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rhondda reg

05/1/2009 at 5:23pm
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hi, i agree with vangoman on this one. i have tried different ways of warming the tent up like, halogen heaters which in my opinion are ok in a small tent because they give off a more direct heat. also tried the radiator type which are pretty good if you intend on leaving it on all the time or you know when it will be cold as they take a long time to warm a large area. also tried the gas heaters but found them expensive to run but ok if you have no ehu. found a small fan heater with variable settings excellent and only cost about £10-£15. we have a aspen 700dlx which is a large tent and keeps lovely and cosey with a single fan heater, also as vangoman says keep it as close to the floor as possible as the heat will rise quickly and leave you with cold feet. another tip is to open the bedroom pods about half hour before you go to bed or you will notice a considerable drop in temp inside them. i have not yet tried a convector heater but am very happy with the fan heater which takes up far less space in transport

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Bradybunch4

05/1/2009 at 6:08pm
Location: East Kent
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We don`t have an EHU and have a smallish tent and use the Bluecat. Most of the sites we go to don`t have EHU`s available.

We do have a skirting heater in the attic and it heats a large area efficiently, so if we ever go down the EHU route we would def. give it a go

BTW surfspud....we only ever used ours in Oct last year briefly in the morning

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star1234

21/2/2009 at 6:15pm
Location: Glasgow
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we use a cheap fan heater from argos, think it was £10 we just left it running all night, and it kept us toasty warm.

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21/2/2009 at 6:25pm
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Same here, cheap low wattage fan heater from Morrisons in Whitehaven last year for £6.99. Kept us toasty in winter and cool in summer on the blower setting.

When we dont have EHU then we use the gas aerosol heater, although it cant be on all the time for safety.

Wondering though, we got a camping gaz lantern for £2.35 in tesco recently and I'd imagine that they would push out some kind of heat too.

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sonicthevegwog

21/2/2009 at 6:26pm
Location: highlands
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hello sandra and welcome we use a fan heater an if on your way to skye call into inverness we have a lidls bargain centre and today i picked up a lervia heater for £3.99 lots of other camping bargains to be had also got a small pup tent for £2.99 which if not that good will do for storage it's not out of you way because you will pass it on your way to skye

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happy campers14

22/2/2009 at 1:31am
Location: north east of scotland
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thanks Sonic ive allready got a fan heater so im glad i can use that leaves some money for something else, im keeping my eyes open for the mini ovens that lidl and aldi sell, we have a smallish lidl not as big as the inverness one so will keep an eye in that one as well, my niece lives in Inverness so she'd be able to pop in for me if they come in earlier

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22/2/2009 at 10:44am
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Sandra, don't know if space is a premium but I was seriously considering a mini oven till I discovered the double skillet,anyone who has one says they are fab! Just waiting for payday and thats what my council tax break is buying this month!!

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happy campers14

22/2/2009 at 10:54am
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I havent seen them, i have got though a grill that was in lidl in januarty a raclet i think its called, i found it in my cupboard, my mother in law bought it last year and i didnt think i'd ever use it but this should do things like breakfast, i would also like a halogen oven, my birthday is coming up so might get one then, the list goes on eh but its great fun planning what im going to buy next

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familycampers5

22/2/2009 at 11:14am
Location: Essex
Outfit: vango maritsa 600 Vango Alpha 300

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we use this one

http://www.campingandleisure.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=7_108&products_id=1177

i know what everyone says about fan heaters, but i like the fact that this has a emergency cut off, if it is tilted in anyway then it shuts down, which i think is great with the kids running around.

I know it won't stop them from getting burnt but it might just save my tent

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bh4u

22/2/2009 at 5:09pm
Location: London
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We use one from Argos cat No. 415/0688 only £16.99 It has a variable thermostat with thermostatic temperature control keeping the tent at the set temperature. It has a safety cut out if it falls over and an oscillating base spreading the heat around the tent. The kids like the look of it because it looks like Darth Vaider.

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sjray

22/2/2009 at 6:48pm
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We use one of these. Compact and powerful enough to take the chill off. On cold nights we've left it running all the time. So cheap as well.

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22/2/2009 at 9:33pm
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There were some recent threads on this site on heaters in tents with some very useful information why not take a look..

heater thread 1

non electric heating

more heaters 2

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