Heaters big buddy and little buddy

[DRH1175]

I was looking at getting a different heater. Looking at the little buddy and big buddy. I like the fan and tank attachment of the big buddy. I have 2 houses a fish trap voyager and a small homemade sled for myself. What would you get to provide heat. I have a sunflower heater however just looking for something better. Thank

[MYPEARL]

I got a big buddy and swear to it. that fast connect hose to any tank is killer. cant go wrong with it.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I have been using the Big Buddy since they where first introduced. I use it in my Otter Magnum Lodge and have no problem being comfortable. I also use it with an 11 pound pancake style tank. It should be more than enough to keep you toasty.

I also had a Buddy heater that I used in my 2 man clam. It was o.k. most of the time but when the temps dropped it was a little chilly.

You can never have enough heat!!! I would go with the Big Buddy!!

By the way, Welcome to Fishing Minnesota MYPEARL!!

[gspman]

Big Buddy by a long shot. The little one isn't enough heater and the fan on the Big Buddy works really nice to help heat things up.

[minneman]

speaking of the fan, the big B's have an outlet for a power plug, I threw my book away long ago and then noticed the plug on it. is this for a cig lighter plug, or 110? if one could get power from a vex type bat that would be better than buying bateries...possible?

[Paul Waldowski]

It is 110. You would have to use a small invertor on a 7 or 9 amp battery to convert it.

[fishfart]

That's for a 6 volt DC adapter, I rigged something up from radio shack.

[Captain B.R.K]

Since everyone here is for the Big Buddy, I'll put a vote in for the regular Buddy Heater.

I bought the buddy when it came out years ago and haven't been disappointed yet. Well I wasn't happy when Waldowski said it should fall off my fish house and when he took off on the sled, it bounce off and landed in 6 different pieces Last time I ever listen to that guy

But that was my fault and it went back together nicely and haven't had a problem yet!!

I fish in a one man and occasionally my two man. On real warm days, it keeps me plenty toasty in both houses. On cold days, it does enough to take the chill out of the air. I'm like you, had the Mr. Heater cooker and was looking for something extra. No concerns with the buddy and its heat output.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Yup, its a six volt plug.

[DRH1175]

what about fuel consumption. Will the big buddy on low be about the same as the little buddy? When I have my voyager I could bring the bigger tank. However I just picked up a little one man for myself on the warmer days and would use the heater with only the small green tanks in those situations. I just figure the big buddy can do anything the regular can only more when you want it too? Thanks

[Jeremy airjer W]

You are correct. The big buddy is basically two buddy heaters in one package. The BB offers 4k, 9k, and 18k BTU's, the buddy is rated at 4k and 9k. If you are using one pounders on low or medium it will last twice as long as a regular buddy Because you can have two 1 pounders installed at the same time.

The other frequent question we see a lot is do you have two use two tanks or two hoses or do you have to have a tank or hose connected to one side or the other. The answer is no. You can run a single tank on either side or you can run a single hose to any one of the 3 fittings.

Also, the fan runs on 6 D cell batteries and will last from 6-8 hours if your wondering about that.