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Fan for Buddy Heater?


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Hi all,

One of the advertised advantanges of the Big Buddy Heater is there is a fan that circulates the warmed air. Any recommendations on a fan that I could add on to my regular Buddy Heater to get the same affect? Thanks,

Ben

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I dont use the fan on my big buddy. I bought one of the magnetic coleman tent fans. saves you about 4 lbs in weight and the batteries are much cheaper and last longer. I think I gave like maybe 10.00 for the coleman tent fan and it works great for circulating the air.

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I just went to Cabelas last night and picked up a tent fan/light for 25 bucks and it takes 2 D batteries. It has a hook to hang from my poles so I hope this works. i am going to try it this afternoon so I will let ya know the results. I have a buddy heater with a clam pro and it stays warm but all the heat hangs right above my heater.....hopefully this is the ticket!! wink.gif

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I bought some box fans at wally world last summer for scout camp. They are around 10" if I remember right and take about 8 D batteries. You can use it as a table fan or had a hook to hang off of. They also have a DC input port. I ran wire off of a flasher battery to the plug. I ran one fan for two nights at 85 to 100 degrees and when we got home the battery was at 20 or 30% according to the DCS. I think they had two speeds. Cost was between $10 to $15 if I remember correctly.

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