Yeah, had a Coleman in the 70s myself when I was racing desert. Had to take it outside first, as you said. BIG flame! Then take it back inside the camper. We always cracked the window on the cab-over where me and my wife slept. The kids are still alive, too!
I've seen lots of feedback on the Big Buddy from people who use them in RVs, boats, campers, tents and even small deer blinds and most of them say it has never tripped the CO detector or the Oxy depletion sensor, so maybe it's a good choice.
My use for a small space heater is when SHTF and I've depleted my wood pellets and gas for the generator and have to huddle in the bedroom on those long, cold winter nights. It goes way below freezing almost every night in the winter months here where I live, and even in a sleeping bag, it could be difficult to get a good night's sleep w/o some auxilliary heat.
Any body know of an efficient wood stove I could set on top of the pellet stove and hook into my 4-inch vent system? I've seen several 55-gal drum wood stoves, but my vent system is 4 inches, and I don't think that is large enough for a 55-gal drum type wood stove?
Geez, all this would be so much simpler if those politicians weren't so bent on, well, ending my rant here... :taped:
