And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The only acceptable out door heat comes from a camp fire. Paying for propane to sit on the porch really doesnt make a lot of sense. I use my Big Buddy in the garage. I do shut it off before I open the door.
The heat tyrant has spoken! Camp fires are fine, as are space heaters. Space heaters have the advantage of instant on/off, no mess later, no sparks to fly onto stuff and burn. Do what works. "Paying for propane to sit on the porch really doesnt make a lot of sense." It doesn't? If you want heat on your porch, you will arrange for it and pay for it either via propane or wood, or whatever. It's worth it if it's worth it to you. Same as heating anywhere else. Like your garage.
I bought one a couple years ago for back up heat. Did a test run with a 20lb tank and it ran on high in the workshop for 18 hours. Workshop is 24'x24', fully insulated and the temp took 2 hours to get up to about 70.
Lighten up Francis. One of these saved me and my boys one night on a hunt where weather went south. Bought the larger one as well. Safe enough in a tent overnight but superb for warming it up before bed and waking up for the next day’s hunt.
Last month I used one I bought years ago. The handle got so hot it melted and broke off in my hand on the way back to my shop. You can see the newer one has a handle that folds over. Be careful if buying a used one. I sent them an "Email" and asked for some kind of help $. and got no response. Darn it! They obviously were aware of the issue.
Used the little buddy to heat the entire house for over a month in January, ran off 100lb bottles, used 2 - 100 pounders, little feller did a bang up job too, actually did the maths it was a spot less than our old furnace cost. My wife mounted it on a couple bricks, in the middle of the house, house was very comfortable even below zero outside. Had to turn it off on high 30's low forties middle of the afternoon, just too warm inside, not too shabby.
i looked into one of these for my side by side for when i'm plowing on cold winter days, wouldn't have to run it long to heat up the cab, still looking for something that would work for this purpose, any ideas the buggy https://i.imgur.com/BrON9A1.jpg
Been using the little buddy for years in a 71 beetlebug, a 10lb cylinder feeds it, disconnected the tip-over safety switch cause going around corners sometimes it shut off, works great once it warms up the inside, its enough to keep the winshield defrosted if its on the front passenger seat, got a high grade safety hose make it safe to run. The tank is kept in the spare tire well up front, spare in the back behind the front seats, hose comes thru a hole with a big fat rubber grommet. Try to run it before taking off, all it takes is about 5 minutes and the ice is off the inside and outside of the windows. Got no factory heater boxes cause i put headers on the engine.
The only acceptable out door heat comes from a camp fire. Paying for propane to sit on the porch really doesnt make a lot of sense. I use my Big Buddy in the garage. I do shut it off before I open the door.
ReplyDeleteThe heat tyrant has spoken! Camp fires are fine, as are space heaters. Space heaters have the advantage of instant on/off, no mess later, no sparks to fly onto stuff and burn. Do what works. "Paying for propane to sit on the porch really doesnt make a lot of sense." It doesn't? If you want heat on your porch, you will arrange for it and pay for it either via propane or wood, or whatever. It's worth it if it's worth it to you. Same as heating anywhere else. Like your garage.
ReplyDeleteI bought one a couple years ago for back up heat. Did a test run with a 20lb tank and it ran on high in the workshop for 18 hours. Workshop is 24'x24', fully insulated and the temp took 2 hours to get up to about 70.
ReplyDeleteMr Buddy gets my vote, it is my standby in the RV.
ReplyDeleteLighten up Francis.
ReplyDeleteOne of these saved me and my boys one night on a hunt where weather went south. Bought the larger one as well. Safe enough in a tent overnight but superb for warming it up before bed and waking up for the next day’s hunt.
Buy lots of bottles and buy the battery adapter for the fan.
ReplyDeleteLast month I used one I bought years ago. The handle got so hot it melted and broke off in my hand on the way back to my shop. You can see the newer one has a handle that folds over. Be careful if buying a used one.
ReplyDeleteI sent them an "Email" and asked for some kind of help $. and got no response.
Darn it! They obviously were aware of the issue.
Used the little buddy to heat the entire house for over a month in January, ran off 100lb bottles, used 2 - 100 pounders, little feller did a bang up job too, actually did the maths it was a spot less than our old furnace cost. My wife mounted it on a couple bricks, in the middle of the house, house was very comfortable even below zero outside. Had to turn it off on high 30's low forties middle of the afternoon, just too warm inside, not too shabby.
ReplyDeletei looked into one of these for my side by side for when i'm plowing on cold winter days, wouldn't have to run it long to heat up the cab, still looking for something that would work for this purpose, any ideas
ReplyDeletethe buggy https://i.imgur.com/BrON9A1.jpg
Been using the little buddy for years in a 71 beetlebug, a 10lb cylinder feeds it, disconnected the tip-over safety switch cause going around corners sometimes it shut off, works great once it warms up the inside, its enough to keep the winshield defrosted if its on the front passenger seat, got a high grade safety hose make it safe to run. The tank is kept in the spare tire well up front, spare in the back behind the front seats, hose comes thru a hole with a big fat rubber grommet. Try to run it before taking off, all it takes is about 5 minutes and the ice is off the inside and outside of the windows. Got no factory heater boxes cause i put headers on the engine.
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