😁 *Great video! I too have a fair amount of field experience with similar structures. May I suggest skipping those tea lights because you need many of them in order to truly make a difference, they don't last very long and lastly, they tend to all turn to liquid which increases the odds of an accidental spill.* 🫣 🤔 *Instead I carry a can of Sterno or gel fuel that can be lit with lighter or ferro rod and burns with an exposed flame for 6 hours and can be resealed for repeated use (these are usually used to keep buffet serving trays hot).* *Also, since my objective to heat my shelter is only to prepare for bed and get dressed in the morning, I only require a properly rated sleeping bag (0°F).* 😉 *So depending on the temperature, one can be used over several nights, unless I also use it to cook (which tea lights really cannot cook, I've tried. Lol!)* 😂 *Consider trying one can of fuel with your set up and let me know what you think.* 👍🏼 *Liberty = Peace & I pray you and your loved ones always enjoy both!*
Taro, thank you for this video on the tent heater! A long time ago I was hitch-hiking and got a ride with an army captain. He shared with me that I should always carry a candle as a survival measure. I held onto his advice and it came in handy during a car trip in winter with my ex-husband to be and our children. We were packing the car for the trip and he saw me putting a candle into the glove compartment, and remarked, "That's stupid." and promptly took the candle out. When his attention turned elsewhere, I snuck the candle back in. OK. Fast forward. We're on a trip, it's snowing like crazy, very cold, and surprise! We've run out of gas! The kids and I are stuck in the car while he has to walk and find a gas station. How on earth are we all going to keep warm in the car in a snowstorm? Oh hey! I've got a candle! And a book of matches! Well, it worked. I cracked one window open a tiny bit to ensure oxygen, and the heat from the candle kept us all warm. That experience roused my interest in the power of candles. When you mentioned the clay flower pots as heaters, yes, that's been one idea that's interested me also. However, to me, your idea with the metal cooking equipment makes more sense. I would just have to make sure that the whole set up is stable and secure. Over here in Norway, they have ten hour tea candles which are really great. So once again, my sincere thanks! :-)
Cool idea. My personal favorite way to heat the tarp tent is to have a hole dug in the center of the tent and when I'm ready to go to bed i put hot rocks from around the fire in the hole and fill it in then set up my bed.
Sorry for my late reply, I missed your question, but with this setup there is always airflow due to the tarp connection which is not completely tight, if not then airflow is definitely essential necessary
When I was in the US Army almost 50 years ago, we slept in the two man pup tents. In the middle of winter, I used a couple of candles to heat up the tent. It made a big difference. In a small area, the candles, along with body heat will raise the temperature up noticeably. I would sometimes get a can, (our food came in cans back then), turn it upside-down and punch several holes in it with a bayonet. The candle is placed under the can. That would help it radiate, keep the flame away from things and keep the light dim.
I'm so glad to here from your experience!!!! little things like that can make a huge difference, thanks so much for your great response, all the best, Taro
I live outside in Ohio (houseless) and im hearing a huge snowstorm is coming this season. This advice may save my life. Thank you. Ill come back and edit this comment when it gets to that point and let everyone know if it helped or nor.
thanks for your honest response, you'll need a good sleeping bag as well, take a bottle with hot water in to it an maybe you can also get some space blankets to keep you warm, wish you good luck and only the best
I just found out that there are heated sleeping bags on Amazon and the battery can be recharged during the day. They are less expensive than I thought. Candles are great but my concern is experiencing an accidental fire.
I live in the snow belt in Muskoka and learned a long time ago the cold is not something to mess with. I’ve got a diesel heater, electric heat with a generator, stove for wood and coal, buddy heater on propane, 12volt electric heater for the car, paraffin wax emergency heat light, clay pot candle heater, single burner propane camp stove, 12 volt plug in blanket, real fur throw blankets, real fur gloves and hat, zippo hand warmer, cold weather military sleeping bag, foot away mini wood stove. I also make sure to keep an eye on humidity levels. I’m never getting hypothermia again, enough said… 😂 you can also use sand and make a sand battery
Very impressive! I would have guessed that having the candles closer to the heated mass would have been more efficient, but obviously it did not occur to me that it would affect the candles. My experience is that the candles burn from 2.5-5 hours, depending on the type of wax. That is an awesome setup that only requires extra candles (I carry one in my pack). Thanks for sharing your work!
Hi Jeff, yes that’s what what I thought before too, I tried it with nine tea inside a Bushbox XL from bushcraft essential what ends up with an explosion 😅 luckily I was not in the tent, thanks for your response, all the best, Taro
Just a couple of observations on an outstandingly informative video. 1st, make sure your stones are sourced from dry areas, rocks containing moisture can explode when heated! 2nd, in freezing or very cold climates, keep your tea lights or candles in an outside pocket of your rucksack, they will burn much longer when cold. I freeze mine and keep them in my cool bag with my perishable foods when on extended hikes.😊
Thanks for your kind response, really good advice about the candle temperature!!!! I don't agree with the stones and I explained it also in my German and French Book "Feuer machen" (fire making). If water really does get into a stone, it will come out the same way as steam when it is heated and this is certainly easier than it came in as a liquid. Stones explode due to different layers and their expansion when heated. Of course, this can also affect stones that come out of the cold water and are quickly heated. If you have the opportunity, you should use stones with a homogeneous structure. Of course, this is often not the case, so be careful when placing the stones and place them on the edge. it always happens that a stone tears but mostly that's not a problem. If a stone is heated too quickly and too hot due to its shape and layers, it can sometimes crack and spit ash and sparks into the air. But that has nothing to do with the water. Its a mythos:-) wish you all the best, Taro
@@Taromovies Thank you Taro for your knowledgeable reply, especially regarding the effects of heat on stones. You are clearly more experienced and have a better understanding of this matter than I. God speed. John.
John, numerous tests have been made and wet rocks don't explode. And I've seen both wet and dry stones cracking. It all depends on the heat vs the content of the rock.
