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Presumably, you'll be starting a thread about it?
Put a better coat on.
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It's designed to sit under a table and heat 2 people's legs when you're sitting on opposite sides which I guess it would do perfectly well, but that's not how we'd be using it.
We've now got a 2000W La Hacienda height adjustable heater is a bit better. Certainly a much better heat output but still not convinced it's got a wide enough coverage.
It's got quartz bulbs which I think means that it's long-wave infrared. Ideally I think I need short-wave bulbs as the info seems to suggest that short-wave isn't affected by wind.
Radiation (of all wavelengths) isn't affected by air movement.
I think you may be referring to air movement/wind making it appear that the heat isn't reaching the parts that you want warming, when it is actually just additional cooling that is happening.
Fairly good explanation here https://www.infraredheatersdirect.co.uk/news/is-infrared-heat-lost-through-air-movement/
One thing worth looking at is a tall wood burner- one with a high chimney, that vents above head height.
We have a firepit, and have recently started using "smokeless" logs. They are not quite smokeless, but what they are is largely odourless. Much better than standard wood. Worth thinking about. Wood doesn't work well, you just end up choked in smoke and stinking of smoke. Nice.
Gas works well, but is not really the best thing to do. And it burns quickly and is expensive
Infra red works really well - just make sure you unroll any extension cable as they can trip out it they are coiled. Easy, convenient, directional and clean. two of those around a group of people work nicely.
One other thing worth considering is a bio ethanol fire - you can get them for a reasonable price, and they are effective. Fuel isn't exactly cheap, but then what is? A litre of fuel should burn for about 3 hours. A litre costs a couple of quid, plenty of options on amazon. We use a fancy one in the house, puts plenty of heat out and looks v cool.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143818586447