Scout heated by a Mr. Heater buddy?

[Harp]

I bought an older Scout fishtrap and bought a Mr. heater buddy smaller one 9,000 Btu to heat it. But where to put the heater?? I was hoping to put it under the sliding bench seat facing out, slid back away from the sled with the handle of the heater against the second bench support cross tube and put a build box in the rear for gear bait,tackle, rods, radio etc... But it seems to really heat up the seat wood covered with the indoor outdoor blue carpet on top and the cross metal tubes for the seat? maybe to much? Do other use the heater there? Covering the underside with tin shield? Block the seat up higher? it's fine? I am not going up in flames? I would like to get Two holes down and didn't want it in the way on the ice...Ideas or practices here?

[Sandmannd]

I would turn it sideways, that's what I did in my otter. Then I went on Craig's List and got a heater cooker, now I put that on the ice in front of me and it works awesome.

[Borch]

I always put it out ffont in one of the corners with the back against the canvas.

[PerchPounder]

I put mine straight in front of me as far from the hole a possible. I also found that if you are able to hang your gloves from the velcro on the window it's a great way to dry them out and keep them toasty warm.

[tisosy11]

I always put the mr heater/cooker in front of me to the left...

[Harp]

Okay so it sound like putting the heater on the ice is the best answer then I was hoping to keep the heater away from canvas or fishing line that line for me seems to to drawn to heaters a little sning and your burnt off and messing around re-rigging maybe it's me I am a fisherman with 0 depth preseption from an eye surgeries so the rerigging stinks I spend a half hour doing the line to jig poke and stab.

Thanks,

HARP

[outdoor ran]

In my scout I put my heater in the top left corner too. Flasher in the other corner. I have a 17" ruler on a board that I wedge between the holes and into the door to push the canvas out and makes more room and gets it away from the hearter.

[mrklean]

i have the same problem in my house its hard to get everything in there

[SlabSlayKid]

i fish out of a scout but it is a newer one with the folding back chair and the support bars that run long ways. the design has the seat set off to the left side when ur sitting on it. so i put the heater right in front of the sled and all the way to the right. u can press the back right up against the canvas because the back of the buddy doesn't heat up. that way u still hav room for up to 3 holes. one right in front of ur feet for the vex and jigging, one in front of that and then one in front and to the right. u can use these holes for a bobber pole and camera. u wouldn't believe it, but there is still plenty of elbow room wtih three holes, a heater, a vex, and a camera. i've done it many times before and it works great. there would be plenty of room to put the heater in the sled but i shy away from that because a friend of mine had his big buddy inside the sled of his otter and it began to melt the plastic. hope this info helped. happy fishing!

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if it Hits the Bait, it Hits the Plate!

[zamboni]

 Originally Posted By: tisosy11

I always put the mr heater/cooker in front of me to the left...

Yep, me too. And the MarCum on the right, with my hole directly in front of me.

[H two O]

Marcum in front to left in corner on top of 5 gal bucket.

Mr. Heater in middle, by front of shack facing me.

Two holes...one in front, and other in front off to side.