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Hello, I had a smaller tent that I had used in cooler weather and would bring along a plugin space heater to stay warm (state campground with plugs). All of the bigger tents have vented roofs and even with roof fly on I'm wondering if this would stop the tent from being able to warm up. I never winter camp so I dont need a cold weather tent but do want one that can hold some heat.
Does anyone have experience using a vented roof tent with a heater ?
Man, if you have electricity, I'd take an electric mattress pad and maybe even an electric blanket, too. Or just wrap the electric blanket under and over you. Toasty, toasty.
Nowadays, the Sunbeam electric blankets i've bought quit heating at the most inopportune times.
They just don't make things very well anymore...
I have a MR. Heater propane heater i keep here out in the country on side of the mountain, in case i need heat in an emergency (power goes out). It's a great heater.
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Nowadays, the Sunbeam electric blankets i've bought quit heating at the most inopportune times.
They just don't make things very well anymore...
I have a MR. Heater propane heater i keep here out in the country on side of the mountain, in case i need heat in an emergency (power goes out). It's a great heater.
Also, tents tend to leak in the rain. We used a propane heater back when using tents, they are safe if you allow enough fresh air circulation and still do heat it up well.
I've camped enough in all kinds of weather to know that it isn't my sleeping temperature that's the problem. I can stay warm while I sleep . But I don't want to get out of bed and do anything else in the cold so what is the point?
I lived for 17 years in central NY and now I live in NC so if I don't have to go outside when it's cold, I don't.
I do agree that most good bags will keep me warm enough, I more so wanted to make sure that a vented tent could be warmed up before I was asleep or in the morning
I do agree that most good bags will keep me warm enough, I more so wanted to make sure that a vented tent could be warmed up before I was asleep or in the morning
For me, not enough, but I was prepared. My husband, who had camped in cold weather, told me to put the clothing that I would wear in the morning in the sleeping bag with me. My sweatpants, gloves, and the fleece jacket that I wore under my parka were warm.
Tents have no insulating properties to speak of. In cold weather I've added hot water into a couple of Nalgene water bottles and then put them inside my sleeping bag. Have a stove with filled water pot ready to go in the morning, ideally in an attached vestibule. Enjoy your favorite hot drink while you're still in the sleeping bag to help start the morning.
If you have time and a lot of snow try building an igloo sometime. Warmer than a tent, and much nicer if it's windy.
Heat in a tent in cold weather dissipates almost instantly. You need either a massively powerful source of heat or insulation to stay warm. You might get some heat retention if you hang a half dozen or so sleeping bag over your tent covering all walls, ceiling and doors/windows. Then with a reasonably powerful heat source you could probably feel some warmth in the tent. The better option is to heat a smaller insulated area (inside your sleeping bag). The easiest thing to do is get a better sleeping bag. They make some that you will be sweating if the temperatures get above Zero Fahrenheit. If you do not want a better sleeping bag, then get an electric blank. If you are concerned about reliability, get two. You are not supposed to sleep on top of them though. I have forgotten why that is.
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