02-07-2013, 12:33 AM
I'm sure they cost more than I'll ever consider trying, but I wonder if those generators advertised as being whisper quiet can put out enough watts to heat a tent?
Winter campers deal with the condensation issue a lot even though not using propane for heat. Our bodies put out a lot of moisture, so I wouldn't blame the propane as the only source of the condensation. Two factors can control the condensation - ventilation and insulation. Hard to do much about the insulation without getting all redneck and draping a tarp over your tent, etc. But, if you can get a propane heater that puts out more btu's, you can vent a little more and thereby keep the moisture levels down. Plus the added btu's will keep the tent walls from getting as cold, which will also cut down on the formation of the condensation.
I want to make a ground level platform and "cage" for one of the tank top heaters and run a hose to a tank outside. My wife gets cold all too quickly in the tent when the sun goes down. With just a quickfish3, I don't want to bring in an too-large-for-my-tent easy-to-tip-over 20lb propane tank, and I don't want the burner to be able to touch the tent walls. I've already put a couple slashes in it with the auger blades, and don't need a large melted hole. [pirate] I'm thinking a wire basket turned over and attached to a board might suffice. Install the burners inside the cage on top of the board and . . .well . . . perhaps next winter.
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Winter campers deal with the condensation issue a lot even though not using propane for heat. Our bodies put out a lot of moisture, so I wouldn't blame the propane as the only source of the condensation. Two factors can control the condensation - ventilation and insulation. Hard to do much about the insulation without getting all redneck and draping a tarp over your tent, etc. But, if you can get a propane heater that puts out more btu's, you can vent a little more and thereby keep the moisture levels down. Plus the added btu's will keep the tent walls from getting as cold, which will also cut down on the formation of the condensation.
I want to make a ground level platform and "cage" for one of the tank top heaters and run a hose to a tank outside. My wife gets cold all too quickly in the tent when the sun goes down. With just a quickfish3, I don't want to bring in an too-large-for-my-tent easy-to-tip-over 20lb propane tank, and I don't want the burner to be able to touch the tent walls. I've already put a couple slashes in it with the auger blades, and don't need a large melted hole. [pirate] I'm thinking a wire basket turned over and attached to a board might suffice. Install the burners inside the cage on top of the board and . . .well . . . perhaps next winter.
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