This would no doubt be an excellent survival method in surviving being stuck in a blizzard with your tent! Your easy setup could be stored easily, and very compact! Thanks for sharing!
Do this and you'd probably in survival mode for a much longer time than you can imagine. Have you ever seen a wifey being mad when she discovers that you stole her grill!!! 😀
Yes, its a great landscape up there, but switzerland is small and getting more and more crowded, so it takes also more and more effort to find and get to such places, thanks for your kind response, kind regards from the heard of Switzerland, Taro
Just take a cheap thermal flask, 1,5l, you know, the one that does not keep your drink hot for too long time due to bad insulation and leaking temperature. Fill it with hot water, stick between your legs, close to where the big artheries are and it works great. I slept like that with a not so good sleeping bag, under an a frame tarp when it was -5 degrees celsius. Not great, not terrible. Still woke up due to strong wind making the tarp flap, but i was warm. in the morning i woke up and just drink the same warm water, not tea, not coffe, but just the warm water and it was enough to get the day going. you know the dilemma of not wanting to come out from your warm sleeping bag.
I have never committed on any of your videos but now I want to thank you. I am an African American, of noble blood meaning German, Irish and Scottish decent. Lol 😂 I have been trying to illustrate the effect of improvised heating systems. In a Just-in-case circumstance. Showing different, but effective stoves to make such heaters. I got groupies some of which I can care the less for but this is for my daughter and son. And other Facebook families I share with. Now is the time to let them know about you and others from foreign countries in a proper setting. They did not know I had all this skill learned from childhood and various military training. It’s making them sick to try and understand where my mind is and how I got to do all this stuff. But now they know about you as well. Keep up the good work brother. They seem to forget that it’s the Swiss that taught us all the techniques in such situations. Lmmbo SEMPER FI
Many thanks for your very kind response 👍 In my blood line is also german and some Irish blood😃 no kidding, in my opinion is the ability to improvise during emergency or disaster situation one of the most important skills, always trying to think out of the box, thanks again and best wishes to you and yours! Taro
I used to always use one of those 3 wick candles in a tin can with a lid to heat the inside of my simple aluminum canopy on my pickup. I would light it first in the morning and then would light a one mantle Coleman gas lantern. It would warm the inside enough to make getting out of my sleeping bag more pleasant on those 10 degree elk hunting mornings. Amazing how much heat is generated by a few small flames in a small space. Each of my vehicles’ winter emergency kits have them along with two lighters and matches. It’s hard for me to have much sympathy for those stranded on the road completely unprepared. Winter kits are a must. Your system here has obviously shown it is helpful but, I think it would benefit from some tweaking. Still though, it made measurable results in warming a small area.
For me here in TX. where we don't use C. but F. 55 seems to me as warmer than 10 C. But 55 inside is something I can live with. I did enjoy your video, and the safety tip was great. I know I make a little joke about the C and F but I totally understand. When in the Army stationed in S Korea, we had 2 man pup tent. We would use a candle about 2-2.5 inches in dia. about that high as well. When we got up in the morning, I would reach out from inside my sleeping bag and light it and by the time we were both up and dressed it was pretty toasty in there. Sure made it colder outside, but our clothes were warm and boots because they were in our sleeping bag. It's always better to stay warm sleeping in just your underwear and let the body heat out into the sleeping bag. and when you got up and out the heat would transfer to the inside of the tent. Sorry I like to talk!!😉😁😁
Hey taro, love watching your videos. You might want to re-do your experiment with only the 8 tea candles - no "heater" construction - to see what the difference is. Personally I think you might find the result is virtually the same or slightly better without going thru the "heater" construction. Those heaters capture/concentrate/localize the heat within the device which makes it radiate concentrated warmth close to the device. Whatever heat is still captured in the device has not been yet released to warm the ambient air. (10C difference is about 18F difference)
Hi John, thanks for your response👍 As I mention in the video I tried a lot at our backyard and also only with the tea candles, the result was that the heat goes just up to the top of the tent, if you create a airflow by opening the top a litte some of it just disappears to the outside, next to the candles so as next to you is nearly no heat radiation, even if you try to mix the air in the tent the result is not as good as with this system, the pot creates large area for heat radiation close to the ground and next to you and the warm air gets a better mix as only with the tea lights, that’s the mode of action, ten degrees are 50F but of that’s the difference between 3C and 13C but of course not between 37.4F and 55.4F😅, thats my mistake, didn’t realize it by filming which is alway a challenge in the mountains under cold conditions, thanks for the hint, Taro
@@Taromovies Haha. Guilty as charged. I was in a hurry so I didn't watch the whole video yet - I skipped to the last part. Sorry about that. Thanks for the thoughtful response. That's an interesting result showing some value in small enclosed tent/shelter space. I think "small space" is key as I've seen in-home experiments performed disproving value at the full room level. Thanks for you videos & effort.
this is really smart, thanks for sharing this I wonder about if the large pot was filled with pebbles instead of the pan so you had more thermal mass how that would go also it would be fun to experiment with smaller pebbles vs larger ones I am thinking smaller ones have more surface area so might heat up quicker and might be able to pack more of them in great video!
Great idea Taro! I must try this. Nothing like crawl into a warmer tent when its cold outside. This makes a pretty good difference in comfort. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
I used tea candles in our roof top tent to quickly raise temperature and get rid of some moisture. I put about 9 in a pan and it takes only few minutes to feel the difference. One tea candle produces roughly 100W I like your setup. Keep thinking outside the box and innovating 👍
Thank you for emphasising the dangers of paraffin wax candles. I have not used them as heating but those I know have done so have had bad experiences and lucky for them they had fire extinguishers. Their experience has put me off trying it altogether. I know of a guy who powered an engine with paraffin wax vapour 😮
Super :-) It would be also possible, to heat up some stones in a fire and put them into a pot / pan. But in Your way I can imagine, the heat stays longer. Nice idea.
