I've decided that I'm going to purchase a diesel or gasoline heater to keep me warm in the colder weather I hunt wolves (sometimes as cold as -10 degrees F) and spring bears (not nearly as cold but with temperature frequently below 32 degrees F). The style of camping I use for this type of hunting is my truck canopy (an A.R.E. MX series, which is a mid-height fiberglass canopy). I have a wall tent and a wood stove, but that is overkill for a single guy doing this a day or two at a time. I have a sleeping frame in the back of the truck, but I do not want to cut holes in the bed to install a diesel or gasoline heater inside the canopy so it can vent outside. As such, I'll be purchasing a heater to run/use outside the truck. I won't be using any sort of propane heater in my sleeping space to avoid permanent slumber. The challenge is getting the warm air from the heater (outside the truck and probably set up on a wheel step) into the canopy. I have the silicone hose and external connection parts figured out.
My challenge is a mechanism to get the warm air from the heater into the canopy. Some folks use a clear plexiglass partial window unit into which they have permanently installed a 3-inch vent that they put into one of their sliding side canopy windows while others use 4-inch deck plate into which they place HVAC pieces to accomplish this. I would consider installing a deck plate in my canopy. Are there any other brilliant ideas out there that I haven't run across that this brain trust uses for my specific purpose?
My challenge is a mechanism to get the warm air from the heater into the canopy. Some folks use a clear plexiglass partial window unit into which they have permanently installed a 3-inch vent that they put into one of their sliding side canopy windows while others use 4-inch deck plate into which they place HVAC pieces to accomplish this. I would consider installing a deck plate in my canopy. Are there any other brilliant ideas out there that I haven't run across that this brain trust uses for my specific purpose?
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