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Question about heating a garage.

I currently rent, and the rental unit has an attached garage. The garage has become my main work area. Now that winter is upon us, I want to keep working on some projects, but the garage does not stay warm enough. So I am looking into options on how to heat the area.

Question 1: I am worried about sawdust igniting with propane tank top heaters (Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-Corporation-Dregree-F242540/dp/B01BE8FVUK?ref_=ast_sto_dp). Is this a valid concern or am I being paranoid?

Question 2: Does anybody have any insight into propane vs electric heaters. Which one do you prefer?

Question 3: Outside of propane and electric heaters, does anybody have any suggestions on how I should be heating the garage?

Thanks for reading.

>Size isn't too much of a factor cause I'm not sleeping in it, but being able to fit a few people would be nice.

So which is it? A two person tent is enough for two people facing each other, but more than that can be a problem. I respect the fire hazards of a heater too much to use it in a 2 person tent. Not to mention the short height. At a minimum, I'd want a 3 person tent if I were the only person in it with the heater, a 4 person tent for 2-3 people in the tent with the heater. The problem is a large 4 person tent takes a lot of time to heat up. I'd say my Mr Heater takes about 10 minutes before I start feeling the heat, and about 45 minutes before the tent finishes heating, and that only takes it from about 35°F to 50°F where it stops getting hotter because the tent is just too large for the heater and one warm body. If you want to be able to stand almost anywhere in the tent, you'll probably have to get a 6 person tent. To heat that at all, you need a larger heater than a Mr Buddy, and heating the area quickly is going to require a heater that puts out several times as many BTU's. This is the smallest I'd even consider for a tent that large for heating that area before you're done with your smoke. Either heater is already over half your ideal budget, and you still need to buy fuel, or a tank plus fuel for the second heater.

Maybe you should get multiple options. Maybe a popup "bathroom" tent for when you're solo, and a patio heater if you have a group.

Another problem is the type of smoking you're doing. I would not smoke cigarettes in a tent with a floor. Super dangerous. Vaping might be okay. Some would say using a heater or vaping in a tent with synthetic fabric is super dangerous, and I can't disagree. At least if I'm by myself, I can manage the risk. Adding others into the mix serious cranks up the danger.