Thanks for your response Isabell, yes of course larger stones heated up in a campfire bring a benefit, you can but then just next to you place, Thanks for your kind response 🙏 the pot creates large area for heat radiation close to the ground and next to you that’s the mode of action, kind regards, Taro
I LOVE this DIY. Thanks! If we can do emergency heat with a candle under a poncho, we can do this. I would try a shallow pan of water under the rocks. Yes, the air would be humidified, but heat capacity of water greatly helps retention of heat, as demonstrated by winter room humidifiers. Humidity is more of a problem in summer where it lays on you. But dry winter air is actually helped by moisture, demonstrated by that critical heat threshold inside a tent when your breath actually helps hold heat under a flimsy mesh roof, and suddenly even your nose is warm again.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Merry Christmas to you and Connie if I don't catch you on your channel before then. Hopefully a video before Christmas??? Ho Ho
Nice! As long as it's far enough from sleeping bags and other flammable materials, a neat way to improvise a tent heater. I am fortunate that I have a tent with a flu- jack and a titanium wood burning stove. But, it's not that practical if you are hiking any distance or high terrain, because of the bulk and extra weight. I don't hike these days, (terrible knees😢) but if working from a car/ truck, it's a wonderful and comfortable way to still camp in winter! Thanks for the great video. Very clear instructions. 😊
awesome idea i like the idea of the pebbles on the top and the pebbles could be put in a can and used as a foot warmer in the sleeping bag if its to hot just put some clothes around it
brilliant solution, congratulations. When I was young, I carried a can of oil that I heat in more or less the same way, the oil absorbs quickly and releases slowly! Then I put him in the sleeping bag
Thanks for reminding me of the. Candle trick I hope we go camping this winter this time I will bring the flower pot. Since I'm not hiking hrd to do with a bad knee and cane I use a e bike when I need to get off road 2 wheel drive. And a trailer cute really 😂😅
Great advice. An increase of 10 degrees is very useful also there is no fumes coming out from those candle witch makes it a great improvised tent heater.😮 Thanks
I would say this is really cool, but I cannot; because it turned out pretty warm. Am surprised at the burn time of the tiny candles. How long do they typically last? Thanks for sharing!
I do like your simple yet affective scientific approach were the use of thermometers to you got a proper temperature readings both un your tent and outside and 10 degrees Celsius is a big difference l live in Australia and l definitely can tell the difference between 40 amd 30 degrees Celsius
Thanks for your very kind response 🙏 Yes i remember those hot temperatures at your country, I've been there in 1992 till end of 1993 nearly stuck there 😅 still great memories 👍 best wishes to down unter, Taro
@@Taromovies This past winter has been particularly cold l use our car index because if it's cold outside she stays inside and as usual the meteorological have predicted a very warm summer with lots of bush fires stinking hot night's ect the same thing they predicted last summer very few bushfire and not that hot as l am concerned tge climate is betting cooler and more mild so much for the climate getting terrible its getting better a bit more cooker which l can live with and not as hot and today although spring time the temperature is a very pleasant 21 degrees Celsius
Cool system! Hot rocks are awesome too if you wanted to start a fire outside then bring them into the tent. There's a episode on Greg ovens rocky mountain bushcraft where he's sleeping in his truck and just by putting hot rocks on the floor the ice was melting off the windshield. Also boiling water in a stainless steel bottle and putting it in your sleeping bag works
Yes that’s right Frank, thanks for your response, in winter i mostly use a hot steel canteen in my sleeping bag, it also provides you with warm drinking water in the morning
Boiling water in a stainless steel bottle is not recommended. You're going to burn yourself badly. HOWEVER, if you put that bottle in a wool sock, or wrap it in a t-shirt, or anything like that, then it's perfect! :)
The version using clay flower pots became popular in the UK during last year's fuel crisis; unfortunately, several fires occurred: in general, most people have lost fire safety sense, and many didn't figure on how, hot, or how liquid (and inflammable) tea lights get... They can spontaneously combust!
Absolut richtig!!! Und wenn es sich nicht um einen ernsten Notfall handelt, sollte jeder seine Lösung zunächst an einem sicheren Ort ausprobieren, thanks for your very important input
Very interesting. I’ll have to experiment . We keep chafing fuel for emergencies. Curious if they would increase the temperature. Some that are 2 hour and some that are 7 hour burners . Thanks for sharing this . Have a great evening
In the military we used this type system using the large cans we could get from mess but we would bury a canteen in sand where you used stone. Warm water is a luxury in cold weather.
Someone experimented with " Tea Light" candles and deturmened that they produceaproximatlt 37 Wats of energy . Youre 8 candles together produceabout 296 Wats of energy . Thanks for thevideo , Canada .
Aside from warming up the inside of the tent a few degrees, the other main benefit of a candle burning is it keeps the tent drier than the outside so it's easier to feel that small difference in temp
Danke dir Taro! 10 Grad ist eine Menge und machs angenehm im Zelt. Auch mal testenswert wäre eine zusätzliche Isolation mit Rettungsdecken. Bis bald wieder und gute Outdoor Grüsse Manu
What I use in my 10x15 tent is a coffee can half filled with Mt St Helens ash (we have billions of tons fm 1980 😊) Put a smaller can 2/3 buried in the ash. Stuff as much toilet paper as you can in it. Prob abt 2/3 roll. Soak the tp with 91% isopropyl alcohol ( under $3 a quart at Walmart. Light the paper and sit back. I'm currently sitting in a 10x14 cabin being heated nicely by this system
i have yet to do any winter camping with it, but built a strong heater from a round wick german kerosene burner, that was once used for the tail lights of a steam train. they are very bright, burn with no smell, and put out a ton (about 2-5kW) of heat. when using liquid fuel, these patent burners might be the perfect solution. you just RELLY wanna use some kind of exhaust
Hello Taro Movies, I am very happy to see you back on YT! I hope that all is well. This was a very useful instruction. Thank you for presenting it! Stay safe.
