The Nomad Blog

The Nomad Blog is for people who don't let the temperature call the shots. Whether you're dry camping in the backcountry, extending your patio season, or keeping warm on the water, we cover the gear, tips, and know-how to stay comfortable anywhere — no outlet required.

Blog Posts

BlazOn EMBER portable forced-air propane heater superimposed on an autumn lakeside boating scene

How to Extend Your Boating Season Into Fall and...

Keep cruising into fall and winter. How many BTUs a boat cabin needs, why forced-air beats radiant, and how the 18,000-BTU BlazOn EMBER extends your boating season.

How to Extend Your Boating Season Into Fall and...

Keep cruising into fall and winter. How many BTUs a boat cabin needs, why forced-air beats radiant, and how the 18,000-BTU BlazOn EMBER extends your boating season.

Warm wood-paneled boat cabin interior where a cool-to-touch EMBER Pro heater is safe to brush against in tight quarters

Cool-to-Touch Technology: The Safety Feature Ev...

In a boat cabin every heat source sits inches from a knee, a bunk, or a curious kid. A cool-to-touch boat heater keeps its outer housing safe to brush against,...

Cool-to-Touch Technology: The Safety Feature Ev...

In a boat cabin every heat source sits inches from a knee, a bunk, or a curious kid. A cool-to-touch boat heater keeps its outer housing safe to brush against,...

White cabin cruiser on open sea — marine propane heating with the self-powered BlazOn EMBER

Best Propane Heaters for Boats and Marine Use (...

Heating a boat is a different problem than heating a house — limited power, tight spaces, and salt air change everything. Here are the best propane heaters for boats in...

Best Propane Heaters for Boats and Marine Use (...

Heating a boat is a different problem than heating a house — limited power, tight spaces, and salt air change everything. Here are the best propane heaters for boats in...

Cozy living room warmed by firelight during a power outage — safe backup heat with the BlazOn EMBER propane heater

How to Heat Your Home When the Power Goes Out

When the grid goes down, the heat goes with it — unless your heater doesn't need electricity. Here's how to stay warm safely during a power outage, and why a...

How to Heat Your Home When the Power Goes Out

When the grid goes down, the heat goes with it — unless your heater doesn't need electricity. Here's how to stay warm safely during a power outage, and why a...

Boat cabin interior ready for cold-weather heating with the EMBER Pro forced-air heater

How 18,000 BTU of Forced-Air Heat Outperforms R...

Forced-air beats radiant every time on a boat. See how the EMBER Pro's 18,000 BTU output heats your cabin faster, more evenly, and more safely than any radiant alternative.

How 18,000 BTU of Forced-Air Heat Outperforms R...

Forced-air beats radiant every time on a boat. See how the EMBER Pro's 18,000 BTU output heats your cabin faster, more evenly, and more safely than any radiant alternative.

EMBER by BlazOn self-powered propane heater keeping a boat flybridge warm all season on the water

Stay On the Flybridge All Season: Why EMBER Is ...

Your flybridge is the best seat on the boat — so why let the cold drive you below? EMBER by BlazOn Heaters is the world's first self-powered forced-air propane heater...

Stay On the Flybridge All Season: Why EMBER Is ...

Your flybridge is the best seat on the boat — so why let the cold drive you below? EMBER by BlazOn Heaters is the world's first self-powered forced-air propane heater...