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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 08/4/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by chelsea girl on 08/4/2012

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If it does turn out to be the BBQ it is quite worrying, as in the pictures in the Daily Mail today the BBQ looks like it had been placed a reasonable distance away from the tent, could a BBQ outside a tent say 10 feet away still cause a problem??

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As I understand it, most of the deaths due to CO poisoning were from BBQ's outside the tent. I believe one was because a BBQ was taken inside for warmth and even though it was removed before the occupants retired for the night the fumes were still inside. I also believe one death was due to the fumes from a generator placed outside the tent.

Apparently the fumes, being the same density as air, drift inside the tent while the BBQ is in use and fill the SIG tent like a balloon. There it stays undetected (no smell) and is then slowly inhaled by the occupants as they sleep.

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Quote: Originally posted by Jam_Man on 09/4/2012

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Now wanting to be rude, but its that type of terrible misinformation that causes more problems. People reading that kind of post would be panicking that bbqs kill wherever you use them

Most, in fact Id suggest ALL deaths are because the BBQ or stove were inside. To suggest most were outside is absurd.

It is highly unlikely that a bbq outside a tent can fill up a tent "like a balloon". Even if the wind is blowing that way it is also blowing fresh air in creating circulation.

Posts on forums are not enough to stop this happening, EVERY campsite has to put up a sign at checkin so every camper sees it.

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I have acknowledged my mistake regarding the BBQ's being inside the tent. However, as I have stated, there has been a death in America, caused by a generator outside an RV and another caused by a generator outside a tent in the UK. Also, one of the incidents in the UK occured after the BBQ was removed from the tent. 

Initial reports re the death in Cumbria also suggested that the BBQ was on the porch of the pod rather than actually inside, which is probably where I was confused in that respect.

However, you continue to risk lives by suggesting it is highly unlikely a BBQ outside a tent can fill it up with CO and I will continue to try to save lives by suggesting it can

Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 09/4/2012

However, you continue to risk lives by suggesting it is highly unlikely a BBQ outside a tent can fill it up with CO and I will continue to try to save lives by suggesting it can

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