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[maritimecamper]

I went for my usual early morning walk with my best friend Dakota.( he's a dog). When I came back to my home on wheels..Surprise...a burning smell, opened the door, grey smoke comes out..WHAT THE FU.. My sleeping bag had touched the catalytic heater..I forgot to turn off! a hole had melted into the sleeping bag...whew lucky for me I didn't lose my home..I think today a learnt lesson #1206..

 

[sparky1]

WOW.!!! you timed that right, Hope it's not to bad..yes; that was a huge lesson learned.<BR>Take care<BR>sparky1.<BR>27 degrees in s.va.

 

[bk2valve]

Oh man! Wow, good, cheap lesson...glad you are ok...<br><br>I had a friend in Kodiak whose sleeping bag caught fire the same way with him it and it melted to his leg....he was all f'd up for a really long time...<br>Bri

 

[cyndi]

The moho going up in smoke is every RVers nightmare. Thank goodness you, Dakota, your home and your belongings are ok!

 

[Sunny1]

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!&nbsp; So glad you came back when you did before more damage happened!

 

[maritimecamper]

Thanks, It could have been REALLY BAD...I am parked between 2 big trucks..they are at home for the weekend. .no one around, I have a 20 lb propane tank inside...BOOOOM. Lucky these catalytic heaters have no flame.

 

[yesican]

Wow...I love hard lessons with happy endings.&nbsp; Do it again though&nbsp;and Dakota will put&nbsp;YOU in the dog house!&nbsp; Woof!!!&nbsp; <br><br>Rae

 

[Willy]

&nbsp;Don't be fooled; no flame doesn't mean 'no fire'. Electric heating elements (on a stove) have no flame but, sure as shootin', can start a fire. Heat is heat. ..Willy.

 

[offroad]

farenheit 451 is ignition point of paper. many materials have lower ignition points where they burst into flames. just have to heat something to its ignition point then fire.&nbsp;

 

[Willy]

farenheit 451 is ignition point of paper. many materials have lower ignition points where they burst into flames. just have to heat something to its ignition point then fire.&nbsp;

<br><br>&nbsp;Also, especially noted with wood and wood products, prolonged exposure to heat causes pyrolysis. This can be bad news in, for example, older RV's that have those incandescent light fixtures.

 

[leftcoastadv]

<p>Yikes!<br>That could have gone very bad in a hurry. Glad everything turned out ok.&nbsp;<br><br>Slightly off topic but I noticed you mentioned sleeping bag. Do you mind reporting back to us what the tags on the sleeping bag say?<br><br>I know I've seen some "fire rated or fire retardant" or something like that, sleeping bags and I kinda wanted to know if that has played a roll in your experience.&nbsp;<br><br>Do us all a favor.... please re-evaluate your propane situation and maybe there is a way you can get that tank outside the&nbsp;vehicle. &nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">&nbsp;<br><br>Fire is no joke and we all need to take that risk seriously.&nbsp;<br><br>Thanks for sharing. Take care.&nbsp;</p>

 

[maritimecamper]

I checked the tags on the sleeping bag. Unfortunately I had cut off the tag...It is a COLEMAN MUMMY bag.I know...it was a stupid thing I did..(sob). Also the grey smoke could have maybe killed my four legged friend if things were a little different.(I had gone shopping), or a fire.I had moved one end of the mattress to get something out of storage. ..not thinking about the other end.

 

[Niall-CorollaLiving]

Glad everything is okay, hopefully it's does not smell of smoke.

 

[maritimecamper]

Hi Niall, yes most of the melted sleeping bag smell came out, l left the windows open bit more then usual. I bought some incense and burnt that. l burnt 4 sticks of the stuff, and left the van for a couple of hours, while they burnt. I will look forward to reading your adventures, l am gay also, so l know some of the problems you have encountered..l have been kicked out of apartments, once the landlord realized l was gay.(thirty years ago). Things ARE getting better! So hang in their, keep us up to date ok.