Portable heating arrangement

1. A portable heating arrangement for providing heat to a surface comprising:

a base configured to rest upon the surface;

at least one heating conduit directly or indirectly mounted to at least a portion of the base and configured to provide heat to the surface; and

at least one guide for directing portions of the at least one heating conduit in a downward orientation relative to the base, thereby positioning portions of the heating conduit in at least one of the following: a trough attached to the surface, a channel attached to the surface, a gutter attached to the surface, or any combination thereof,

wherein the at least one guide comprises:

a body including a first member and a second member joined at a center, an end of the first member located opposite the center, and an end of the second member located opposite the center;

a first arm extending from the end of the first member at a first rotatable joint;

a second arm extending from the end of the second member at a second rotatable joint; and

at least one protrusion extending from the body configured to hold at least a portion of the heating conduit against the body,

wherein the first and second rotatable joints rotate the body thereby bending the portion of the at least one heating conduit attached thereto.

2. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the guide is capable of being transitioned from a use position to a folded position by loosening one or more of the rotatable joints, wherein a volume of the guide in the folded position is reduced relative to the volume of the guide in the use position.

3. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the center comprises an adjustable pivot for modifying an angle between the first member and the second member of the body.

4. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the guide is formed from a conductive material for transferring heat from the at least one heating conduit to at least a portion of at least one of the following: a trough attached to the surface, a channel attached to the surface, a gutter attached to the surface, or any combination thereof.

5. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a flexible sheet capable of being rolled and unrolled.

6. The portable heating arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the flexible sheet at least partially comprises at least one of the following: a wire material, a mesh material, a polymer mesh material, a weather resistant material, or any combination thereof.

7. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising at least one connector configured to directly or indirectly attach at least a portion of the base to the surface, wherein the connectors comprise clips configured to engage the surface by a frictional engagement and without piercing the surface.

8. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one heating conduit is releasably mounted to the base by at least one tie, such that the at least one tie can be disconnected from the base, the at least one heating conduit moved to a different location on the base, and reconnected to the base with the at least one tie, thereby modifying a pattern of the at least one heating conduit.

9. The portable heating arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one heating conduit comprises a power supply directly or indirectly coupled to at least one heating cable, and wherein the at least one heating cable includes at least one conductive core encased within a protective sheath.

10. The portable heating arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the at least one heating cable comprises a female plug so that another electrical device may be connected to the power supply through the at least one heating cable.