A Wallace
Florence, Al
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Anyone ever used a buddy heater in their TC. I have one that's never been used but am considering using it on our next long trip. We stay in a lot of nat'l parks and US forest with no power and some times it gets chilly. Would use only during the day light hours.
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bobndot
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We use ours all the time when boondocking . But only when we are awake to monitor it . We turn it off at night .
Its our back up heater when we camp in winter as well. We always leave a roof vent open and the detectors are in working order . Just be careful, it does have a pilot light which is an open flame . We keep it on the sink cover so nothing accidently falls onto it while its on . It heats the tc in -25 F temps. During a heat wave at about zero, we have to turn it down . range is 3k - 9k btu.
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Wanderin fool
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Ditto to the above. I have used mine for many hours before bed and just kept some type of venting slightly open, window, roof vent. I got a bit dizzy, but couldnt tell if it was the beer or fumes,,,just kidding!!
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bobndot
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Wanderin fool wrote:Ditto to the above. I have used mine for many hours before bed and just kept some type of venting slightly open, window, roof vent. I got a bit dizzy, but couldnt tell if it was the beer or fumes,,,just kidding!!
It was the beer, martinis can do that too. That's why i mentioned be careful of the open flame pilot light. " Geez that's some campfire 'bobndot' have."
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Gadget Guy
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I am on my second unit, wore the first one out. We use it boondocking all the time, never use the furnace. Keep a vent open and a window cracked open.
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Photomike
Southern Alberta
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I have been looking at one for the TC and outside when working on things in the winter. How long does a canister last (hours)?
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bobndot
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Photomike , i have the 9ooo btu model single cyl. it lasts on avg. 6 hrs. If you keep it on low, naturally it uses less fuel = @ 10 hrs. On high = 4 hrs.
The older 18,000 btu models had a battery fan built in ,i would imagine the newer model does too.
For working in a garage i would use a cannon type and crack open the door for ventilation . Ill forward the link to you as soon as i find it . The buddy heaters can be hooked up to a bulk tank with optional hose. bob .
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bobndot
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http://www.mrheater.com/ProductFamily.aspx?catid=41
just click on 'products' it shows all the heaters they have specific garage heaters but i guess you are trying to kill two birds with one stone and use it in the tc as well. I have used my heater in my snowmobile trailer which is 28 ft. , it works well enough when working close to it . Bob .
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Photomike
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I am just looking for a heater to help in the TC and to use when I am on location shooting, if I need to sit in one place for a while, working on an outside project, etc.
When it is minus 30 or 40 it is nice to have something that warms the fingers when working.
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mranger1911
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Try a ceramic heater, you can run it all night, and not have to worry about CO.
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