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PersonJethroT
05/4/2017 at 8:40pm
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Hi
Just got a trailer tent & have couple of questions
Whats the earliest/latest i the year you,ve used your T.T?
Whats the best form of heating?

Thanks


Personcegriffy
07/4/2017 at 2:24pm
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Hi

The earliest we have ever been away was the end of March in our folding camper and it was quite chilly, especially at night - plenty of blankets and hot water bottles for the beds.

We use a convector heater in our camper. Fan heaters are great but too noisy for us.


Personjlg1
14/5/2017 at 6:00pm
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Hi,
We use a gas canister heater in the sleeping compartment to warm it through before going to bed. Hot water bottles and a sleeping bag underneath and a snuggly duvet on top. We've found the gas canister heater is really effective in the main part of the tent (a huge Cabanon Jupiter) as well.


Personsilvertopsandra
14/5/2017 at 8:19pm
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The latest we used our TT was October half term, bit nippy and used convector heater left on all night.

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Personrjtcamplet
15/5/2017 at 9:34am
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Be careful here. Unadvisable to leave gas cannister heaters on all night. Apart from fire risk, carbon fumes can be lethal. Ok to warm up but dont leave on all night.


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PersonKelper
15/5/2017 at 1:33pm
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Echo that ... using any form of gas cannister heating in a tent/caravan/MH/FC/TT is probably inadvisable due to potential carbon monoxide levels, which are undetectable by nose, and lethal. See the warning, below ...

We use/d a small oil filled radiator to excellent effect ... can be left on all night ... needs ehu.

See the warning on this example


Personcrowcrow
17/5/2017 at 1:45pm
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I spent a night or two in November in mine - but this was in a drive so was well sheltered from the wind, and with an electric oil heater on for some of the night. A very full house meant that was the best place to sleep ;)


PersonSteve-34
17/5/2017 at 5:01pm
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Hi

We are also new to T.T
We bought our Conway Crusader around 9 month ago but had a weekend away at the end of October.

This was ok in the day but the nights do get chilly.

Since then we have bought a little electric oil filled radiator that we leave on at night just to take the chill off works a treat, also we have hot water bottles and fleecy mattress covers which only keeps you warm but make the beds more comfy.

We had a trip at the end of march again cold at night but ok the day.





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Personnafuk
18/5/2017 at 8:41pm
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We find that modern electric underblankets work very well. Tun on early or eave on all day and pile on sleeping bags/duvets/pjs etc. so nice an toasty (including mattress) for the evening.


PersonJunior pullman
13/8/2017 at 9:42pm
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We went Easter this year and the coldest it got at night was 3 deg. We had a double sleeping bag which we open out with a fleece blanket over the top and we were cosy wam. First thing in the mornings having put our blow heater on via remote control we lie in for 5 minutes, and got up to a cosy warm cabin.



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