mr heater buddy

[hamms-scooter]

what you guys think about these great heat sources. i think they were a god sent invention straight to my portable.5lbs tank and 5ft of hose later and its like the living room.

[marshmallow]

I have the Big Buddy,Little Buddy.. I use them in my perm. 8x8, and my portable 4x6, and my one man flip over.. Somtimes one will do ,temp. etc.. I did have one propblem last year turning in the 1lb. canister.. It stripped the threads easily.. My fault.. Now I just leave the hose on for the 20 lb. tank.. I like them..

[Drewski]

I got a little buddy and it heats up my fish trap pro great!

[hamms-scooter]

i cut a pop can and made a little sheid over the small pilot just cut it so you could run self tappers into metal and bent the alluminum on the side to kind of cup that plot works sweet when you flip up trap doesnt blow out ...will be upgrading popcan to a shingle tin or something a little thicker pop can pretty weak after just 2 years

[SP180]

Little buddy here in the fridged North Dakota weather works well in my scout and adequate in my guide with -20 and 20mph winds.

[Smails]

Another thumbs up for little buddy (in my Clam 5600). I accidentally dropped it today and it was covered with snow but she still fired up!

[epkirkman]

My little buddy sits on a shelf in my garage collecting dust next to the 5 cats that have moved in and seem to breed in my ice shack during the summmer.

I have a Yukon and it just did not keep it warm enough. It was a great little unit, just a bit small for my shack. I also had a horrid time trying to thread those little 1 pound tanks. I ended up spending the money on a long hose to 20 pounder outside the house. I ran it about two seasons and put it to bed.

Of course the next year I went back to the old heater on the propare tank and a buddy caught himself on fire trying to save a sunfish. His coat put off more heat than the Mr. Buddy or the Little Buddy and he only had minor burns so....

I run a disclaimer every time I light that heater.

[jigginjim]

i used my buddy heater, every way even in the boat while duck hunting.

[snoozebutton]

A Little Buddy in a Quick Flip II and it heats it up just fine. Light weight and easy to drag along, just don't like the 1 pounders.

[goose89]

i used my buddy heater, every way even in the boat while duck hunting.

Man, you must hunt on calm days. I yawn and my pilot lite would go out.

I've retired my Buddy. 1st year -loved it. 2nd year- some problems keeping / gettin pilot lit. This year- could not keep pilot lit for lovin' or money. Seems like you either love em or hate em. Lots of others have had the pilot issue (discussed recently). Through mine away before it read a possible fix. But after reading more of the same problem I was having, stayed with the bullet-proof Cooker. Good luck.

[Surface Tension]

When I started using portables we used Coleman one burner cook stoves. I agree the Buddy Heaters are a huge improvement.

[Charlie kempf]

No doubt the best heating source on the market, get a filter and use the 5# tank lightweight, lasts a long time, I own 5 of them never had a problem, GO BIG BUDDY.

[7outof10]

best way to heat a house

[rocki]

is there any propane lines that are a little more flexible than the buddy heater extension hose?? i have the 12 footer and its always coiled and cant get the stiffness out of it

[Jeremy airjer W]

is there any propane lines that are a little more flexible than the buddy heater extension hose?? i have the 12 footer and its always coiled and cant get the stiffness out of it

Nope!

BTW, its nice to here some positive reviews on the buddies for a change!! I used to have a buddy heater and sold it to a guy I work with when I bought the big buddy. The big buddy is too much heater for the new Otter Ice Cottage. Wish I would have kept the little buddy!!

[jwhjr]

I switched to a big buddy from a sunflower and I like it. Quiet, no headache and burning eyes. Heats up my Otter Lodge nicely.

[KG243]

I love mine, just dont drop your house in the snow or it will get moisture in it and freeze so you cant light it when you need it!

[dan z]

used one for the first time today, it wasnt that cold out but just wanted to see how much heat it kix out. VERY impressed with it the only problem I have been having is the pilot light wont fire I have been lighting it with a lighter and it seems to work just dandy...

[Learning2Fish]

I have a sunflower that heats my yukon portable and the only problem with that is the way back holes get a minor ice layer since the heat don't go that low to the ground decently. Usually run it on low to med only even on the coldest of days for the past 3 years now. A friend had the buddy heater and just didn't heat the house nearly as good as my sunflower. I do worry about taking the nephew with just so he don't touch the heater. Otherwise i would go with the sunflower over the buddy just in my experience. Put rubber mats down also takes care of the feet getting a bit cool.

Good luck and have fun.

[ZEEK1223]

IMO there is no heater that will compare to the sunflower, as far as heat. That being said, I have burnt too many coats, portable canvas,gloves,ect. The only reason I switched to the buddy was to reduce burning up everything that comes within 4in of it. I do like my buddy, it heats very well. The only thing I cant stand is: wont light when wet. wont light in the wind. any little vibration and the thing shuts off..........I admit I am a buddy heater user when I fish locally, but if I go to LOW I bring the sunflower. In that environment I just want gear that works, and in my experience the sunflower has never failed me. You could light that thing in a blizzard into the wind, and it would stay lit.

[WalleyesWest]

I agree ZEEK all of us locals run double sun heaters in our otter Mag Lodges. I was out yesterday and when the sun starts going down it gets cold we needed both sides of the heater. I have modified my so that I can run it off a hose and sit it on the Ice like the cooker style only double and stronger no broken thermo couplers!! That being said the Buddy heaters are great if the trail is smooth and short because when guys start banging them around they just don't hold up. Plus they are expensive and are alot more complex the the sun heaters. I think the place for the buddy style heaters is for the folks who drive pickups out on the ice for fishing. Nice heaters but not for all purposes. I own both buddys so I know.

[jimmyjames76]

I'm another guy with both the sunflower, and the big buddy. I greatly prefer the big buddy when conditions are decent for the same reasons already listed, but the sunflower is a lot more reliable. If you end up getting a buddy buy a fuel filter for use with larger propane tanks and a hose. My first big buddy quit working, and I'm positive it was because I wasn't using a filter. Luckily mine had a factory recall so I got a new one for free anyway.

[hamms-scooter]

those are my fish houses as well great set ups arent they? i love my scout and got it new last season for 159 at gander. what a steal i thought fastest setup ever and well thought out. thinking about swaping one of my guide seats with it and ill really be set