How to Heat a Tent Without Electricity?

Winter camping is a fun not only you enjoy the beauty of nature hidden under white snow, but there’s also a bug free adventure. Also your perishable food stays frozen naturally. However, a winter outdoor can be challenging too. Most common campers task is managing adverse weather condition. It can be worse when you are freezing in tent in cold nights. Probably, this can ruin your perfect camping vacation. In that case you should know about tips and tricks to heat a tent without electricity before going to the trip.

So let’s check out some smart DIY tips that warm your tent without electricity and that really works in winter season camping, they are safe only you need to manage them a little so that your tent stay warm. If you don’t want a DIY method safe tent heaters work perfect too. Managing your cold outdoor vacation can be more enjoyable.

If you still feel shivering or uncomfortable after covering yourself with a lot of stuff here are some tips and tricks and various ideas that heat your tent.

Tips and Tricks to Heat a Tent

1. Season-Wise Tent

Instead of using gasoline or propane heaters (which are uncomfortable with warning sign) the best way for heating a tent in winter is to get a winter tent although, you can use three season tent but, a four season winter tent will pay you comfort and warmth on cold days of camping.

Once you buy winter tent try to insulate it further with extra steps like use rugs or carpet to warm ground sheet of tent. Use wool blanket also take an extra blanket for winter camping to warm up yourself.

2. Use these old DIY Method!

Hot water bottle can heat up your tent for this buy some hard plastic or metal bottles, take a pan if you have one yes, a fire is needed. Boil the water at maximum temperature transfer it in bottles, be cautious while doing it. The hot bottles will emit heat and keep you tent interior warm for many hours. If you find it getting colder a bit during mid-night keep a couple of bottles beside your bed.

Likewise, heating rocks can work yet even faster than hot bottle. However, you need find some stones. Possibly, they may not work for long time. Firstly find some stones usually they are near stream or river, set a fire and before going to bed put the rocks on fire for some time but, don’t let them to become charred so just warm them.  After they warm up wrap them in towel and spread in the middle of your tent. But again be cautious or avoid it if you are having kids on the camping. However, with this trick your tent will stay warm till morning.

4. Use Technology

You can cocoon yourself by using technology. Buy an electric blanket to warm up yourself. I think it’s much better than using propane gas heater or tent stove. Electric blankets automatically switch off and prevents overheating and are safe to use. They are durable and only made for camping and other outdoor adventure. But be careful and don’t use it inside sleeping bag in order to prevent overheating issue.

Pack a portable electric radiator for winter camping. It act like a heater so you can say it a fake heater as they give fake heat. However, if you switch off it, all the heat will escape within 20 minutes and leaves you freezing inside the tent. But they are best can quickly warm up your tent in bad weather condition.

5. Style Not Necessary

Another best way to keep yourself safe in winter is your clothing. Wear long johns when you go to bed. Warm socks are well-fitting in winter along with a hat that is essential too. But your feet must not sweat. Also, invest in quality sleeping bed. Along with above tips you will need a sleeping beg for chilly nights therefore, always select a best insulated sleeping bag from market.

6. Be on Fire at Camping!

Dig a deep trench, set your campfire on it. Burn firewood enjoy it then gather the coal so much as you can and built your tent on it. When fire extinguish it will slowly emits heat throughout night. Be caution and don’t put insulated sleeping pad on the tent ground it will reflect heat back to its source and won’t let you tent warm up.

I know and I am sure with this trick you can enjoy your camping more. Mostly this trick was used by people of tribes for cooking the meal in their tent hence, I set this example for. Also, if you don’t want to give up on your campfire to heat up your tent then build a separate campfire but must try this. Additionally, dig up the ground to the width of your tent.

Final Words

In nutshell, if you don’t want to try tricks just buy an electric blanket with a portable electric radiator this work best if you are busy in exploring your adventure and don’t get much time for DIY also your tent should be an insulated one. Beside this if you try our tips you will get more fun and enjoyable camping adventure but don’t use those method that are unfamiliar to you and be careful while trying DIY methods.