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IceShanty Main => General Ice Fishing Chit Chat => Topic started by: jasburrito on Jan 11, 2019, 07:58 AM
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Hey. Hey. What time is it? Anyways i have been using a sunflower type heater on a 20 pound propane tank. It works great. But not safe enough around exspensive anything. So i started to look at all the different buddy heaters. While chatting with a bud he mentioned dewalt had one too. https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1118472-dewalt-portable-radiant-heater.html?feedsource=3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI27zY_e3l3wIVxRx9Ch2LSQA6EAQYASABEgJro_D_BwE. So last spring i bought 20v drill. Then i got the 20v dewalt weedwhip when the gasser was having issues. So i have some lipos already. I did a search and found little. Getting geared up for portage 20-24. Any input on heater would be great. I fish out of a two man shappell. Thanks.
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The Dewalt is basically an upgraded buddy heater. Has a fan which runs of the 20v battery.....which may make it distribute heat better I assume
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Sorry I don't have any info about the heater, I just use a Big Buddy heater and it works great in a thermal flipover. What's a lipo? If you go with the DeWalt heater, let us know how it works for you!
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That is a re-branded Big Buddy Heater. This just uses a Dewalt battery for the fan, you still need propane bottles. Nothing really new here.
I would get a Portable Buddy. The fan is not usually necessary.
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Jasburrito- Just get a buddy Heater of some sort.. I have a 4 man eskimo hut and it heats it up enough your sitting in a flannel shirt when inside so they work great!
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That big buddy, will blow you out of a smaller flipover or even a hub style. I have to throttle my portable buddy on and off in my Clam Nanook.
I use my big buddy in my 12x12' Alaknak tent when chasing elk out west. It gets down to 30-40 degrees F at night, takes the cold away when getting out of bed at 4am.
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Yeah I heat my Eskimo 6120 with a portable buddy ,more than enough , and those things were going cheap around the holidays
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That big buddy, will blow you out of a smaller flipover or even a hub style. I have to throttle my portable buddy on and off in my Clam Nanook.
I use my big buddy in my 12x12' Alaknak tent when chasing elk out west. It gets down to 30-40 degrees F at night, takes the cold away when getting out of bed at 4am.
Yeah, but it could be useful with a -35 windchill factor.....I can't take a coat off in that even with the heater on max and the shelter being insulated.
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The Dewalt isn't actually an altered Big Buddy. It's the size in between the standard Buddy and the Big Buddy. It's an altered Hunting Buddy. We use a Big Buddy in a Clam Escape and love it. This Dewalt version is interesting, but if you've ever seen a LiPo battery pack catch fire, I'd be uneasy about strapping one to a propane heater.
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It also has a light built into the handle. I’d buy one if/when Milwaukee copies it.
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I have the dewalt heater. I like it. The fan is nice, it helps even out heat in your space also helps with condensation. I would also say it feels warmer. The light and USB ports are handy if needed. Battery running fan only last more than a day, of course the battery size matters I had 5 amp. As someone already stated it is between little buddy and big buddy. Also hold two 1 pound tanks like the big buddy.