Tom, point taken. Reading through a bunch of different threads at one time, I'm getting a bit mixed up between stoves vs heaters vs generators, propane vs kerosene vs other fuels. Yes, in general, using a propane camping stove for cooking is pretty safe, as far as CO is concerned, even indoors. But once you start using fuels like gasoline, or running kerosene space heaters for long periods of time, the risk of CO is going to go up.

I just ran across an article about two campers who recently died of CO poisoning from a propane lantern in their tent (apparently not suicide according to the ME), so even propane can kill by CO poisoning in circumstances that seem pretty safe at first glance.

Similarly, I ran across another article that describes a number of generator-related deaths/injuries in Florida recently. Unlike the recently reported deaths of 5 people in Beaumont, Texas, where a generator was run in the apartment, this article describes two separate incidents where the generators were actually sitting outside the homes and yet the CO made its way back into the homes. In one case, authorities theorize that a breeze blew the generator exhaust through an open sliding glass door. In the other case, the generator was inadvertently turned towards the home during late night refueling, and the CO made its way under a mobile home and probably seeped up through the floor.

I know, I'm off talking about lanterns and generators now. Sorry. But don't take that CO lightly! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />