Date:         Tue, 23 Jun 1998 12:27:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Craig Standley <cstand@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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From:         Craig Standley <cstand@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Heat for camping
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You can heat up a rock, or bring some ceramic bowls.  Burn the stove on
full, place you favorite ceramic item over it until it's nice and hot.
Place them strategically.  Won't give you too much heat, but it will make
a difference.  If you really want to get some heat for the night, let some
rocks sit in the fire, then bring them in at night with you.  Place them
on something that will insulate them, of course.

Oh, and don't burn the stove for too long or you'll die.  Then you won't
care if you're too cold.

Craig

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Craig Standley                             cstand@u.washington.edu
University of Washington     http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand
Physics
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On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Mark Hineline wrote:

> Since there a bunch of bright and knowledgable folks on this list ...
>
> Some of the electric heaters for home use have sealed chambers full of
> some kind of salt that absorbs heat quickly and then disperses it slowly.
> Seems like one ought to be able to buy a sealed can of this stuff, or a
> couple of them, throw them on the Westy stove, heat 'em up, and then
> stick them in a couple of locations to warm the inside of a camper.
>
> But what's the salt? Where do you get it? and is this an efficient way of
> heating a van (while waiting for the sun to come up, for instance)?
>
> Mark Hineline
>