RE: Alcohol heaters

[forestwalker]

 
We encountered a couple who were using a alcohol fueled space heater
 on a recent camping trip.We had never seen this type of heater before.Do
 any of you have an alcohol heater ? Do they work well ? How about cost,and
 safety ? Who sells them ? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Tim5055]

 forestwalker
This was interesting, so I thought I d look around the web for some answers.  I found an interesting page on heaters [link=http://www.boatingworldonline.com/News.htm?CD=749&ID=2715]from Boating World[/link]
 
 SPACE Heaters
 
 Your next step in the heat chain is a liquid-fueled space heater, and this is where safety becomes a concern. Any heater with a flame of any sort ? solid fuel, alcohol or one of the various gases ? can be dangerous in a closed compartment such as your boat cabin. The flame not only consumes oxygen but also produces carbon monoxide, both of which can be deadly. For that reason, any heater with a flame requires plenty of ventilation, and these heaters should never be used inside a cabin.
 
 
 I would guess you could equate inside a cabin to mean inside a pop up.  I found a few other articles, but while they supported the statement above, the information was burried in other text and would not be easy to copy over.
 
 
 

[RamblingWreck]

 forestwalker
Burning methanol has always given me head ache.  My persoanl inclination would be to pass on an Alcohol heater.
 
 Rambling Wreck

[Gamecock Camper]

 forestwalker
Sounds interesting but dangerous.  I would use alcohol, but not in a heater.   Why waste any?

[bearbait]

 forestwalker
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[birol]

 forestwalker
Alcohol doesn t belong in the burner, unless it is that bad blinding type. ANy alcohol which comes into contact with me disappears pretty fast []