Buddy heaters?

[Carrot Farmer]

What is a good buddy heater? I'll be most like in a 12x14 without a stove.

I was looking at the Big Buddy or Flex. Would 1 or 2 of these work? How long they last on 20lb bottle?

Also, they got a 360 tank top heater. Do these have oxygen sensors?

We run a double burner on 5 gal bottle (#??? Same size on your BBQ). In our 14x16, for 10 day hunt. Run only in am to get dressed/breakfast and evening prior to bed, 30 min/ day.... lasts all season


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[fmyth]

If you take a 20lb tank and have it filled most of the time you can get 4.7 gallons of propane in it. If you "exchange" your empty 20lb tank at a store (Blue Rhino) you'll get a tank with 3.6 gallons of propane in it. That's a big difference if you are counting on it to heat your tent.

 

[keller]

I've heard the buddy heaters dont work well over 6k feet due to low oxygen?? Anybody have issues?

 

[Grumman]

I used mine at 8500’ recently with no issues.


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[fmyth]

I've heard the buddy heaters dont work well over 6k feet due to low oxygen?? Anybody have issues?

Mine works great at 8,500.

 

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

I don't know 100 percent but I watched a video with a buddy heater in a cab over camper running full blast with everything sealed up tight for 4 hours and the co sensor never picked up anything. Wall tents naturally vent through the fabric so there should be zero issues.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Anybody run a propane heater in a smaller tent (MSR Hubba Hubba)?
Late elk for me will be 8k altitude and probably high teens/low 20’s at night).
Thinking of running hose from 20lb outside through one door, and leaving other cracked at top to vent moisture under fly (would this be needed as inner tent is all mesh?).

 

[Carrot Farmer]

We only run ours during woke hours.... and that’s in a 14x16


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[Hunt4lyf]

I've heard the buddy heaters dont work well over 6k feet due to low oxygen?? Anybody have issues?

I've used mine at 9,500 ft with no problem but at 9,800 it would only stay on for a couple minutes before the O2 sensor would shut it off.

 

[RO1459]

Anybody run a propane heater in a smaller tent (MSR Hubba Hubba)?
Late elk for me will be 8k altitude and probably high teens/low 20’s at night).
Thinking of running hose from 20lb outside through one door, and leaving other cracked at top to vent moisture under fly (would this be needed as inner tent is all mesh?).

Which Hubba Hubba do you have? I have the two person, three season version and I would not place a Mr. Buddy in it. Even though there is room, there isn't enough for me to use a flamed devise where my bag could touch it. You may want to try (in advance) to place the heater in the vestibule with the door open and let the heat come in that way. BTW...I love my tent and will use it hiking the Appalachian Trail next year. But without a heater. I have never used my Hubba Hubba during the third season in Colorado. I camp at 8,500 and use a true four season tent. I also use a Big Mr. Buddy to heat the tent with no problems. Best of luck with your heating issue and hunt.

 

[Dos Perros]

Anybody run a propane heater in a smaller tent (MSR Hubba Hubba)?
Late elk for me will be 8k altitude and probably high teens/low 20’s at night).
Thinking of running hose from 20lb outside through one door, and leaving other cracked at top to vent moisture under fly (would this be needed as inner tent is all mesh?).

I've thought about doing something like that but decided against. Seems too risky, maybe not to your health but burning up/melting/damaging good gear.

 

[dla]

If in a wall tent I bring a couple 20# propane tank and one of these, trust me, you don't need a fan, most times have to keep it on low with only one burner lit.

30,000 BTU Double Tank Top Heater

The Original Mr. Heater® Tank Top Heaters are a great source for economical heat from sporting events to ice fishing and have been the top choice for decades.

www.mrheater.com

Do not use the tank top heater in a tent.

 

[dla]

What is a good buddy heater? I'll be most like in a 12x14 without a stove.

I was looking at the Big Buddy or Flex. Would 1 or 2 of these work? How long they last on 20lb bottle?

Also, they got a 360 tank top heater. Do these have oxygen sensors?

I've used a Mr.Buddy heater (9k btu max) in a 10x10' tent for years, running off a 20lb bottle. Lasts over a week in cold weather where I am running the heater on low all night.
I've no experience with the Big Buddy runtime.
There are two downsides :

1. Every pound of propane will create more than à pound of water vapor.
2. Sometimes at altitudes of around 7k', the low oxygen sensor will not let the heater light. I'd say 7000' is about the max.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Do not use the tank top heater in a tent.

Not tank top, it’s like the 4K btu buddy heaters that take 1lb tank in the unit (I’d just feed it from a 20lb tank via adapter hose).
Tent is approx 7’x4’, 3.5’ high.

 

[gelton]

Do not use the tank top heater in a tent.

Why? We just spent 7 nights at 10K + feet and 7-14° temps and it worked like a charm.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Why? We just spent 7 nights at 10K + feet and 7-14° temps and it worked like a charm.

What type tent and what type heater if I might ask?

 

[gelton]

What type tent and what type heater if I might ask?

12x14 Wall Tent, Mr. Buddy double burner heater 35K BTU.

 

[dla]

Why? We just spent 7 nights at 10K + feet and 7-14° temps and it worked like a charm.

Carbon monoxide and fire danger.

 

[gelton]

Carbon monoxide and fire danger.

https://www.amazon.com/Kidde-Battery-Operated-Monoxide-KN-Copp-B-LPM/dp/B004Y6V5CI

 

[Sobrbiker]

https://www.amazon.com/Kidde-Battery-Operated-Monoxide-KN-Copp-B-LPM/dp/B004Y6V5CI

Operating range low end is 40*f, kinda useless because if 40* was the expected low I wouldn’t be running a propane heater in my tent...