Using a Cobb cooker as a heater in camper?????

Heaters in tents are a disaster waiting to happen - even more so, anything with a flame. Tents burn so quick, the burns are awful. Do not cook in tents either - cramped space, things get knocked over. The consequences of an accident can be horrific.

S'pose you could but I wouldn't.

1. You'd have to leave the cover and the cooking plate off. Although there would be no flame, briquettes burn bloody hot and having an exposed heat source in a tent is not a good idea IMO.

2. Having a fire in an enclosed space is a recipe for carbon monoxide poisoning.

I HAVE used mine in the annex of the camper after cooking a meal but we always make sure it's well out of any traffic area and it gets put out as soon as we decide it's bed time. And we don't have any kids running around... Don't cook with them in an enclosed space as they give off too much smoke etc.

The only heat I need when camping is SWMBO ;-))

Not sure I'd use one as a heater but they make great pizza!
Cheers
Dion

We have had one for a year now and we use it as a heater in our cold house. We leave a window open ajar but it does smell a little after you put new heat beads in it. Once they glow read there is no flame and the heat is great. Also cooks a mean roast.

Cheers Jack

Burning heatbeads emit carbon monixide. Read the packet. You know the rest.

Note the comments re FIRE and POISON GAS
Having said that I always put mine in the Camper after we have eaten to warm the camper - but dont sleep with it inside

If using Heat Beads as we most do with a Cobb and you read the side of the packet, it clearly states.. TOXIC, DO NOT USE INDOORS...

I agree with Trekkie. I have had my cobb for 8 years. Once lit in a well ventilated area and all briquettes are white, it can come in the house and sit on any surface safely to cook. You should always avoid the self lighting briquettes as they are way to toxic to cook with the lid on.
I have had mine in the camper on the vinyl floor but never with the kids. I always have some ventilation no matter the weather. I now have a insulated blanket so the warmth stays in long after the coals have gone out...still my one eye that seems to always stay open keeps a watch on the embers under the trivett.

Sorry for a late reply, but just got back from 2 weeks away, Brissie to Melbourne, down via the Darling River.
The Cobb will have a meltdown if fuelled up, lid on, and no food to absorb the heat, so with the poisonous beads etc, it's probably not a good idea as a heater.
There is a gas heater that uses some new technology that the camping shop said is safe indoors, and doesn't put out carbon monoxide. They run on disposable largish gas canisters, but the one we bought was bloody hopeless, and the owners book said not for indoor use. The thing should be called a warmer, not heater.
Absolute waste of $70.00.
Cheers
Ian

Thanks for your thoughts everyone.

I'm going to try using it with the coconut husk fuel thingies they sell. I never intended to go to sleep with it going, rather just to warm up a bit while sitting around on a bad night.

It would be interesting to actually measure the level of carbon monoxide or anything else for that matter. I'll see what I come up with.

Are the Anaconda ones still "Grey imports"?? having read a few forums, Anaconda are not resellers of Cobbs... The Anaconda ones have no warranty from Cobb.

http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=2094.0

I also bought one recently at Anaconda, but I got no box, cookbook, instructions, basically a Cobb Premier in a carry bag for $180... Little pist with that. Got the sort of instruction book off the Cobb site, but no cookbook etc. :(


Got a roast running as we speak though.