Hello Taro, my friend. I have another idea for your experiment. You could attach a rescue blanket to the inside of the teepee fabric. That would perhaps make it even warmer. Or the heat wouldn't disappear through the fabric so quickly. LG Alex
Hi Alex, absolutely good input 👍 have made two videos where I show the effect and benefit of the space blanket, one is very old 😅 I’ll send you the links via WhatsApp if you like, have a great weekend my friend 👍👍👍
Great idea. Would it work in a tarp shelter? I mean, do you think this system would have a big enough effect in varous tarp setups, to be worth the effort, or does it depend on being in a totally enclosed space?
Hi wouldn't be easier to use a couple of handwarmers inside your sleeping bag. It will be much safer. Or, better still boil some water inside your canteen, and use it as a hot water bag.
Hi Nick, yes of course, I’m using under very cold conditions a heated steel canteen in my sleeping bag as we’ll, but we’re talking here about two different things, in my opinion the stove is just to be comfortable before sleeping, if you sleep a tent stove or any open fire has to be put down, thanks for your response, Taro
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Put bio ethanol in a trangia burner under your pebble tray inside your twig stove .
Zero carbon monoxide, massive heat , no exposed flames .
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Thank you so much. I am in Sydney Australia and I am about to go on a Camping tour.
Where did you buy that Tent from?
😁 *Great video! I too have a fair amount of field experience with similar structures. May I suggest skipping those tea lights because you need many of them in order to truly make a difference, they don't last very long and lastly, they tend to all turn to liquid which increases the odds of an accidental spill.* 🫣
🤔 *Instead I carry a can of Sterno or gel fuel that can be lit with lighter or ferro rod and burns with an exposed flame for 6 hours and can be resealed for repeated use (these are usually used to keep buffet serving trays hot).*
*Also, since my objective to heat my shelter is only to prepare for bed and get dressed in the morning, I only require a properly rated sleeping bag (0°F).* 😉
*So depending on the temperature, one can be used over several nights, unless I also use it to cook (which tea lights really cannot cook, I've tried. Lol!)* 😂
*Consider trying one can of fuel with your set up and let me know what you think.* 👍🏼
*Liberty = Peace & I pray you and your loved ones always enjoy both!*
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Taro, thank you for this video on the tent heater! A long time ago I was hitch-hiking and got a ride with an army captain. He shared with me that I should always carry a candle as a survival measure. I held onto his advice and it came in handy during a car trip in winter with my ex-husband to be and our children. We were packing the car for the trip and he saw me putting a candle into the glove compartment, and remarked, "That's stupid." and promptly took the candle out. When his attention turned elsewhere, I snuck the candle back in. OK. Fast forward. We're on a trip, it's snowing like crazy, very cold, and surprise! We've run out of gas! The kids and I are stuck in the car while he has to walk and find a gas station. How on earth are we all going to keep warm in the car in a snowstorm? Oh hey! I've got a candle! And a book of matches! Well, it worked. I cracked one window open a tiny bit to ensure oxygen, and the heat from the candle kept us all warm. That experience roused my interest in the power of candles. When you mentioned the clay flower pots as heaters, yes, that's been one idea that's interested me also. However, to me, your idea with the metal cooking equipment makes more sense. I would just have to make sure that the whole set up is stable and secure. Over here in Norway, they have ten hour tea candles which are really great. So once again, my sincere thanks! :-)
Living in the north in winter I always keep a couple candles in the car .as well as a few blankets
Teresa, yeah, exactly! And I've got tea candles in my fire starter kit along with kindling, matches, and flint... and yes, blankets! @@Theresalove34
@@harmonykieding tea candles and space blankets are small lightweight and absolutely effective, thank for your response
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will check out the Ultimate Winter Survival Kit, and thank you!@@Taromovies
Cool idea. My personal favorite way to heat the tarp tent is to have a hole dug in the center of the tent and when I'm ready to go to bed i put hot rocks from around the fire in the hole and fill it in then set up my bed.
Thanks for your response! yes of course this solution is safer and more efficient if you have the possibility for it
Awesome idea. You could line it with tin foil first to slow heat being lost into the ground too.
How much carbon monoxide is in the tent with the candles?
Sorry for my late reply, I missed your question, but with this setup there is always airflow due to the tarp connection which is not completely tight, if not then airflow is definitely essential necessary
Good way to boil your balls. I take it you sleep on your back?😂
When I was in the US Army almost 50 years ago, we slept in the two man pup tents. In the middle of winter, I used a couple of candles to heat up the tent. It made a big difference. In a small area, the candles, along with body heat will raise the temperature up noticeably. I would sometimes get a can, (our food came in cans back then), turn it upside-down and punch several holes in it with a bayonet. The candle is placed under the can. That would help it radiate, keep the flame away from things and keep the light dim.
I'm so glad to here from your experience!!!! little things like that can make a huge difference, thanks so much for your great response, all the best, Taro
I live outside in Ohio (houseless) and im hearing a huge snowstorm is coming this season. This advice may save my life. Thank you. Ill come back and edit this comment when it gets to that point and let everyone know if it helped or nor.
Start collecting some water bottles to boil water in and store also. Keep warm and good luck !!!
@@AllenGoodman way ahead of ya! Been gathering gallon jugs and filling up at local park restrooms.
Thank you for the advice and the love brother
@@moonrosegaming sending prayers your way brother. 👍
thanks for your honest response, you'll need a good sleeping bag as well, take a bottle with hot water in to it an maybe you can also get some space blankets to keep you warm, wish you good luck and only the best
I just found out that there are heated sleeping bags on Amazon and the battery can be recharged during the day. They are less expensive than I thought. Candles are great but my concern is experiencing an accidental fire.
