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Old 12-14-2010 | 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rab123
i just got back from a week of camping/hunting.ive got a tent that is very similar to cabelas alaskan guide tent.my tent is hexagon 10x13.i heated it with the smaller buddy heater.got about 90 hrs of use from a 20lb propane bottle.didnt have any condensation at all.but my tent is essentialy a double walled tent with the full coverage fly.im going to add a small battery powered fan to distribute the heat better.2 things to consider,if you go by yourself,get a tent you can easily put up alone.mine is doable,but a pain.get a tent larger than you think you need.on days when its too cold to sit around or cook,and your confined to the tent you will be glad you got a larger one.if you will have electric,by all means use electric appliances.some guys in a huge brand new pop up camped by me.they had a furnace in it and a small honda generator(very quiet)to power the lights and furnace blower fan.i cant say i wasnt envious.
Again, great advice. When you got your 90 hours of heat from your buddy heater, what was the temperature like? Maybe it's because I don't have the money for one, but I wouldn't be envious of the Honda generator and all the trimmings. It's camping, right? Aren't we supposed to rough it a little? At best, I compare it to the experience of a civil war base camp (canvass tent...rug on the ground, fire outside). Okay, I admit, I'm really loving the idea of a heat source in the tent!!! Even though I have a quality -15 degree sleeping bag, I don't want to be confined to it!
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