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Old 08-09-2006, 12:26 PM   #4
camp2canoe
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Default Portable propane heaters

One caveat with respect to using a portable propane heater - they produce CO (carbon monoxide) which, unlike the furnace, is not vented to the outside. In 1996 a CPSC memo noted that "There were 35 deaths and 8 injuries (nonfatal outcomes) from carbon monoxide poisoning from camping heaters reported in 23 CPSC in-depth investigations from 1990-1995." According to the journal I pulled this from, newer heaters may be equipped with ODS (oxygen depletion sensor) or "flameout" safety devices which attempt to deal with this. We may also have some protection from the CO monitor in our TMs assuming that it is operating. We err on the side of caution and use a portable electric heater when shore power is available and sleeping bags when it is not. - Camp2Canoe
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