Mr Buddy Heater Yes/No

[Pindal]

I got this Mr Buddy Heater to try it out. My sleeping bag is good to 15 degrees but when I poke my head out of the bag I can see my breath. My thoughts were if it was warm in the camper I can sit down and watch TV and not in the bag keeping warm. So I Got one. It works great. I have just a Snug Top Camper nothing big so I been using it in a small space. I turn it on just before getting in the camper to warm it up and I turn it off to sleep but in the morning I turn it on again to warm up the camper to get dress. I have not noticed any fumes of carbon monoxide, but did get a smell of the new burning off but after that it was good and it did warn you it that. The 1 pound propane bottle last about 3.5 hours on high and about 6 hours on low but the way I have been turning it on has lasted about 3 days per bottle. Cranking it up, uses it up. I found the Mr heater Buddy priced around $99.00 but I got this one at Walmart for $74.00 maybe that after winter sale. My dogs love it they found a new place to lay by, the heater. Any one using another type of heater for in the camper?View attachment 87463

Good choice. I have one a year ago and it works well. Only one recommendation. Put it on a solid surface and preferably not very close to the walls or ceiling of the RTT.

 

[64Trvlr]

When I was in the market for a small propane heater I looked at them. Depending on which one I looked it had an altitude restriction between 4500' and 6500'. I live at 7000' and do most of my camping between 6000' and 9500' so it wasn't the heater for me.

 

[Pindal]

When I was in the market for a small propane heater I looked at them. Depending on which one I looked it had an altitude restriction between 4500' and 6500'. I live at 7000' and do most of my camping between 6000' and 9500' so it wasn't the heater for me.

Wow, what an interesting observation. I had not thought about that factor.

 

[gungriffin]

When I was in the market for a small propane heater I looked at them. Depending on which one I looked it had an altitude restriction between 4500' and 6500'. I live at 7000' and do most of my camping between 6000' and 9500' so it wasn't the heater for me.

What route did you go then?

 

[Inthewoods]

64trvlr, great info. I didn't get that information when I got the heater. I was around 7000 elevation when I couldn't get it to work. Good thing my sleeping bag is good down to 15 degrees. What heater did you go with for those higher elevations?

 

[RoarinRow]

I used my new Buddy Heater today. Tested it in the garage while wrapping a few gifts. Definitely needs some sort of ventilation.

 

[Buckaroo]

for every pound of propane burned you get one pound of water vapour, if you are burning propane in your tent you are gonna get everything damp.
buy a chinese diesel air heater, or planar, or webasto or eberspacher or mikuni .....just warm air folks.
Diesel heaters are NOT a new vanlife accessory, VW have been installing eberspacher into their campers for over 40 years....and nobody died from leaving them switched on over night.
Any kinda propane heater gets a big fat NO from me.

 

[Wallygator]

12V blanket FTW. No need to spend all the money and brain power to fabricate things to your setup. Buy a 12V blanket and a few more regular blankets. Done.

 

[Itacal]

I love my Big Buddy ... I will generally fire it up and let it warm the tent and shut it off before going to bed. I have a Kodiak Canvas (ground tent) and it will generally hold in the heat for several hours. I live in the Ozarks, about 1300 feet above so level, so the altitude has never been an issue for me.

 

[Brian Glendenning]

How many A-h/night does a 12-V blanket use?

 

[Downs]

You'd have to check the specs of whatever blanket you're using and do up some maths.

 

[Billiebob]

I have not noticed any fumes of carbon monoxide,

You never will, CO is odourless. What I hate about them is the NEED for "Low Oxygen Safety Shut Off" Id rather not need to rely on that.

 

[Big G]

You never will, CO is odourless. What I hate about them is the NEED for "Low Oxygen Safety Shut Off" Id rather not need to rely on that.

Some time ago I bought the Mr. Buddy to use in the back of my pickup in the shell. I found that to leave it on very long it got way too hot to be in there so, like many have already said it was on, then off, to sleep, then on again. I found that Mr. Buddy makes a single burner, round, heater that sits on top of the gas bottle so I bought one for my purposes. I like it better for the small space. I still turn it off when I'm going to sleep but for those in the night moments when I need to pee I turn it on, heat things up, do my thing, let it run for a bit, then turn it off. I like it.

 

[Jetrngr430]

I got this Mr Buddy Heater to try it out. My sleeping bag is good to 15 degrees but when I poke my head out of the bag I can see my breath. My thoughts were if it was warm in the camper I can sit down and watch TV and not in the bag keeping warm. So I Got one. It works great. I have just a Snug Top Camper nothing big so I been using it in a small space. I turn it on just before getting in the camper to warm it up and I turn it off to sleep but in the morning I turn it on again to warm up the camper to get dress. I have not noticed any fumes of carbon monoxide, but did get a smell of the new burning off but after that it was good and it did warn you it that. The 1 pound propane bottle last about 3.5 hours on high and about 6 hours on low but the way I have been turning it on has lasted about 3 days per bottle. Cranking it up, uses it up. I found the Mr heater Buddy priced around $99.00 but I got this one at Walmart for $74.00 maybe that after winter sale. My dogs love it they found a new place to lay by, the heater. Any one using another type of heater for in the camper?View attachment 87463

We also have a Mr. Buddy. Love it. We have a rooftop tent with the annex. It’s a larger tent with two ladders. We usually set up a table behind the ladders and set the Mr. Buddy on it. We run ours off a 30 lb propane tank with a hose and a filter. Rarely do we have to run it above the low setting. It heats the upper sleep are very nicely. We run it all night with the two skylights open. Plenty of ventilation. No issues.

 

[BrassMonkeyAdventures]

I love mine. Winter Camp in the Jeep. Have mine running all night with a window opened.

 

[2Tonic]

We have had ours for about 1year - very satisfied. Recommend ventilation and running on the low setting as previously mentioned.

 

[Inthewoods]

I use my Heater inside my camper shell and it gets too hot, so I turn it on before bed to warm it up and in the morning to warm it up. I recommend checking the connection when installing a new bottle for leaks but other then that it great. If your worried about leaking, you can just remove the bottles from the heater and install it when ready to use. With my 15 degree sleeping bag I find that I don't use the heater that much through the night even when I woke up with 8 inches of snow on my truck.

 

[armyRN]

I tried out my Mr. Buddy heater for the first time this weekend on a camping trip. Love it!

I put it on a baking sheet inside an 8x10' tent with a cot. Like others would do, I would turn it on while getting ready for bed, then turn it off as I was slipping into my sleeping bag. In the morning I'd turn it on while changing my clothes, and then turn it off when leaving the tent. It warmed up the tent fast!

I had a ton of ventilation in the tent, so that was never an issue.

The morning I left it was cold and snowing - so glad I had it as I was getting dressed and getting ready to break camp.

 

[Agards1011]

I just picked one up because I saw it come across one of my apps as being on sale. Check it out here. $90 marked down to $50.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mr-Heater-MH9BX-9000-BTU-Propane-Portable-Buddy-Heater-MH9BX/55234301

 

[Inthewoods]

How high of an elevation has someone taking their heater? And did it work fine?
Planning a 9300ft camping trip.