I have a question for all you tent experts. So Jeff gets his tent and puts a heater in it. Does the air turn over enough in one of those tents enough to keep from dying from CO poisoning?
Do you put a CO detector in them when using a burning anything inside?
I may have been colder than a well digger's butt last year at the GA Rally but I didn't have to worry about CO.
Mine will have a CO detector, smoke detector, and fire extinguishers on the inside and outside as long as the stove is going. I almost Lost my life last year in a wall tent fire. I say "almost" because I was not in the tent when the tent caught fire. I was 200 yrds away gathering firewood. Both fire extinguishers that we had were inside the tent and burned up with it. Other than war, there is nothing like trying to avoid shrapnel from 1lb propane canisters exploding and high power rifle rounds going off while you try and keep a national forest from burning down. Not fun.
I have used a Outfitters canvas wall tent for years without issue of CO or fire. As I sit here writing this, I still don't know why the fire happened and what caught fire. We were using a small wood burning stove inside a 14x17 canvas wall tent. The canvas was treated with a "fire retardant" yet didn't help much when exposed to open flame. I think it is meant for sparks and such. Had I been passed out drunk in the tent, I probably wouldn't be here.
You guys probably think I am crazy for wanting to sleep in a tent with a heater in it again, but I love hunting and love hunting from a traditional "deer camp" tent with friends and family. It is "what we do" up here in MI. Heck, Schools close in the upper Penninsula for the whitetail opener!
I will say that the stoves the mil uses that burn liquid fuels scare me more than a traditional wood burner even when considering my experience with a wood burner and canvas tent. Something about raw liquid fuel and a stove doesn't sit well with me.
So, any one that is reading this.... spend a few extra bucks for two fire extinguishers, a smoke detector (if using a wood burner) and definitely a good CO detector if using any other heat source.
I lost $10,000.00 in hunting gear, tent, sleeping equipment, Iphone, Camera cot etc... I will not be making the same mistake twice. My M101a2 trailer was also parked next to the tent and I actually pulled it (by hand) away from the fire. Lost 1 reflector and the GMA cover (melted) which I am still trying to find somewhere. Having a real hard time finding the cover.
MWMULES...Thanks for the response. That makes sense.
Jeff