Thank you for including the danger so I can be aware. Never thought about the exploding part
I live in the snow belt in Muskoka and learned a long time ago the cold is not something to mess with. I’ve got a diesel heater, electric heat with a generator, stove for wood and coal, buddy heater on propane, 12volt electric heater for the car, paraffin wax emergency heat light, clay pot candle heater, single burner propane camp stove, 12 volt plug in blanket, real fur throw blankets, real fur gloves and hat, zippo hand warmer, cold weather military sleeping bag, foot away mini wood stove. I also make sure to keep an eye on humidity levels. I’m never getting hypothermia again, enough said… 😂 you can also use sand and make a sand battery
Thanks for watching and your comment, great input
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I want you as a wingman when the Zombie Apocalypse happens. 😂
Try using 3 good layers and good socks. Base, mid, outer shell. I have slept outside with nothing else foot of snow.
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Very impressive! I would have guessed that having the candles closer to the heated mass would have been more efficient, but obviously it did not occur to me that it would affect the candles. My experience is that the candles burn from 2.5-5 hours, depending on the type of wax. That is an awesome setup that only requires extra candles (I carry one in my pack). Thanks for sharing your work!
Hi Jeff, yes that’s what what I thought before too, I tried it with nine tea inside a Bushbox XL from bushcraft essential what ends up with an explosion 😅 luckily I was not in the tent, thanks for your response, all the best, Taro
@@Taromovies an explosion??? It would have been a great educative video! lol I'm going to try something similar with a Bushbuddy to see how it goes.
What about using 8 hour tea lights? Is it safe if you add more space? And will palm wax matter versus paraffin?
Simple, straightforward, and safe. That's gonna save some lives.
Many thanks for your kind response!
Just a couple of observations on an outstandingly informative video. 1st, make sure your stones are sourced from dry areas, rocks containing moisture can explode when heated! 2nd, in freezing or very cold climates, keep your tea lights or candles in an outside pocket of your rucksack, they will burn much longer when cold. I freeze mine and keep them in my cool bag with my perishable foods when on extended hikes.😊
Thanks for your kind response, really good advice about the candle temperature!!!! I don't agree with the stones and I explained it also in my German and French Book "Feuer machen" (fire making). If water really does get into a stone, it will come out the same way as steam when it is heated and this is certainly easier than it came in as a liquid. Stones explode due to different layers and their expansion when heated. Of course, this can also affect stones that come out of the cold water and are quickly heated. If you have the opportunity, you should use stones with a homogeneous structure. Of course, this is often not the case, so be careful when placing the stones and place them on the edge. it always happens that a stone tears but mostly that's not a problem. If a stone is heated too quickly and too hot due to its shape and layers, it can sometimes crack and spit ash and sparks into the air. But that has nothing to do with the water. Its a mythos:-) wish you all the best, Taro
@@Taromovies Thank you Taro for your knowledgeable reply, especially regarding the effects of heat on stones. You are clearly more experienced and have a better understanding of this matter than I. God speed. John.
John, numerous tests have been made and wet rocks don't explode. And I've seen both wet and dry stones cracking. It all depends on the heat vs the content of the rock.
This would no doubt be an excellent survival method in surviving being stuck in a blizzard with your tent! Your easy setup could be stored easily, and very compact! Thanks for sharing!
Agree my friend! Thanks as always for your great support, best wishes to you and your large family 👍❤️, Taro
Do this and you'd probably in survival mode for a much longer time than you can imagine. Have you ever seen a wifey being mad when she discovers that you stole her grill!!! 😀
Tea lights are also sold in bulk in waterproof packaging so they can be easily stowed for long term.
good luck finding pebbles to heat up during a blizzard and foots of snow on the ground
Hi! I’m in California USA. I used to live in the Tennessee mountains.
So I tried this by using, larger candles with wooden wicks. It did very well
Thanks for sharing you experience, kind regards from the heard of Switzerland
Hello from Texas. This was so cool to watch. That forest looks like a beautiful place to do an overnight hike.
Yes, its a great landscape up there, but switzerland is small and getting more and more crowded, so it takes also more and more effort to find and get to such places, thanks for your kind response, kind regards from the heard of Switzerland, Taro
You're the first of these tea candle heater UA-camrs to share the safety info, that I've seen. Thanks!
Thanks to you for your kind response!
Just take a cheap thermal flask, 1,5l, you know, the one that does not keep your drink hot for too long time due to bad insulation and leaking temperature. Fill it with hot water, stick between your legs, close to where the big artheries are and it works great. I slept like that with a not so good sleeping bag, under an a frame tarp when it was -5 degrees celsius. Not great, not terrible. Still woke up due to strong wind making the tarp flap, but i was warm. in the morning i woke up and just drink the same warm water, not tea, not coffe, but just the warm water and it was enough to get the day going. you know the dilemma of not wanting to come out from your warm sleeping bag.
I have never committed on any of your videos but now I want to thank you. I am an African American, of noble blood meaning German, Irish and Scottish decent. Lol 😂 I have been trying to illustrate the effect of improvised heating systems. In a Just-in-case circumstance. Showing different, but effective stoves to make such heaters. I got groupies some of which I can care the less for but this is for my daughter and son. And other Facebook families I share with. Now is the time to let them know about you and others from foreign countries in a proper setting. They did not know I had all this skill learned from childhood and various military training. It’s making them sick to try and understand where my mind is and how I got to do all this stuff. But now they know about you as well. Keep up the good work brother. They seem to forget that it’s the Swiss that taught us all the techniques in such situations. Lmmbo
SEMPER FI
Many thanks for your very kind response 👍 In my blood line is also german and some Irish blood😃 no kidding, in my opinion is the ability to improvise during emergency or disaster situation one of the most important skills, always trying to think out of the box, thanks again and best wishes to you and yours! Taro
You are a true inspiration, you are persistant and try new methods and in a quite scientific way. Love it!
Many thanks for your kind response Franz🙏
I used to always use one of those 3 wick candles in a tin can with a lid to heat the inside of my simple aluminum canopy on my pickup. I would light it first in the morning and then would light a one mantle Coleman gas lantern. It would warm the inside enough to make getting out of my sleeping bag more pleasant on those 10 degree elk hunting mornings. Amazing how much heat is generated by a few small flames in a small space. Each of my vehicles’ winter emergency kits have them along with two lighters and matches. It’s hard for me to have much sympathy for those stranded on the road completely unprepared. Winter kits are a must. Your system here has obviously shown it is helpful but, I think it would benefit from some tweaking. Still though, it made measurable results in warming a small area.
