Date:         Sun, 9 Jan 2000 00:00:07 -0700
Reply-To:     BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
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From:         BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Coleman  Heater vs Radiant heater
Comments: To: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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We've got an old Coleman radiant 5 propane heater that we bought years ago.
I use it for tent camping (sleeps 5) in cold weather and snow. We would turn
it on for a couple of hours in the evening to take the chill out, then shut
it off till morning. Would then turn it on for about an hour in the morning.
Our tent would get quite warm. I think the snow helped also. I have not used
it in the westy yet. The area in front of the heater gets very hot. Camping
in the snow is alot of fun, just don't get your feet wet. :-)

just my 2 cents
Bill                     "I'd Rather Be Hiking The
'82 CA Westy [FreeBird]       Greater Yellowstone"
"The Gem State"


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of EMZ
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 11:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Coleman Heater vs Radiant heater
>
>
>    After all the discusion I went out to investigate this heater at
> Walmart. There on the shelf right beside the black cat heater was a
> propane radiant heater $38 dollars. Small but can be used at a cook
> burner also. I'm not sure witch I like now but I'm thinking that
> the duel purpose sounds like an great idea. I anyone have any input
> on this one?
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
>
> On Sat, 8 Jan 2000, Frank Grunthaner wrote:
>
> > Just got to reply to this one! I first picked up a platinum impregnated
> > catalyst bed heater for my 67 VW camper in 1969. From a
> chemical perspective,
> > I was amazed that a Pt catalyst could be done for the price at
> the time. I
> > ran a few GCMS (Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectrometer) spectral
> scans on the
> > propane bottle heaters specifically looking for CO emissions.
> The numbers
> > were in the noise (less than 0.1%). The experiment wasn't designed to
> > quantify trace amounts. Interestingly I did find traces of
> methyl radicals
> > and formic acid (incompletely oxidized aliphatics from partial
> combustion of
> > propane). The concentration of these trace gases varied
> spatially over the
> > area of the catalyst mat.
> >
> > Can't imagine how one could confuse a Pt catalyst bed heater
> with a radiant
> > heater or any of the other backpacker staples.
> >
> > Frank Grunthaner
> >
>