heat for a fish trap pro

[dairyman]

I'm looking for a new source of heat for my fish trap pro. What I have now (the small buddy) just isn't cutting it!!! Should I opt out for the next step up or is there something else you guys use???

[metrojoe]

The Buddy heater isn't keeping you warm? That seems hard to believe. I can hardly stand it in my Pro with my Buddy on high, unless it's really cold. Your other option would be a Mr Heater/Cooker.

[dairyman]

I have the smaller buddy without the fan----I was out last nite and it was about zero

[SP180]

I use the smaller buddy in the guide and unless it is below -10 and i do not cover the edges with snow, it is just fine. Hard to understand how you are having trouble in the pro.

[caster]

Before you try a different heater, get some foil wrapped bubble insulation to line the ceiling. It really helps to slow the heat loss out the top of the shelter. Very easy to install.

[fishinlocal]

The little buddy should be good enough IF you have the sides covered to keep out the wind. If not, go with one of the sunflower heaters that take the 1 lb propane tanks, BUT these are overkill and you will get very hot.

[Grant]

Can't speak for the Buddy heaters- but I can speak for a Sunflower... unless it's really cold I end up leaving both vents open and the door partly unzipped even on low in my Otter Den...

[gopher_nation]

 Originally Posted By: caster

Before you try a different heater, get some foil wrapped bubble insulation to line the ceiling. It really helps to slow the heat loss out the top of the shelter. Very easy to install.

Where do you get that at?

[caster]

I got mine from Fleet Farm, but I would guess that Home Depot or Lowe's would have it too.

[JuiceBox]

I use the little buddy in my FT voyager and it does just fine. Try this, I put it in the sled behind me and it heats up the seat too. It's a radiant heater so it will heat up more than just the air. once the plastic gets warm, those items start giving off heat too. The best part, it's like sitting down on heated seats! I have a sunflower too, but it can get too hot. You have to be carefull with those, they can burn the canvas before you even know it.

[SP180]

Juicebox,

You are not the first person who has said they put there buddy behind the seat. I have even heard of that behind the seat in a guide. I would be afraid that my coat or something else would fall into the heater. How do you set it up to be safe?

[JuiceBox]

I just put it directly behind me as far back as I can but still face it towards me. You can feel the heat rising and after a half hour or so, the seat is warm. Works like a charm for me. I try not to hang anything above it. It's nice that they have the guard on it so nothing hits the hot tile.

My next step is to put a computer fan on the ceiling. I've heard a lot of other people doing this and it sounds like a great idea.

[reelemin]

Home Depot, Menards, FF. Its very thin and looks like foil.

Place on along the top of the pro ( inside ) measure and cut (the foil ) where the velcro straps are. Put the straps through the foil. This will help keep the foil in place.

It really does make a difference. I also use the small buddy heater for my pro and its more than enough even on the coldest days.

[late night]

I use the sunflower cooker with the hose running out the front of the house conected to the tank. That way I save space with the tank outside. Its great when its super cold out. I like the heat source being low to the ground so your holes stay open. However, after the ice starts to melt it can get very slick inside the house. Sometimes I will take a crushed beer can and prop the heater upwards to blow the heat more at me and slow the ice melting.

The buddie heater inside the sled sounds like a good idea. I never thought of warming my seat and sled. I might try that next time she gets real cold.

[JuiceBox]

I never knew how much of a difference it made to heat my seat up until i tried it!! I use a 20# tank with my buddy and i still carry my sunflower heater if it gets cold.......but i can tough it out.....it's winter in MN and i love it!

[Kyle Sandberg]

I love to stay really warm in my pro so I like to run a sunflower heater on low. Like grant, I keep both vents open. I usually open up the house enough to keep it comfortable but when I'm just sitting there I leave the door open a little. I love it being warm, so I'd never go to the buddy. Plus the extra expense spent on the big buddy is 60 bucks more than a sunflower. Thats a lot of lures you could buy with that money.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Im like K Dawg, I like my house to be warm thats why I run the Mr. Heater Cooker. I run it on low 90% of the time and stay plenty warm. Never had to even think about running it on high. Ive used the buddy heater and didnt think it put out much heat.

[dirtking]

I use a 5lb propane tank with a sunflower. I set it right infront of the door and almost always have it on low - really never gets too hot - if it does open the vents

[stinkweed129]

You could try the "Big Buddy" heater. It puts out quite a few more BTU's. I usually use mine on low, but on occasion will put it up on med or high to "take the chill off" or when it is really cold (<0 F).

[Borch]

The buddy heater is plenty for the fishtrap pro. My wife usually has hers on low even in cold temps.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

 Originally Posted By: stinkweed129

You could try the "Big Buddy" heater. It puts out quite a few more BTU's. I usually use mine on low, but on occasion will put it up on med or high to "take the chill off" or when it is really cold (<0 F).

IMO the big buddy takes up way to much space to be used in a pro.

[dairyman]

well I broke down and went out and bought a sunflower heater--used it in the pro the other nite --had to open the side vents and the front flap and took my coat off too. what I didn't like was the smell---didn't really notice that with the buddy----the gas in the tank had to be 15 years old!!!! I'm hoping that was the problem. If not I don't know what my next step will be...........

[blarkey]

It's not the old gas it just the smell that those heater give off, and keep it well ventilated there very easy to get carbon monoxide out.

[metrojoe]

Unfortunately along with the extra heat comes the smell and the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. That is the appeal of the buddy heaters, you don't get either.

[jigginjim]

I have thought of having a liner made for the inside of my pro.