I really like that idea, the use of the cooking pot and pebbles to retain some heat rather then let it rise and disappear out through the vent
Thanks Martin, wish you a great week, Taro
Excellent. If the candle has a thicker wick, the power increases quickly.
Many thank for watching and your opinion about the thicker wick, best wishes, Taro
Grüezi in die Schweiz tolle Idee. Mit 8 Stunden Gastroteelichtern hält das auch über Nacht👍
For me here in TX. where we don't use C. but F. 55 seems to me as warmer than 10 C. But 55 inside is something I can live with. I did enjoy your video, and the safety tip was great. I know I make a little joke about the C and F but I totally understand. When in the Army stationed in S Korea, we had 2 man pup tent. We would use a candle about 2-2.5 inches in dia. about that high as well. When we got up in the morning, I would reach out from inside my sleeping bag and light it and by the time we were both up and dressed it was pretty toasty in there. Sure made it colder outside, but our clothes were warm and boots because they were in our sleeping bag. It's always better to stay warm sleeping in just your underwear and let the body heat out into the sleeping bag. and when you got up and out the heat would transfer to the inside of the tent. Sorry I like to talk!!😉😁😁
Thank so much for taking the time to share your experience here, very interesting!!! Wish you all the best, Taro
Hey taro, love watching your videos. You might want to re-do your experiment with only the 8 tea candles - no "heater" construction - to see what the difference is. Personally I think you might find the result is virtually the same or slightly better without going thru the "heater" construction. Those heaters capture/concentrate/localize the heat within the device which makes it radiate concentrated warmth close to the device. Whatever heat is still captured in the device has not been yet released to warm the ambient air.
(10C difference is about 18F difference)
Hi John, thanks for your response👍 As I mention in the video I tried a lot at our backyard and also only with the tea candles, the result was that the heat goes just up to the top of the tent, if you create a airflow by opening the top a litte some of it just disappears to the outside, next to the candles so as next to you is nearly no heat radiation, even if you try to mix the air in the tent the result is not as good as with this system, the pot creates large area for heat radiation close to the ground and next to you and the warm air gets a better mix as only with the tea lights, that’s the mode of action, ten degrees are 50F but of that’s the difference between 3C and 13C but of course not between 37.4F and 55.4F😅, thats my mistake, didn’t realize it by filming which is alway a challenge in the mountains under cold conditions, thanks for the hint, Taro
I try to clarify the temperature difference of Fahrenheit in the description box of the video, thanks again for the hint!
@@Taromovies Haha. Guilty as charged. I was in a hurry so I didn't watch the whole video yet - I skipped to the last part. Sorry about that. Thanks for the thoughtful response. That's an interesting result showing some value in small enclosed tent/shelter space. I think "small space" is key as I've seen in-home experiments performed disproving value at the full room level. Thanks for you videos & effort.
@@JohnGreen_US hi John, all is good, I really appreciate constructive discussion 👍 and of course a small tent is one of the keys, kind regards, Taro
You may be right. But the rocks will hold some heat for a while, keeping you warm longer.
this is really smart, thanks for sharing this
I wonder about if the large pot was filled with pebbles instead of the pan so you had more thermal mass how that would go
also it would be fun to experiment with smaller pebbles vs larger ones
I am thinking smaller ones have more surface area so might heat up quicker and might be able to pack more of them in
great video!
Very creative I appreciate that you shared knowledge with me
Thanks for your kind response
Great idea Taro! I must try this. Nothing like crawl into a warmer tent when its cold outside. This makes a pretty good difference in comfort. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Glad you like it bro 👍 wish you a great Sunday
I used tea candles in our roof top tent to quickly raise temperature and get rid of some moisture. I put about 9 in a pan and it takes only few minutes to feel the difference. One tea candle produces roughly 100W I like your setup. Keep thinking outside the box and innovating 👍
Many thanks for sharing your experience and your kind response 🙏
Thank you for emphasising the dangers of paraffin wax candles.
I have not used them as heating but those I know have done so have had bad experiences and lucky for them they had fire extinguishers.
Their experience has put me off trying it altogether.
I know of a guy who powered an engine with paraffin wax vapour 😮
Thanks to you for watching and your comment, can imagine theirs experience :-)
That sounds like a great tent heating method without carrying much more weight of a propane heater and fuel canister. Thanks for sharing sir
Thanks goes again back to you my friend 🙏 for your kind response and support 👍
Super :-) It would be also possible, to heat up some stones in a fire and put them into a pot / pan. But in Your way I can imagine, the heat stays longer. Nice idea.
Thanks for your response Isabell, yes of course larger stones heated up in a campfire bring a benefit, you can but then just next to you place, Thanks for your kind response 🙏 the pot creates large area for heat radiation close to the ground and next to you that’s the mode of action, kind regards, Taro
I LOVE this DIY. Thanks! If we can do emergency heat with a candle under a poncho, we can do this. I would try a shallow pan of water under the rocks. Yes, the air would be humidified, but heat capacity of water greatly helps retention of heat, as demonstrated by winter room humidifiers. Humidity is more of a problem in summer where it lays on you. But dry winter air is actually helped by moisture, demonstrated by that critical heat threshold inside a tent when your breath actually helps hold heat under a flimsy mesh roof, and suddenly even your nose is warm again.
Thanks for this very interesting input, make sense, all the best, Taro
Wow I wouldn't have imagined such candle would give that result. Awesome thanks 😎
Many thanks for your response
Super Video und sehr geiles Titelbild wie ich finde!
Vielen Dank lieber Felix 🙏
Very interesting concept. Thumbs up.
