Kodiak Canvas/Buddy Heater

[fmyth]

I made a little bracket for one of my Buddy heaters to hold a heat induced fan.
Man, that works slick. Instead of the heat going straight up it distributes it out and away.

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Nice work! I don't have your fab skills but accomplished something similar with a sawzall. I cut a 1" deep notch into the base of the fan and it slides over the grate. Works good but not as pretty as your work.

 

[z987k]

Since it's been said twice now, it's a CO alarm. Carbon Monoxide. You breath out CO2, and while that can be harmful in high concentrations, CO is the issue with combustion inside an enclosed space.

 

[Legend]

I heard about this incident but couldn't find any evidence that he was using a Buddy Heater. Do you have anything you can share? I've searched and searched and can't find any deaths/injuries caused by a Buddy Heater.

Not sure what he was using. But it was Propane for sure. The way they made it sound it was debatable if living was a good thing.

 

[fmyth]

Not sure what he was using. But it was Propane for sure. The way they made it sound it was debatable if living was a good thing.

That's a very terrible and sad thing to happen. I too have heard of many people who have died from the improper use of space heaters. I've never found a single incident attributed to the fault of a Buddy Heater that didn't involve gross negligence.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

I made a little bracket for one of my Buddy heaters to hold a heat induced fan.
Man, that works slick. Instead of the heat going straight up it distributes it out and away.

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That's pretty slick man.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Since it's been said twice now, it's a CO alarm. Carbon Monoxide. You breath out CO2, and while that can be harmful in high concentrations, CO is the issue with combustion inside an enclosed space.

Thank you. I dunno why I typed CO2 I totally know better lol.

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

The big buddy heater works very well. I bought a diesel heater to try next.

 

[Tahoe1305]

The big buddy heater works very well. I bought a diesel heater to try next.

Let us know how it compares please.

 

[BLJ]

Thank you. I dunno why I typed CO2 I totally know better lol.

Same. My fault.

 

[BLJ]

The diesels are interesting. Are they noisy?
I’m still thinking a Buddy may be better for my case.

 

[svivian]

The diesels are interesting. Are they noisy?
I’m still thinking a Buddy may be better for my case.

They do make noise since there is a fan running constantly.

My wife is the type who likes noise and always sleeps with a fan on so it doesn’t bother me. If you like dead silence it may not be the best for that.

 

[huntinfool84]

I use a blue flame heater, no battery needed, has a thermostat so it turns on/off as needed, heats better than a little buddy.