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Corey Bechtold

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Just wondering what everyone is using to heat their Portables. Currently I am using a Coleman single burner that I mounted to a small boat seat. It is a good heater but I am looking at buying a Mr.Heater Buddy or Big Buddy. I want something that is safer to transport while hole hopping.

Anyone elses thoughts?

Corey Bechtold

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2liner Apprentice

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I have a Yukon portable and use a buddy heater. On the cooler days/nights, I employ a coleman tent fan (magnetic) that I can temporarily attach anywhere to the shelter above the heater to circulate the warm air that rises. Paid about $10 for the fan last year. Works great!

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I just saw that fan at fleet farm tonight in the camping section before I saw this post. I thought it was a great idea for any portable. Runs on D cell batteries and it also has an LED light on it. I dont remember the price though

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I run a buddy in my voyager, granted it is not short sleeve fishing like my buddy has to have, but I do carry a sunflower along just in case I can't take his whining anymore. I am going to line my icehouse ceiling with the foil bubble wrap stuff over thanksgiving, we'll see how much that helps.

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I believe that fan is also available at Dick's Sporting goods.

I have a Little Buddy and also a sunflower cooker that I have not tried yet. Like others have mentioned, the little buddy works great unless you have a big shelter on one of the colder nights(I have a clam 5600 and a Fishtrap). I am looking at picking up a Big Buddy for the colder nights, esp. when it's a sleep-over. I'm also gonna get me one of them fans, yessir.

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Corey

I run a lil Buddy in my one to smaller two man shacks (Pro/Yukon) and use the Big Buddy for large shacks like a Voyager. On the really cold days, I swapped the Big Buddy out into the Yukon though. Have worked great and have kept me toasty!!!

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If you go Big Buddy I would put it on a 5 or 12#er. I think I get about 4-5 hours out of a 1# tank with the little buddy.

I wasnt impressed with the heat of the big buddy so sent it back. If you have a shack like a Otter Lodge they just dont put out enough heat for me. Maybe with a small fan blowing the air around you can get it to work.

Oh and carry something firm and flat to rest them on or the wont stay lit.

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Corey

They do shut off if tipped over to a certain degree. Am sure you can make it so it doesnt, but I do not know how to do this...

I run a 5 or 11 pound tank on my big buddy. Doesnt use much propane if your not on the high setting, like all heaters. And in my voyager last season, I did not have to crank the heat that much... will see how a cold winter effects this though..

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