sluka wrote:Very good heater under overall or into sleeping bag.
*repeats to self in best thick-russian accent*
Well I am going to use my Coleman Sportcat again in my truck camper this weekend. I'll report back if something terrible happens to us.
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sluka wrote:Very good heater under overall or into sleeping bag.
Mike Cato wrote:Hey Sluka, could you post some more pictures? (Don't mind Joey. He's just, um, different.)
About heat: Here's a reliable and relatively safe solution (user dependent, kids don't try this at home) to make a backpacker tent or small truck cap warm when you initially get in or for a quick warm up first thing in the morning. It's also great if you're soaking wet or freezing by the time you get into the tent.
Take your cook pot and set it on the lid (if it's flat) on top of a piece of aluminum foil that's been folded several times to make it thicker and to match the footprint of the pot. Take a spoon or something metal and put it under the pot to tilt it slightly. Pour in a single capful of puregrain alcohol. The liquid should pool in the lowest point, the idea being to minimize the surface area of the alcohol. Light and enjoy a minute or so of high BTU heat. Just enough to bring the tent up to a toasty temperature and the heat will persist for several minutes. Repeat as necessary. Just be sure to keep the pot tilted or you'll get all of the BTUs in seconds instead of the flame lasting a minute or so.
I've used this method for 30 years after setting up the tent in rain or snow and it's amazing how so little puregrain can warm you up. (Insert flaming tent pun here.)
Mike Cato wrote:Sluka,
Pretty nice design. It reminds me of an old hand warmer I found at my grandfather's house. You soaked the inner fiber with lighter fluid, lit it, then put the cover back on. Worked great although it felt weird putting something in your pocket that was essentially on fire.
Your design looks to be the ultimate for maintaining warmth in a cave.
Thanks for the diagram.
Mike Cato wrote:But, these are just toys compared to Sluka's version...
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