Do I need to take a camping stove to keep warm when i take my camping trip recently?

Never use a camping stove inside a tent. I would suggest a warm sleeping bag (rated for approx. 15F above the coldest temperature that you may encounter) and synthetic clothing. Some camping stores (i.e. REI) provide rental equipment if you don't plan on camping a lot. Stay warm, hydrated and have fun!

As someone above has stated carbon monoxide from the gas stove could kill, if it is produced from lack of fresh air; ALL FUELS can and do at various times give of this gas if the combustion process is not completed because of oxygen becoming restricted i.e. IN A TENT. Also water vapour from the combustion process would make the tent walls wet inside and if it rained you would get super soaked. There have even been cases of watchmen who have died in front of open braziers due to this silent killer gas. Carbon monoxide gas has no smell, it is completely invisible, therefore to court danger with its use is NOT recommended near to a tent or its surroundings. allow at least 15 feet between an open fire of any type and even MORE DISTANCE if the tent might later face an oncoming wind. Make certain that a fire cannot spread whilst you sleep. Best bet is to have a sleeping bag that is suitable for the climate and period of the year, seek advice at your local camping store.

Oh yes put a camping stove in your tent. If it doesn't set fire to it, therefore keeping you warm it will quietly kill you in your sleep and then you wont have to worry about the cold :)

Ive used a lil buddy propain heater in my tents several times. Works great but i would suggest using it in a well ventelated tent. Those heaters cut off if oxygen leavel gets to low so need to worry bout crokin in your sleep! I also made a wood burning stove out of a military ammo can. Look them up on you tube....cheap and easy to make and work great with charcoal. I set a skillet in top of mine and cook in my tent. Pretty neat for a $10 can and a little time and effort. You could always just sleep naked with your bf too!! Me and my gf have provin this theory...even if its not cold!! hehehe

I wouldn't use it to keep warm with, though do take one if you want to cook or make a hot drink. If you are getting cold, it is far better to be active - move about or to put on extra layers of clothes. You are not going to be near the stove all the time. The only time when you are likely to be near the stove enough to keep warm is when you are in the tent. In this case it is a bad idea (depending on the tent design). A stove that is knocked over can burn the tent down in seconds (making you colder and possibly injured), the waste gasses from the stove (Carbon Monoxide mostly) can poison you, and you have to remember to turn the stove off before you go to sleep. Again far better to wrap up warm, go in sleeping bags or cuddle a bit closer. If you are likely to feel cold when you sleep a hat can help keep you warmer and socks - hat because your head is most likely part to stick outside the sleeping bag and socks because the feet are so far from your body

I always take my stove in my backpack when I go on an overnight. My base camps are at elevations of 9,000 to 12,000 feet, where the night-time temperatures are near freezing all summer long. I boil water on my stove in the night, then put bottles of hot water into my sleeping bag with me as well as drink a bottle of hot chocolate before bed and in early morning for warmth. I do not cook inside my tents. Once, I did light my stove near my zipper entrance and set-off gases trapped beneath the rainfly. Make sure that you have adequate ventilation and distance from flammable materials. Also, I use my zero-degree down sleeping bag nine months of the year when camping to keep me toasty.