Coleman Heater

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Has anyone ever used any of these Coleman heaters?
Coleman Heaters?

gpsjoe · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ

I have used the Procat model. It works fine but may be overkill. It will heat a room in your house. Sizeable and definitely for car camping only. After experimenting with it for a while the best position for the heater is outside the tent with the heating element facing inward. It will use more that 1 - 16 ounce propane cannister if operated contiuously throughout the night.

One of the smaller models might be better. But you need to position it probably outside the tent if you operate it while sleeping.

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

I ended up ordering this one:
Coleman Black Cat

sbkelley · Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 284 Location: Tempe, AZ

Tim,

Are you using this for camping? 'Cause that's cheating if you bring it winter camping Wink

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Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Well the plan was for car camping, but that sure would be a pretty cool 5lb, heater for 1 night. I'm sure it would make some people REAL jealous.

outside1 · Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 366 Location: Mesa, AZ

Tim,

Even though you have all ready ordered, I will add my 2 cents. I have used the BlackCat at to work great at very close range the heat just rises up (and possibility out), for a bit more the ProCat give you a fan feature that REALY helps move the warm air around. Keeping in mind that this is only a car camping toy, way to big for anything else. If I didn’t have one Karen’s camping season would be greatly reduced.
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Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Yeah I started thinking how nice the fan feature could be after I ordered. I'll see how I like it and might be able to exchange if needed.

Nighthiker · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714

While caming earlier this year a camper nearby had both the Pro Cat and the Power Cat. One was used in a large tent and the ther was set up in a gazebo that was enclosed on three sides. The tent was 12x12 and the gazebo was 10x10 boh worked quite well. I was also impressed with the Zodi shower as well.

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

I keep reading and hearing about people using them in tents. Don't you need to worry about carbon monoxide at all? Glad to hear they both work well though.

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

I have one with an adapter that makes it fit my golf cart's cup holder. Stan's daughters Emily and Sarah and their friend used it in their tent at the Anniversary gig last February at Cave Creek Regional Park.
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azbackpackr · Posted: 10/31/2007, 5:49 am Post subject:

Yeah, I had thought about getting something like that too as camping up here gets very cold in the off-season. So, anyone want to jump in there about the carbon monoxide? Cuz that's why we don't have one of those things yet, we weren't sure. In the off-season you can camp right by a lake, such as Carnero Lake (where they held the Rainbow Festival in '9 Cool

and you can have the lake all to yourself, like in April or May. We even brought a canoe. Sandals and shorts during the day, but dang, it was COLD at night! Over 9,000 feet, and way below freezing at night on Mother's Day--probably around 10 degrees or so. It was so cold it hurt my husband's back so he went home and left my son and me there, and came back in the morning!

I personally would never keep a heater going all night long no matter what. I'd just use it in the evening and early morning. Use lots of quilts, etc., for sleeping. I could never sleep with one of those things going, I'd be worrying about a fire or the monoxide issue, and the noise would also bother me a lot.

Daryl · Posted: 10/31/2007, 7:15 am Post subject:

I've had a black cat since they firat came out. Still have it and it works great! The black cat is a catylitic heater, no open flame and very low co2, so safe to run in a tent all night. In a 10x10 tent it kept the tent very warm. It last only a couple hours on high with a propane can though, but it's kind of like an automatic timer.

I have used it to to heat the garage while working out there on cold days too. It did a great job in the 2 car garage, not as well in the 3.5 car garage, and my current garage, lets not go there...
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gpsjoe · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ

I don't think carbon monoxide is a problem in tents which are normally well ventilated. Need to avoid any air tight environment but tents are ususally not that.

My concern is fire. In a small 1 or 2 person tent if you place the heater inside and fall asleep, you might inadvertently roll over and bump into it. Parts of the heater will be extremely hot and could start a fire or melt your sleeping bag with you inside. This can be avoided by not using it when you sleep or placing it outside the tent with the heat face pointing into the tent. This worked well with the ProCat model which has a fan and outputs a lot of heat but is larger than the other Coleman models.

If you are using a really large room sized tent and you can place the heater where it will not be bumped, then placing it inside the tent might work. Just be careful and use common sense!!!