Portable heater with environmental sensors

A method of manufacturing a portable heater for installation in high altitudes, comprising:

• installing a combustion region in housing of a heater, the combustion region to provide for fuel combustion, and the housing to facilitate portable transport of heater by a user;
• installing a fuel supply component in operable engagement with the combustion region, the fuel supply component to supply fuel to the combustion region and to fluidly couple with a portable fuel source;
• and
• installing an environmental detector in the heater, the environmental detector comprising:
• a flameless sensor to detect an ambient level of a constituent of the atmosphere, and generate a signal indicative of the ambient level of the constituent;
• and
• a sensor interface to control at least a portion of the fuel supply component that allows for provision of fuel to the combustion region, based at least upon the signal from the sensor.

A method of using a portable heater for installation in high altitudes, comprising:

• provide fuel from a portable fuel source to a fuel supply component in operable engagement with a combustion region, resulting in the fuel supply component supplying fuel to the combustion region, the combustion region disposed in a housing to facilitate portability of the heater by a user;
• cause fuel to be combusted in the combustion region;
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• provide power to an environmental detector disposed in the heater, the environmental detector comprising:
• a flameless sensor to detect an ambient level of a constituent of the atmosphere, and generates a signal indicative of the ambient level of the constituent;
• and
• a sensor interface to control at least a portion of the fuel supply component that allows for provision of fuel to the combustion region, based at least upon the signal from the sensor.