A good bush camping tip

Submitted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:49

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Member - LOS BUSH

Recenty on a boys motor bike type camping trip in a place where it is very cold a night, one of my mates pulled out a Tontene ceiling batt for us all and put it on our seats around the camp fire As we all know your front half is always warm around a fire and your back half is cold. These batts were fantastic we didn't have to keep getting up to warm our backsides every few minutes,(we only did that when we had to stop our selves from dehydrating)
By the way the batts are great for packing around bits and pieces in the vehicle to stop things moving around.
Try it LOS

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Reply By: Rocky_QLD - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:53

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:53

I reckon I have a better way than that, take a small half shovel full of hot coals and place under your chair, lasts about half an hour. Great for warming your cockles.

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Rocky

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Reply By: Member - Footloose - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:35

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:35

I could be wrong, but aren't insulation bats highly flammable ?

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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:38

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:38

If they were would you be putting them in your roof???

Good tip LOS.

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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:42

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:42

That's one reason why I don't have them in my roof :)

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Follow Up By: DIO - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:44

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:44

Inflamabailty depends on the material being used. How inflamable is rock woo or lamb's wooll?

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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:52

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:52

While wool is naturally fire-repellent, the addition of polyester to increase resilience makes woollen batts more flammable.

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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:54

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 13:54

Footy,

Tontine Insulation Batts have a melting point of 250 Degrees C.

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Follow Up By: Member - Footloose - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 14:03

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 14:03

Thanks Kev, but how difficult would 250C be to achieve in a fire ? And how toxic is the material ?
For some reason I always thought that once alight they would burn like buggery. But perhaps not ?

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Reply By: Member - LOS BUSH - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 15:13

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 15:13

All good comments ,but you have more chance of catching fire from Blue Flames than from a Tontene Batt.By the way Gone Bush it was Probably a 1996 Penfolds 389. Isnt that what everyone drinks around a campfire Los

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