mr buddy heater in otter thermal

[bigfishy]

will a regular mr buddy be enough heat for a otter thermal lodge in tempatures of 0 degrees or above? I have a sunflower also just don't want to use it and the big buddy is just to big.

[Brad B]

it should work okay on warmer days. I have the otter Northern model(same as a wild 3 or a lodge but just discontinued) and it will work but I perfer my big buddy hooked to a 20lbs tank. the buddy offers 4000 btu's when on low and 9000 btus' on high. 9000btu should do it but the big buddy gives the option to go to 18000 btu's if needed.

[bigfishy]

i want to know how it works in a thermal house?

[Bobb-o]

In a full thermal house like the new Otter series, a little buddy will be more than enough.

[bigfishy]

thanks that what i wanted to here I just hope I dont have the same problems I had with the original buddy heater I bought, I think they worked the kinks out of them

[Surface Tension]

bigfish, I'll be using a Buddy heater in a Thermal Otter Lodge this winter. It hoping that it'll heat it nicely.

Still going to have to get the snow cuff sealed and all that.

[Dave]

thanks that what i wanted to here

I don't know anyone can say for sure, since they've just come out and nobody has used one yet. I would say it "should" heat a thermal just fine but ya never now.

[Northlander]

I will be once again trying out a Big Buddy in my new Thermal Lodge. Im sure it will be more than enough heat and run it on low a lot. I sure hope they have got these buddy heaters working better than years past. The only reason Im even thinking about giving a Big Buddy another shot (3 previous ones were junk) is that I have been battling migranes and want as few fumes in my Otter as possible these days.

[dfeste]

Steve, I bought a Big Buddy last year and it worked flawlessly. The only problem I had was on one occasion during a cold snap it did not want to light. In all fairness it was below zero for over a week and the thing was sitting in the back of my truck. I was able to get the heater started by warming it up in the cab of the truck for a few minutes and no problems since. I don't see it as too big a deal to bring the thing in the house when it's really cold out.

Dave

[Northlander]

Ya its things like that wich made me go away from the buddy heaters. I need reliable heat every time Im out and not have to worry about taking it back in a house or truck to get it to work. I guess I will make sure I always have my trusty Mr. Heater cooker with me.

[KG243]

Cure all for mr. buddy heaters, I put it in my truck on the way out to the lake and then never disconnect the hoses on the lake. I think people get moister in the hoses and it freezes. I have had my big buddy for over 3 years and have not had one issue and I often go out when it is way below zero.

[Surface Tension]

Steve that Big Buddy will be more then enough.

It was the first year or so when they had the problems and those were fixed.

[aczr2k]

A regular buddy might work on a warmer day but I wouldn't chance it. I would rather have the ability to turn it down than being maxed out. Up on LOW I've had the wind come up and temp drop and the big buddy had to go to high even with a R2tec house.