Diesel heaters

If you've brought the propane, might as well bring the tiger torch...... way better then just a bic for starting fires, specially if the wood is not the best.
 
madtrapper143 said:
I would think burning charcoal would be pretty dangerous. Briquettes contain some coal dust in the mix. A poor draft and a less than air tight stove could be a disaster (carbon monoxide) I just purchased a new stove for my tent last fall. It is the "Hunter" by Drolet out of Quebec. It is a well engineered stove and works very well while remaining portable. When loaded with good wood it will hold for about 6 to 7 hours.

Darryl
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Do not like the idea of briquettes in a confined space. CO is a major concern.
 
I used the old coleman stove oil heaters for two seasons in the high arctic. Alas no trees to burn. Yes on start up they can be a tad stinky, it is diesel. I was pretty miserly with my fuel as I had to fly it in and carry it to my cabin. Anyway you cut it I was averaging about 5 gallons per day consumption. Heater was off during the day, turned it on when I got back at night, ran it full bore until bed, turned it down to minimum before bed and cranked it again when I got up so you can count on half a gallon per hour as I usually used it for about 11 hours a day. If its a permanent camp I am all onboard. if its a tent start cutting wood
 
Would putting a tiger torch or some other sort of propane burner into a wood stove work? I have 1950 Yukon military stove that I haven't used yet and I'm wondering if I could use propane to augment it for quick heat in addition to wood. It also has the liquid fuel burner which I will experiment with.
 
well I use wood in the tent.

and I don't use a really heavy sleeping bag, that way when the tent gets cool I know its time to get up and sticke some more wood in the stove, no need to relight the fire as its still fairly hot. If you wait too long then your stuck trying to get a fire going in a cold tent in your underwear.

I have a multifuel heater but as pointed out by others it stinks, everything smells like diesel, not a bad thing if the mosquitoes are out.

I have also used propane that works good too.

my wood stove is built out of 2 20lb propane tanks that I cut the tops off and welded end to end then cut a hole in one end and used one of the tops as a door. I also put internal baffles and a dampener, 4" stack, and it burns very well.
 
yodave said:
make a hippy killer stove out of a old 20 pound propane bottle to use during the night, fill it up with BBQ briquettes when you go to bed, should still be warm in the morning when you get up for coffee
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This is the worst advice i've ever seen on Cgn .

This is literally how people commit suicide both accidently and on purpose.

The worst part is, i bet poster hasn't ever done this for himself, just encouraging others with faulty guidence.

I know, i know my screen name is safety first, but geezus this is a dangerous post.
 
In my case I'm looking to get heat in a wall tent to dry things out while hunting. I used a standard nylon tent last fall while my hunting buddies used a wall tent and stove, sleeping was fine but over a few nights all my stuff got very damp while their stuff was nice and dry.
 
wbaad said:
Careful with the reddy heaters in enclosed spaces. Lots of fumes and carbon monoxide.
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There is a fellow in our area who used to make first class wood stoves out of 20 pound propane tanks.
He also instructs fire departments on propane fires, so don't say is nuts, or something.
 
i have no use for a diesel burner . we were using one while finishing the inside of a 80 by 60 shop and the fumes and monoxide off that thing were so bad we quit using it and put up with the cold. in my opinion you could very well wake up dead . on the other hand i have been in hunting camp were a wood burning stove was used and it was great . warm, dry, clean . you can cook on it too.
 
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