Heating a Tent

[baldybarton]

If you have power a small space heater will make a huge difference. If no power then a mr buddy will work great too.

[Winman]

put a bunch of hot rocks from the fire under your sleeping pad in a trench, throw a little dirt over it and nighhty night

Be sure you put enough dirt......remember Jerimah Johnson!!!

[SCREAMINREELS]

Mr buddy heater. We would also strap down a tarp on top if it gets below 20 and colder.

This if a light weight tebt the tarp does help insulate...I've done this on the draw hunts in the winter with no issue

[hopedale]

Put a tarp over the roof of your tent. If you're not primitive camping and have electricity, get an electric heater that shuts-off when tipped over. And lastly, don't use an air-mattress, get a cot and a good pad for under your sleeping bag.

[muzzlebrake]

Mr.Heater Buddy is safe. If tipped over they shut off instantly. Also has auto low oxygen shut off.

[Ironman]

Just bundle up. Propane heaters puts off too much water for a small tent. As long as you have a wind break from the tent, you will sleep just fine.

[Arrowsmith]

[rockyraider]

Just curious, a propane heater is okay to use in an enclosed tent? I'm always leery about using propane heaters b/c I hear the horror stories about people suffocating while the sleep. I'm guessing there is enough oxygen coming through the walls of a tent for this to not be an issue?

[Texasgamehunter]

buddy heater or run an electrical cord to your tent and have a ceramic heater heating the tent up. I have done both and they work great.

[Hydestik]

Mr Buudy heater works good as stated . You will use one cylinder of propane every 4 hours.

[Mike D]

Just curious, a propane heater is okay to use in an enclosed tent? I'm always leery about using propane heaters b/c I hear the horror stories about people suffocating while the sleep. I'm guessing there is enough oxygen coming through the walls of a tent for this to not be an issue?

As mentioned above the Mr Buddy heaters have a tip over sensor and an oxygen sensor. The oxygen sensor works. Found out how airtight my box blind is when it shut off multiple times on me.

Have to leave the windows cracked to keep it from shutting off.

[bowaddict40]

Look up clay pot heater. It is supposed to heat a pretty big room.

Here is a video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rig6he_ViYs

[Ironman]

Just curious, a propane heater is okay to use in an enclosed tent? I'm always leery about using propane heaters b/c I hear the horror stories about people suffocating while the sleep. I'm guessing there is enough oxygen coming through the walls of a tent for this to not be an issue?

The Buddy heaters are catalytic heaters. Yes, safe for indoors. When I camp, in an enclosure, in Colorado, I put a battery powered CO2 detector inside, just in case.

[flywise]

If you don't want to worry about fire and just simply do not want to be freezing when trying to sleep I like to throw a couple hot hands in my sleeping bag about 30 min-1hr before going to bed. It will keep you nice and warm.
I have done this for years while hunting in Colorado and NM in 20 degree temps

[LWD]

Mr buddy heater. We would also strap down a tarp on top if it gets below 20 and colder.

This. I use a Portable Buddy in my tent. I also have the adapter hose to run it off a 20 lb cylinder. Way better than waking up at 2 am in a cold tent because the 1 lb bottle ran out.

How effective it will be depends on the tent. I had a Coleman 6-man Instant Tent. The Portable Buddy made it toasty warm. Finally wore out that tent and replaced it with a cheaper Ozark Trail instant tent. The heater isn't nearly as effective. The tent walls are much thinner and the top doesn't feature an integrated rainfly. Instead, it's the typical mess roof with a rainfly pulled over it. I put a blanket between the top of the tent and rainfly to trap heat, but it's still not as good as my old Coleman tent.

LWD