Damage to Mr. Heater's when traveling on ice?

[Jiggingfool]

Anyone else have problems damaging their Mr. Heaters when traveling on the ice with a snowmobile or ATV? Always wished someone would make a plastic hard enclosed case (like they do for chainsaw's)for the different size Mr. Heaters (single, double, or triple). Always seems like when they bounce around, the plastic turn knob, coupler or something breaks on them. If you travel with a portable behind a sled or ATV you know that the bouncing around can get pretty bad.

[jerkin'm]

I smashed lots of them before I started putting it between the folded up fish house and the travel cover...never any damage since then...obviously it needs to be disconnected from the tank too..

[chris63]

I've trashed several myself over the years.I've since started wraping just the heater in a old towel and put it in a 5 gallon bucket without any breakage since.c63

[Northlander]

I carry mine in my Otter Sportsmans caddy wrapped in a fish towel or 2. If you dont have a Sportsmans caddy for your new Otter you should get one. I can get all my tackle and supplies in it with room for much more.

Of course a cooker needs to be taken apart. A double heater will need a plastic tub of some sort.

[Sandmannd]

I didn't have a problem traveling accross the ice with me. But I stepped on the dang holder for the heater/cooker and bet it real good. Funny thing is they are really hard to bend back.

[stumper]

Broke the handle on my Buddy heater today. Roughest dang lake I have ever been on!!

[Tyler23]

i got a full cover from cabelas, it bounces all over in the back over my truck and never had a peice bent on it. the cover is pretty thick plus it has holders for tanks and other stuff in it.

[Rope]

I also use the padded case from the world's foremost outfitter.It has good padding,storage for two 1# tanks and a hose.

[riverview]

in my otter i bolted 3 milk crates in the rear of the sled. propane tank goes in one tackle and cooler and in the 3rd my vex held in place by foam. i tarp strap my heater to one of them. portables are very hard on equipment. i used to carry a colmen latern but too many globes and mantels. before i started tyeing things in i went through severel heaters

[Jiggingfool]

Tyler23- Can you tell me or show me what cover you got from Cabella's for it? I checked Cabella's HSOforum for a Mr. Heater cover and didn't see anything. Thanks!

[Jiggingfool]

Ok I see the case you are regferring to. Please keep in mind I'm talking about the Mr. Heater "sunflower" type heaters that are either single, double, or triple heaters. These are much different from the Big Buddy heaters that are listed in previous posts.

[MN Greenheads]

The Mr. Heater company needs some new engineers, their stuff is too fragile and tempermental. The buddy products work half the time, then once on as soon as it's touched a little it goes out. Mr. Heater with there plastic on off valves are quite fragile. I had to replace mine with a brass gas on off valve. If they made it durable in the first place we wouldn't have to be so careful.

[TXCharger]

I use a small plastic tote and it fits snug in it's spot in the sled. Also the flasher goes in one also. Lunch usually goes into one or the other also. I also use the forementioned milk crates to pack my fish house sled tightly. Another thing that leads to damage to equipment in the sled is pulling it across the lake at 65 mph. One day I will follow their tracks just to see what their stuff looks like when it gets there.

[corysluckylucky7]

20# tank fits perfect in a plastic milk crate ! not tippy

[tomfromblaine]

I have 2 bungee's and 4 small eye bolts attached to the inside of my voyager and lay my tank down and strap it in, have never had any prob's, it's set up so I can use a 10 or a 20lb tank.

[Tyler23]

Ok I see the case you are regferring to. Please keep in mind I'm talking about the Mr. Heater "sunflower" type heaters that are either single, double, or triple heaters. These are much different from the Big Buddy heaters that are listed in previous posts.

oh ok sorry i didnt catch that right away, i just have a mr.heater with the little tanks i didnt know you were talking about the sunflower type. but cabelas does sell a case for the mr. heaters with the little tanks like what i got.

[PTocko]

I use a foam sleeping pad for the "floor" of my house so I just "roll" my Mr. Buddy up in it. Makes it conventient when setting up - I just "know" that that "package" goes inside and I have my floor and my heater all in one. When in the sled it sits on top and get bungeed down - no issues so far. Paul