Just thought up a cordless Must Have!!!

[pirinst]

This winter is the first year we've used a portable heater as the main heater when in the front room/computer room and leave the main house heater on a little lower than before.

When picking up my most recent cordless items (Ryobi caulking gun, vacuum,
buffer, and portable air compressor) I realized when shopping the three main stores in my area and the internet, no company has a cordless HEATER!

With voltages from 18volts up to who knows how high with the latest/greatest batteries, I'd imagine it would be possible to make a little heater for foot warming-don't you???? Heck, I'd use that thing every day and probably buy two if it worked reasonably well. I can only use one heater now because the second one trips the circuit breaker. (think they're 15 amps). Maybe someone with some insight can forward to some of the big guys that make stuff. Thanks.

[LCHIEN]

This winter is the first year we've used a portable heater as the main heater when in the front room/computer room and leave the main house heater on a little lower than before.

When picking up my most recent cordless items (Ryobi caulking gun, vacuum,
buffer, and portable air compressor) I realized when shopping the three main stores in my area and the internet, no company has a cordless HEATER!

With voltages from 18volts up to who knows how high with the latest/greatest batteries, I'd imagine it would be possible to make a little heater for foot warming-don't you???? Heck, I'd use that thing every day and probably buy two if it worked reasonably well. I can only use one heater now because the second one trips the circuit breaker. (think they're 15 amps). Maybe someone with some insight can forward to some of the big guys that make stuff. Thanks.

I hope you're kidding...
The equivalent power to a 15A heater at 120V will draw no less than 100A at 18V and
tha battery will last about... as long as it takes to type this reply .
Really - probably about 2 minutes, if that long.

[scorrpio]

Get something that uses a fuel cartridge.

Like this:
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colem...tegoryid=28130

[BobSch]

Get something that uses a fuel cartridge.

Like this:
http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colem...tegoryid=28130

Just make sure you use it in a well-ventilated area. With the power outages the Seattle area has been suffering over the weekend, they've found several people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning because they brought their generators and charcoal grills inside.

[onedash]

they've found several people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning because they brought their generators and charcoal grills inside.

Who ever said stupidity wasn't fatal???

I have been to cold weather training and waking up inside a tent lined with ice from your breath sucks. We fired up our squad stove and we were toasty warm in 2-3 minutes. We only kept it on long enough to melt a few spots on our sleeping bags.

I guess the warnings in the manual are not big enough. Maybe we will see grills with giant warnings instead of brand names pretty soon.

[sacherjj]

You would be better off with those 9V powered wool socks...

[pirinst]

Thanks guys. Guess it is really not feasable with

current (get it) battery designs. Some day in a galaxy far far away......

[LinuxRandal]

While not cordless, just keep adding computers.

[Russianwolf]

Just make sure you use it in a well-ventilated area. With the power outages the Seattle area has been suffering over the weekend, they've found several people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning because they brought their generators and charcoal grills inside.

most of them (propane heaters) have O2 sensors now to kill them before they kill you.

[crokett]

Well you could do it with a microwave transmitter mounted on your wall and wired to house current and a receiver mounted on the heater. But with the power you'd need if the dog walked between them while it was on, well eeeww....

[Stick]

You would be better off with those 9V powered wool socks...

i was thinking the same thing.