Thanks Lonnie 🙏
Hey Lonnie
@@tomlorenzen4062 Hello tom. Good to see ya here on this fine channel.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival Merry Christmas to you and Connie if I don't catch you on your channel before then. Hopefully a video before Christmas??? Ho Ho
Nice! As long as it's far enough from sleeping bags and other flammable materials, a neat way to improvise a tent heater. I am fortunate that I have a tent with a flu- jack and a titanium wood burning stove. But, it's not that practical if you are hiking any distance or high terrain, because of the bulk and extra weight. I don't hike these days, (terrible knees😢) but if working from a car/ truck, it's a wonderful and comfortable way to still camp in winter! Thanks for the great video. Very clear instructions. 😊
Many thanks for your very kind comment 🙏 Yes safety first in any way 👍 best wishes from the heart of Switzerland, Taro
Thank you, Taro! Stay warm, friend!
Thanks to you Sergiusz🙏
Ingenious, low-tech and reliable, presented with Swiss precision and thoroughness. Well done!
Thanks for your kind comment, have a great weekend, Taro
You too! You certainly won't be cold. @@Taromovies
Good idea. Thank you.
Many thank for your response 👍
awesome idea i like the idea of the pebbles on the top and the pebbles could be put in a can and used as a foot warmer in the sleeping bag if its to hot just put some clothes around it
thanks so much for watching and your very kind response, glad your like my Idea and my little experiment, all the best, Taro
brilliant solution, congratulations. When I was young, I carried a can of oil that I heat in more or less the same way, the oil absorbs quickly and releases slowly! Then I put him in the sleeping bag
thanks for your sharing your experience !!!!
in switzerland Campingplatz 19 Bellerivestrasse 38 Saanen@@Taromovies
Super Idee!! Danke fürs zeigen. Muss ich unbedingt mal ausprobieren.
Beste Grüße!
Danke lieber Sven🙏 wünsche Dir eine gute Woche, LG Taro
Thanks for reminding me of the. Candle trick
I hope we go camping this winter this time I will bring the flower pot. Since I'm not hiking hrd to do with a bad knee and cane I use a e bike when I need to get off road 2 wheel drive. And a trailer cute really 😂😅
Endlich mal ein Englisch, das man versteht und dann lernt man sogar noch was dabei 😊
An ingenious way to create improvised heat in an emergency.
Thanks Charles!!!
Great advice. An increase of 10 degrees is very useful also there is no fumes coming out from those candle witch makes it a great improvised tent heater.😮
Thanks
Thank you, yes with canldes is it quite easy to controll the oxygen content inside the tent
Great video. I have been looking for an alternative to expensive tent stoves and i believe i have found it. Thank You soooooooo much for this.
Thanks for your kind response
I would say this is really cool, but I cannot; because it turned out pretty warm. Am surprised at the burn time of the tiny candles. How long do they typically last? Thanks for sharing!
Epic great knowledge to have .
Thanks for your kind response 🙏
Very cool idea to heat a small tent. I’ll have to give that a shot some day on a cold outdoor weekend.
Thanks for watching and your response, wish you fun by trying it 👍
Thanks for this video, I live on the road and have just been looking for a heater for my waggon...found this by chance! Great idea!!!
Many thanks for watching and your kind response
I do like your simple yet affective scientific approach were the use of thermometers to you got a proper temperature readings both un your tent and outside and 10 degrees Celsius is a big difference l live in Australia and l definitely can tell the difference between 40 amd 30 degrees Celsius
Thanks for your very kind response 🙏 Yes i remember those hot temperatures at your country, I've been there in 1992 till end of 1993 nearly stuck there 😅 still great memories 👍 best wishes to down unter, Taro
@@Taromovies This past winter has been particularly cold l use our car index because if it's cold outside she stays inside and as usual the meteorological have predicted a very warm summer with lots of bush fires stinking hot night's ect the same thing they predicted last summer very few bushfire and not that hot as l am concerned tge climate is betting cooler and more mild so much for the climate getting terrible its getting better a bit more cooker which l can live with and not as hot and today although spring time the temperature is a very pleasant 21 degrees Celsius
Cool system! Hot rocks are awesome too if you wanted to start a fire outside then bring them into the tent. There's a episode on Greg ovens rocky mountain bushcraft where he's sleeping in his truck and just by putting hot rocks on the floor the ice was melting off the windshield. Also boiling water in a stainless steel bottle and putting it in your sleeping bag works
Yes that’s right Frank, thanks for your response, in winter i mostly use a hot steel canteen in my sleeping bag, it also provides you with warm drinking water in the morning
Boiling water in a stainless steel bottle is not recommended. You're going to burn yourself badly. HOWEVER, if you put that bottle in a wool sock, or wrap it in a t-shirt, or anything like that, then it's perfect! :)
You sounds like Schwarzenegger. We all want you to say: "I'LL BE BACK!". Great video btw👍
Haha yes I did. already in one of my older video calls „Mountain Giveaway Drawing“ best wishes, Taro
@@Taromovies 😆👍
@@Taromovies now I have to check it out
V good 👍 I've heated my flat with the tea candles and flower pots.
Thanks for watching and your response 👍
2-3 degrees already make a difference in winter. Imagine 10 degrees! That's great!
Thanks for watching and your response!
I also saved this video. I'm sure it will come in handy one day.🥰👍
Thanks so much for watching and your kind response, all the best, Taro
Beautiful woods.
Thank you 🙏
The version using clay flower pots became popular in the UK during last year's fuel crisis; unfortunately, several fires occurred: in general, most people have lost fire safety sense, and many didn't figure on how, hot, or how liquid (and inflammable) tea lights get...
They can spontaneously combust!
Absolut richtig!!! Und wenn es sich nicht um einen ernsten Notfall handelt, sollte jeder seine Lösung zunächst an einem sicheren Ort ausprobieren, thanks for your very important input
i love your channel. i'm glad your making videos again. i miss them.
