PakShack!

[AaronM]

Just received the PakShak 3, what a fun little icehouse! As portable as anything I've seen. Anyway, will the smallest buddy heater be able to heat this or will I need the medium size? Thanks for any help!

[jimmyjames76]

I wouldn't get the smallest one, I don't think that will put out enough heat. The middle size will probably be enough for a decent sized 2 man house, but you might wish you had more on REALLY cold days. The Big Buddy heater wouldn't leave you wanting more heat, but it takes up a little more space on the floor. If I had my choice I'd go with the big buddy heater. I don't know what a good price is for one, but Cabela's has them all on sale right now.

[Andy-LOTW_Rules]

I have the Eskimo Quick Fish 3 which is basically the same thing. I like these hub style pop ups.

I had this last season and it was great. I run a Mr Heater Buddy.. The Big Buddy I think kicks out like 18,000 BUT and then this one does 9,000 at max. Google search Mr Heater MH9BX. This is not the "Little buddy"

that does 3,800 BTU.

For the size of the quick fish this MH9BX was about perfect in my opinion even on cold/windy days.. If you screw down the 2 upwind corners... get some snow on the snow skirt and then have it zipped up the MH9BX keeps up just fine. On Avg. cold days I was just wearing a sweat shirt when the thing ran for some time.

I like the MH9BX because it is enough heater, Little smaller then the "Big Buddy". I can run the 1lb cans given it does not eat them up too quick (You can run the 20lb line). I have not had the problem of the thing not starting in real cold with the 1lb but I hear it can happen...

[leech~~]

Eskimo Quick Fish 3 which is basically the same thing

Isn't the Pakshack the ones with the folding seats inside? If so they are not as big as a quick flip 3 and you may not need that big of a heater in it.

[bobbymalone]

yeah, I'm pretty sure the pakshack has the folding camping chair things inside.

I agree with andy-lotw. I run a buddy heater in a two man flip over and stay plenty warm. I think the big buddy is overkill in something that small.

[jimmyjames76]

I'd agree with others here too, but for those -20 or colder days (outside temp, not wind chill) it is nice to get that big buddy heater cranking. The vast majority of the time I only use one burner though, so it's the same as the regular buddy heater's heat output in those cases.