5lb tank

[Pooh]

Finally got my hand on a 5lb tank. Can anyone out there tell me how long a big buddy heater lasts on average?

[Farley]

A 1 lb cylinder will last 4-5 hours on low with my buddy heater. So a 5 lb. tank, in theory, should last 20-25 hours on low.

[dan z]

I know that my 10lb pancake last 4-5 full days of fishing but I run a single burner sunflower. So I think the assumption above is pretty accurate.

[20lbSloughShark]

On my buddy heater I only run it on high, low puts out almost no heat. I get 3 hours on a 1 lb, so 15-20 hours on a 5 pound.

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

I run 5 lb. tanks when I am portable fishing because of the weight. If it's cold about 12 hours on med or high with a sunflower (maybe). I do know this, when prime time rolls around you want to have a spare tank because that is when you will run out of gas!!!!!

Mike

[harvey lee]

+1 Capt.

[dairyman]

I have both the 5# and 10# tanks ---for the money involved I would go with the 10#. It seemed like the 5 pounder would last me about 2.5 times out---not good having to cut short a fishing event

[magnum mike]

I have both 5 & 10 pounders also. The #5 will get you through a weekend. This year I got a #10 fiberglass tank and they are out of this world. This one is lighter when full than the steel #10 empty. Light weight, they don't freeze to the ice and you can see through them and see exactly how much gas is left in it. They are really cool to watch when filling them up too.

[BlackLabGuy]

were did you get the 10# fiberglass tank at?

[BLACKJACK]

--not good having to cut short a fishing event

Thats what I've always questioned the value of those smaller tanks. Handy yes but when they run out - where is your spare?

I still run the one pounders and have a a couple extra along, if you watch for sales, they're not that expensive, especially when you consider all the other expensive gear/gas/bait that you have.

When Menards had their last bag sale/17% off, I bought a bunch of them. Do you know that you can get 12 of them in one of those sacks?? Got the price down to a little over $2 a bottle.

[magnum mike]

were did you get the 10# fiberglass tank at?

There is a construction supply store in Hibbing that caries them. I have seen them in other stores but they are not a "common" item. They are around $100. The weight issue is a selling point for me because it occasionally is in an airplane.

When you refill these smaller tanks, they usually have a flat fee around $15 around here. Since you never know how much gas is in the tank, I would fill it, pay the money and not get the full value of the gas I paid for. Sometimes I would take 2 tanks and run the low one until it was empty but that is a small pain. Now I can see the gas in the tank.

[dan z]

I get a full 10# at lakes gas for 11 and some change. Great deal imo