Thanks John 🙏 trying my best to carry on, Taro
THX4iT ♥️👍 great clip muss ich auch mal basteln.Schöne Strich/Strich Zeltbahnen haste da...
Dankeschön 🤗
You and Felix Immler must have had the same english teacher! ❤
😂👍
Very interesting. I’ll have to experiment . We keep chafing fuel for emergencies. Curious if they would increase the temperature. Some that are 2 hour and some that are 7 hour burners . Thanks for sharing this . Have a great evening
Thanks for watching and your response 👍 kind regards, Taro
Servus Taro. Vielen Dank für das tolle Video und die kreativen Ideen!
Danke für Dein Feedback Alex, wünsche Dir einen schönen Sonntag, LG Taro
Very good, great teching. Thank you. Tom.
Thanks to you Tom watching and your kind response 🙏👍
In the military we used this type system using the large cans we could get from mess but we would bury a canteen in sand where you used stone. Warm water is a luxury in cold weather.
great to know that! thanks for your feedback
A very neat heater! You explained that well.....thank you!
Many thanks for your kind comment 👍
Very creative. I like the concept.
I love this idea! Thank you!!
Many thanks for watching
TARO, this was a great tip and looks like it works very well, Ty for sharing..
Glad you like it Ben, have a great Sunday my friend 👍
Thank you so much for this great video Taro. Who would've thought lol. Thanks for sharing.👍
Thanks Taro, that's a great idea.
Thanks for your kind response 👍
Someone experimented with " Tea Light" candles and deturmened that they produceaproximatlt 37 Wats of energy . Youre 8 candles together produceabout 296 Wats of energy . Thanks for thevideo , Canada .
Thanks for this interesting and constructive feedback 🙏
Aside from warming up the inside of the tent a few degrees, the other main benefit of a candle burning is it keeps the tent drier than the outside so it's easier to feel that small difference in temp
Yes thanks for this input!
Good point
Danke dir Taro! 10 Grad ist eine Menge und machs angenehm im Zelt. Auch mal testenswert wäre eine zusätzliche Isolation mit Rettungsdecken. Bis bald wieder und gute Outdoor Grüsse Manu
Hoi Manu, ja Rettungsdecken sind hier ein Game Changer, das Tipi damit ausgekleidet und schon können wir saunieren 😅 LG Taro
Very good information!
Beautiful shelter and great idea!!
Many thanks!!!
Great post, thank you for sharing.
Thank you. Very useful information, and I enjoyed your video. Be safe, and I will be watching for more.
Many thanks for your kind comment
Very interesting and useful idea thank you.
Thanks for watching and your response!
Thanks nice and useful experiment
Thanks to you fo watching and your comment
Looking forward for more of your instructive and positive videos. As always such a good vibe 👍
Thanks Nicolas, trying my best, 👍
I agree!
Türkiye'den selamlar 👍👏👏👏
Many thanks 🙏
Thank you for the American temperature captions.
you're very welcome, thanks for watching, Taro
Wow !😊
Thanks 👍
What I use in my 10x15 tent is a coffee can half filled with Mt St Helens ash (we have billions of tons fm 1980 😊)
Put a smaller can 2/3 buried in the ash. Stuff as much toilet paper as you can in it. Prob abt 2/3 roll.
Soak the tp with 91% isopropyl alcohol ( under $3 a quart at Walmart.
Light the paper and sit back. I'm currently sitting in a 10x14 cabin being heated nicely by this system
I love their accent and their friendlyness . Still human
thanks so much for your very kind comment
Very Clever, safe camping
Thanks for watching and your kind commend
Very clever, Taro. Love it. Keep smiling, my friend.
Thanks so much dear Nancy😊👍
i have yet to do any winter camping with it, but built a strong heater from a round wick german kerosene burner, that was once used for the tail lights of a steam train. they are very bright, burn with no smell, and put out a ton (about 2-5kW) of heat. when using liquid fuel, these patent burners might be the perfect solution. you just RELLY wanna use some kind of exhaust
Thanks for sharing your solution
Klasse Video mit vielen guten Info`s und perfekt umgesetzter Idee.
Vielen Dank mein Bruder! Wünsche Euch noch einen Sonntag, LG Taro
Hello Taro Movies, I am very happy to see you back on YT! I hope that all is well. This was a very useful instruction. Thank you for presenting it! Stay safe.
Thanks to you for watching and your kind comment, glad you like it, all the best, Taro
As usual, another great video, thank you.
Thanks for your support and your kind comment!
I prefer simple solutions. Well done.
Many thanks for your kind feedback
I honestly did not believe it was going to work!!
Thanks for watching and your response
Very interesting! Makes good sense.
Tanks for your response
Hello Taro, my friend. I have another idea for your experiment. You could attach a rescue blanket to the inside of the teepee fabric. That would perhaps make it even warmer. Or the heat wouldn't disappear through the fabric so quickly.
LG Alex
Hi Alex, absolutely good input 👍 have made two videos where I show the effect and benefit of the space blanket, one is very old 😅 I’ll send you the links via WhatsApp if you like, have a great weekend my friend 👍👍👍
@@Taromovies thank you. Have a great weekend too!! ☀️
Great trick! Thank you!
Thanks to you Ivan👍
Great idea. Would it work in a tarp shelter? I mean, do you think this system would have a big enough effect in varous tarp setups, to be worth the effort, or does it depend on being in a totally enclosed space?
Thanks for watching and your comment, in my opinion would it too inefficient for an open Tarp Setup, kind regard,Taro
Hi wouldn't be easier to use a couple of handwarmers inside your sleeping bag. It will be much safer. Or, better still boil some water inside your canteen, and use it as a hot water bag.
Hi Nick, yes of course, I’m using under very cold conditions a heated steel canteen in my sleeping bag as we’ll, but we’re talking here about two different things, in my opinion the stove is just to be comfortable before sleeping, if you sleep a tent stove or any open fire has to be put down, thanks for your response, Taro
Excellent. Ingenious
Thanks so much!