22 Dec 2015
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Originally Posted by oldbmw
A long long time ago whilst "camping" in early spring there was a real cold spell.
I pulled about 18 inches (50 cm in new money) of fresh green bracken shoots and packed it that deep under my tent.
First night although still cold was better than without.
Second night wass was definitely a bit warmer.
After that the underfloor heating really kicked in and inside the tent was quite warm maybe 15C or therabouts. -10C or colder outside.
Reason is fresh green stuff composts and will provide warmth for weeks.
If you intend stopping somewhere for some time eg fishing trip, this might be useful, but the vegetation you use must be fresh and usually green.
You might want to put plastic sheet between you and the compost 
Many years later I used this technique when camping on a municipal campsite. I pitched my tent on their composting grass pile The guys I was with just could not believe how warm it was inside my tent. |
your spot on, i use to heat my stables with a heating coil and water pumped around it because it was buried under the muck heap
steve
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