Mr. Heater BaseCamp F235100 Tent Fan with LED Light

This is a replacement for the previous tent fans I have had (2 Colemans of similar size), which each died after a couple of seasons' use. Because I've been very happy with a Mr. Heater tent heater, and this Basecamp fan is by the same company, I thought I'd switch brands. So far, I'm totally pleased. It works well in my large 4 person tent, blowing enough air to make it comfortable in the tent after a hot day, but doing it very quietly. I like the "hard to push" buttons, because it's unlikely it will be accidentally turned on inside the duffel bag I use for my equipment--I had to tape my previous fans' slide switches to prevent them from being turned on. The switches are also logical, with the "light" button on the bottom and the "fan" button on the top. The LED lights adequately light the tent. I'm not one who needs a night light, but for those who do, the night light feature provides a nice, dim light, just barely light enough to see. Batteries last 4-5 days of evening use of the fan (which obviously draws more current than the LED lights).I've now had this fan for a little over a year, and it appears to work as well now as it did when I first bought it. Only time will tell if it lasts longer than its predecessors, but so far, so good. I am very pleased with it.

Fan appears to be very well designed and built. Will be using it for the first time in a few days and may revise this review but I have confidence in the overall design and build. The nightlight appears too bright for my tastes but I can easily tape over the LED lights to dim the visual output. There are 3 light modes. The first is a bright cool white LED in the center of the fan, the second is a dimmer version of the same LED. The third is the nightlight, consisting of 4 amber LED's that surround the main white LED, so they can be covered up a bit without affecting the main White light.... Fan output is ok on high, and buzzes SLIGHTLY. Low is more quiet. I just wish the blade were an inch bigger for more airflow, but it's not bad at all.

This is a tent fan that blows cool air. It was advertised among all of the tent heaters. Being new to camping, I purchased it believing it would produce warm air. That is not the case! I’m not sure why it is advertised with heaters when it clearly serves for cooling purposes. If it were being advertised in between a listing of all the heaters, in the description it should have noted it only produces cool air and not hot air. Very misleading and I am very disappointed with the poor product description. Now it will cost me more than likely to return it and to actually get a heater for the tent. Also, the fan works but it doesn’t really produce much cool air. It appears to be fairly weak. I definitely would not purchase it for a large tent on a hot night, with the thought that it will help keep occupants cool. It won’t!

It's works "ok" as a light for a tent at night, and as a fan to circulate the air around. I do think it's pricey for what it actually does.

Fan is quiet on both high and low settings. The batteries lasted for four nights with the fan running on high (about 26 hours), which is much longer than I expected. The fan itself is light but the four D batteries do add some weight to it but still had no issues hanging it in a small tent.Doesn't move a ton of air but it does provide some circulation. You won't feel any "wind" from it any more a couple feet away. The blades a foam, which may save a bit of weight and probably helps save some battery juice but aren't going to hold up as long as plastic. The blades are also quite a bit smaller than the housing. They could have added another inch in length to them and still had room. Again I'm sure this saves the battery life but larger plastic blades would probably move as much air on low, as these do on high.Overall I'm happy with the fan but there is definitely room for improvement.

I've owned this fan for 4 years, but only used it about 10 times. It was exactly what I was looking for, but it has not held up at all. It comes with a hanging clip built in and uses 4 D-cell batteries (essential when you're on a long trip with no ability to plug in, or recharge a built-in battery). When it has fresh batteries, it works great...The cons:- The "caribiner" at the top is built-in to the fan lid. and it falls apart when you open the fan to change the batteries - it can be tricky to get everything back together correctly. I recommend adding a dab of glue to the pieces so it doesn't fall apart each time you open the fan to change the batteries.- The "caribiner" latch broke off after the first time I used it. Knowing it was kind of fragile, I was careful not to break the remaining part of the plastic hook.- on a recent trip, we added fresh batteries to the fan and turned it on. It worked great for about 10 seconds then stopped (but you could still hear the motor running). After investigating, I found that the fan blades were no longer attached to the motor shaft. It worked fine if you pushed the fan head back on to the shaft, but immediately came apart again when you turned the fan over to hang it. So, now the fan could only be used by setting it on its side in the tent (we were in the woods and I did not have glue or tools). The main feature of this fan is that it hangs up out of the way and blows air down into the tent - now that doesn't work. I had planned to try to fix this until...- my kids broke the remaining plastic "caribiner" hook. As I mentioned above, the fan had to be set on it's side on the floor to work, so the fragile plastic hook got broken.I like the idea of this fan a lot, but it's cheaply made and it didn't hold up. Even though I've owned it for years, I've only used it a handful of times and now it's trash. I recommend looking elsewhere for a good tent fan