Another Carbon Monoxide death :(

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... Being reported in the New Forest. Please be careful!!

In The Mail :(

This couple took a gas bbq into their tent to try to keep warm - this is so sad

How sad.

I was really shocked when I read that. They had used the bbq to warm up the tent and then left it outside the tent. The build up of carbon monoxide from that initial warm up was enough to kill him. We have one of these which I've used in the past to take the chill off for 5 or 10 minutes. I reckon next time I'll be taking a carbon monoxide meter with us just in case.

That's so sad
We have a gas heater that takes the single gas cans same as the camp cookers, are these dangerous too?

Kitbit, this is from the wiki page about CO

These products include malfunctioning fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, ranges, water heaters and gas and kerosene room heaters; engine-powered equipment such as portable generators; fireplaces; and charcoal that is burned in homes and other enclosed areas.

Basically anything that burns carbon stuff (technical term ) can produce CO.

CO in a big plastic sealed (sig) tent = not a good environment for people to be in.

I agree with Mollie, if you are going to burn anything inside your tent, even if they are designed for the purpose then I would be getting a CO meter/alarm too.

Very sad.

I think I'm normally fairly sensible but have in the past used my little one ring cooker for ten, 20 mins to warm the tent up. Guess I'm lucky I don't have a SIG in my tent.

Well we took heed and took a knife and fire bucket with us last week, will now be getting a CO alarm as well. Am also paranoid about getting eaten by grizzly bears but don't think you can get an alarm for that!!!

[mucho confusion] are you a regular camper to bear parts kitbit?

If not then I spotted Boots selling CO alarms for £12 in the travelling section today.

Ooh yes it's very wild in the north east, bears are driven mad by the merest sight of bunting :o

(no, just an irrational paranoia much like the certainty that I feel that will cause every earwig in Cheshire to dive into my coffee as soon as I put it down)

(they will, I know they're just waiting for me to put it down )

(thanks for the alarm info! Will get to Boots tomorrow:) )

yy evil sneaky earwigs.