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Camping & Hiking | Home » » Coleman SportCat PerfecTemp Catalytic Heater | | | | | | | Description: | | A great portable heater to take with you on a camping trip, to a sports outing or in your golf cart, the Coleman SportCat Heater features a 1500-BTU heater that will run for up to 14 hours on a single 16.4-ounce can of propane (sold separately). The SportCat features PerfecTemp Catalytic technology, for safe, efficient, flameless heat. It has a detachable base for extra stability, and an easy-grip handle for comfortable, convenient carrying. The built-in eyelets allow you to tie the heater to most surfaces for added security. Limited 5-year warranty. | | | Features: | |
• 1,500 BTU unit runs up to 14 hours on one 16.4-oz. propane cylinder (sold separately)
• PerfecTemp Catalytic technology for safe, efficient flameless heat -- at the game, in the tent, in the garage or around the home
• Easy-grip handle for convenient carrying
• Tie heater to most surfaces with built-in eyelets
• Detachable base stabilizes heater
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 41 reviews |
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93 of 96 found the following review helpful:
Coleman heaterMar 06, 2007
By W. Sepulveda
I have had this little heater for over one year. The first time I used it was in a tent trailer and it was a bad experience.
The heater stunk the whole trailer with a strong pungent oil odor. The trailer was cold to begin with and I had to open the door and windows to air it out. Some camping friends with experience with these type of heaters explained you needed to burn off the oil residue in the heater to get rid of the odor. I burned one 16oz can on the heater outdoors overnight and this got rid of the oil odor. My advise with this heater is to try it out first at home in the garage or another outside building and break it in before taking it with you on a camping outing.
Aside from this initial bad experience, this is a great little portable heater that suits my camping needs.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Coleman Sportcat HeaterJan 12, 2007
By Roy G. Stone
"royhasafishon"
Small heater puts out alot of heat. I have been using it for several months to knock the chill off in my hunting stand (a shooting house). Lights quickly and and is very silent. Initially had a new burning scent until the factory oils from manufacturing burned off, but is now very clean burning.
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Best little heater for ice fishing!Feb 05, 2007
By Daniel J. Hornyak
I bought this heater to put into my portable one man ice shelter. It's great. I've fished when it's -20 outside, but kept it a nice 32F inside. It takes up no room, it's a snap to use, and love the idea of not having the open flame.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Happy CamperJan 25, 2011
By Loren
As other reviews have noted, the first thing to do with this heater is to set it up outside and burn off on the odor. I let a full tank burn off and the odor was entirely gone. I don't think I could stand it inside a tent with that odor.
With regard to the heat output, you can get a heater with a higher heat output and have it last half as long (about 6 hours), or get this one with somewhat lower heat output and have it last twice as long (approx 12 hours). I go for the length for a couple of reasons. One is that I use this for winter camping, and have a reasonable size 2-person tent. The heater increased the temperature from about 11 degrees outside to a comfortable level inside--probably in the 30s (I don't really need it warmer given all the gear you use anyway for winter camping). But a few things to remember when using it in a tent. One is that you have to vent the tent more than without a heater, so some of the heat will escape. Second is that the temperature at the ground is very different than the temperature at the ceiling of the tent.
I thought it was completely silent, and for me it is also important that it does not run out in the middle of the night. Finally, with temperatures in the teens, all the water would freeze and the cooking gas canisters get gummed up, which makes the next morning a problem. With this heater, I had none of those problems.
In terms of the design, the plastic feet rotate out and provide a very stable footprint, but the two pieces (top and bottom) are a little clunky to pack as they don't really fit together without the bottle. I also wonder whether there could be a type of cage that fits over the heater area on top just in case it got pushed against the wall of the tent or something accidentally fell on top. However, those are not as important as the simplicity and long operating time. I am pleased with the purchase.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Great little deviceAug 22, 2007
By Kunthea Prum
I bought this device because I like to camp out in the White Mountains region where it gets pretty cold at night especially in early spring and fall. It's easy and safe to use and keep my tent nice and cozy even when the temperature falls below 40 degree outside. I was surprise that it's a little bit noisier than my older SportCat model though.
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