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I can't believe they even sell so called bivvy heaters !! A guy in Angling ~direct tried selling me one , even after me telling him my 7 year son was doing the night with me , I think the look on my face told him all he needed to know . PLEASE PLEASE just use proper thermal clothing , any heat source is always going to be restricted due to the thermal properties (lack of) of the the bivvy any way. Carbon monoxide kills with NO warning . As for pointing towards a youtube video to try and prove a gas heater is safe REALLY , are all tents / bivvies the same size , material , ventilation . Just imagine your next of kin telling the coroner - well he watched a youtube video and the guy in it said they were safe to use . Buy proper clothing .

I don't think either reply was an over reaction. The fact that are researching and sharing your findings indicates that you are in 'pre-buy' mode (and encouraging others in the process). You are playing Russian Roulette and I would urge you not to consider buying any device that has to potential to cause death. If the weather is very cold, I think you would lose more heat using a letterbox setting than you would gain from a heater so some people would simply seal up the bivvy.

Ahhh I can see a new Torch on the horizon . Just to get revenge on those that will shine their light everywhere over the lake . 😁😀

Each to there own , carbon monoxide kills . I used to use a Tilley lamp for sea fishing would I want one near a flammable bivvy NO , plus the ligh ouput you'll be lighting up half the bankside lol . LED's and warm clothing

Pinned by Edward Shin Edward Shin 1 year ago (edited) As a disclaimer, I cant stress enough how important it is to make sure you have good ventilation where you use this. Found on the gas version. The first one you need to cut a hole in your bivvy to accommodate the chimney! This similar topic was covered a short while ago; I said then that the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning made any flame based heating device was too risky. Every year anglers die because of CO exposure and I think some Companies are being irresponsible even to sell them, whatever 'disclaimers' they attach to them. My message is simply 'don't'. Once you go to sleep and continue to breathe in the fumes all night, it 'locks out' your blood so that Oxygen can't latch on in the normal way and the only consolation is that death is relatively painless.