I had seen something called an Origo Heat Pal online, looks like an oversized trangia. I think it will run on meths or spirit. Cost between £100--150. I would like something similar to heat my tent a bit. Any DIY suggestions? I have a nylon tipi without a chimney. I am wondering about how I could burn spirit/alcohol in a safe stable burner? Would a few thick wicks produce much heat? Presumably this Origo device is safe. I don't want to create somekind of lethal Moloktov cocktail for tents......
Home made tent spirit heater/stove????
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And by that I mean a proper tipi, not a childs play tipi or a small tipi type tent such as the Hex 3!
Somewhere someone started a thread that was a safe radiant heater made from terracotta plant pots joined with a big bolt and washers and heated using small candles. I made one of them and it's really surprisingly efficient. Bit of a pain to lug around though.
These days I intend to use one of those flat tabletop stoves (the kind lorry drivers use in their cabs) with a new gizmo that Warthog1981 gifted me that turns it into a radiant heater.
The stoves sit so broad based that they are really, really safe. Burn cheap canisters that can't be ignited until they are properly seated, and the safety off, and light with a click.
Maybe not terribly bushcrafty but if I'm camping near the car, and it's dreich and wet and windy and cold, I want heat not fuss and bother. The stoves in their carrying case usually cost under a tenner, canisters about a pound.
cheers,
Toddy
These days I intend to use one of those flat tabletop stoves (the kind lorry drivers use in their cabs) with a new gizmo that Warthog1981 gifted me that turns it into a radiant heater.
The stoves sit so broad based that they are really, really safe. Burn cheap canisters that can't be ignited until they are properly seated, and the safety off, and light with a click.
Maybe not terribly bushcrafty but if I'm camping near the car, and it's dreich and wet and windy and cold, I want heat not fuss and bother. The stoves in their carrying case usually cost under a tenner, canisters about a pound.
cheers,
Toddy
You'd certainly need that through draught, as I say a proper tipi and not a kids one. The bison types would work, they are designed to burn fire boxes as well as proper wood burning stoves, but I'd always err on the side of caution to be fair. A really big tipi I'd probably have no worries about, something like the large canvas 20+ berth tipi at Hill Holt Woods, a small fire pit in siomething that size would warm right through and the natural draught will pull like a chimney.
Holes in roundhouse roofs act like chimneys and the draught pulls the fire upwards with enough heat and sparks to set the thatch on fire.
Usually (no hole in roof) the upper cone fills with smoke which not only suffocates sparks but kills bugs and fungi that would otherwise attack the thatching.
cheers,
Toddy
Usually (no hole in roof) the upper cone fills with smoke which not only suffocates sparks but kills bugs and fungi that would otherwise attack the thatching.
cheers,
Toddy
That rings a bell, saw a program about a roundhouse with no 'hole', but a very loose thatch, waterproof but permiable by smoke.
I've seen those Mary are they any good and how long does a canister last when running?
I had to improvise when we werent allowed to use our wood burning stove on one campsite.
i used a mk1 brick heater lol
i used a mk1 brick heater lol
I had to improvise when we werent allowed to use our wood burning stove on one campsite.
i used a mk1 brick heater lol
Gives me an idea for a mk1 plant pot heater.
The Origo Heat Pal are very good heaters, I have an older version called a Gloy Heat Pal, you can pick these up cheap from the States on eBay.
I use it in my Hex 3, but with the pole fully extended, this lift the tent off the ground and allows a through flow of air.
Look out for a replacement burner for the 5100 and make your own case, something similar to a hobo stove. The burner IS the stove, and you should be able to get one for around £30 tops from a marine supplier
I use it in my Hex 3, but with the pole fully extended, this lift the tent off the ground and allows a through flow of air.
Look out for a replacement burner for the 5100 and make your own case, something similar to a hobo stove. The burner IS the stove, and you should be able to get one for around £30 tops from a marine supplier
Lol @ lightsabre
Its from argos and is very bright
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...amping+lights,+lamps+and+torches|10199396.htm
Its from argos and is very bright
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...amping+lights,+lamps+and+torches|10199396.htm
