick the thermostat to 2 1/2 and lie in bed for 15min. Darling from freezing like -2c to 20c in 30 mins. Darling if you want to keep you lovely little tootsies warm toddle along and put in a diesel heater. Darling be careful you may fall in love more with the heater than hubby :) :) :)

just a tad to many darlings don't you think ?

beachball57 · Senior Member

well i think we'll get a small 240v blow heater fro when we are on a c'van park and a i saw a small gas heater in a camping store which uses a gas canister burns fro around 5 hours per canister, the canisters were about $10.00 each so maybe one of those as well and a new lot of thermals should do the trick i hope