Heating-Little Buddy

[bk2valve]

CCbreder, can't you just take the hose to a propane dealer and have them crimp the right fitting on it? The RVPit in Quartzsite will do it and both dealers in my little town will make you anything you want....<br>Bri<br><br>P.S. in fact my dealers have all the fittings you would ever need including the one that screws into your Mr. Buddy or Stove, or???

 

[ccbreder]

Hey I don't need fittings. I'm good. My flex hose had the adapter end to the mr Buddy and the other end had a pipe thread to connect to a valve in my propane system.&nbsp; I was trying to help Safaribob. His RV dealer would not help him connect his Mr Buddy into his vehicle propane tank. So in his behalf, I thank you for the reference to the dealer in Quartzsite.

 

[bk2valve]

Ok I copy...sorry about that.....<br>Bri

 

[travlinman and wife]

for those that use the little green bottles and need a storage system to keep them upright this is what I did. 4 in pvc cut into 4 in peaces take a peace of 1/2 in wood and trace a circle on the inside of the pipe cut out with jigsaw place inside and use drwall screws to create a bottom in the pvc with the screws goeing through the pvc into wood fotming a cup. you can then mount these anywere with screws through the bottom. mount sevveral&nbsp; to another peace of wood and thn mount this in your van.

 

[Stargazer]

Hmmm...sounds like a promising idea. If I understand this right, it would have to be mounted on a horizontal surface, with the opening facing up, right? I stash those bottles everywhere there's room. Its sometimes a treasure hunt to find them, to keep them all in one place woukd be fine! Where did you mount your holders?

 

[travlinman and wife]

under my bed and yes horizontal

 

[travlinman and wife]

you could cut them on a angle&nbsp; and maby mount them on the wall

 

[travelingchic]

I had a look at the little buddy heater and in the description it says for use, outdoors only. &nbsp;Is it safe for inside the van?

 

[Zil]

Like any fire, ventilation is required. If there is no make-up oxygen, there could be carbon MON-oxide generation. I use a CO detector and my heater has a low&nbsp;oxygen&nbsp;cut off. I never sleep with an open or cat fire burning. But to heat a van, buddy heaters are good.

 

[Stargazer]

Traveling chic,

I have the Mr Heater Buddy model MH9BX. Directly from the operating manual:

"This heater can only be used in a recreational or commercial enclosure with a window or roof vent."
"This heater requires a vent area of 9 square inches (example 3" X 3" opening) minimum for adequate ventilation during operation."
"This heater is safe for indoor use in small recreational enclosures having means for providing combustion air and ventilation, such as enclosed porches, cabins, fishing huts, trailers, tent trailers, tents, truck caps and vans."

Yes, it's safe, as long as you have an opening 3" X 3" to allow fresh air ventilation.

 

[owl]

&nbsp;&nbsp; Those directions directly from the manual, written by lawyers, liability and big brother issues. I have used a Buddy heater indoors for years with no problems. There isn't a trailer or van made that is air tight.

 

[Stargazer]

Owl,

You are so right! Plenty of air leaks in my van to provide very adequate ventilation. Not to mention, open the door and step out once in a while. Probably a complete and total air exchange...

I just wanted to reassure traveling chic that it's ok to use indoors. I don't run mine unless I am up and awake though. I have this video running through my mind of that long-haired tail brushing up against it when the heater is on and and and...Yikes!

Something I do...I have an O2Cool 4" battery operated fan. I slide the fan base under the heater handle and run the fan to circulate the heat from the Buddy. Works great. One does need to be careful not to reach across the top of the heater to switch on the fan, though.

 

[owl]

Stargazer, you have a long haired tail ? I never noticed that !

 

[Stargazer]

Owl,

Lol! Yep! Used to have two of them. Now I have only one :-(

 

[travelingchic]

Thanks for the information. &nbsp;That's good to know. &nbsp;So if I kept one of the back windows popped out in my minivan would that be enough? &nbsp;I have a dodge caravan. &nbsp;The window doesn't open that much but it would allow air flow.<br><br><br>

 

[caseyc]

I have both the Mr. Heater Big Buddy and the Little Buddy propane powered heaters. &nbsp;I quickly found out that the smaller Little Buddy heater was more than enough to heat up my low top 1995 Ford E150 conversion van. The larger Big Buddy heater is almost overkill for my needs. I simply have both my front windows down approx 1/4 to 1/2 inches. &nbsp;The Little Buddy heater using a 1 pound propane can will continuously provide heat for roughly 5 to 6 hours, maybe a bit more. &nbsp;When I first light up the Little Buddy heater using a long lighter, I can smell propane gas for the first few minutes, and then the gas smell disappears while the heater keeps lit for several hours. &nbsp;The interior of the van actually gets almost too warm if I have the heater on for too long, so I might turn it off and on throughout the night as needed. &nbsp;I use a small USB powered fan to blow the heat towards the rear of the van where my bed is located. &nbsp;I use the Little Buddy heater placed near the floor next to the middle van doors and pointed diagonally towards the rear of the van. &nbsp;A small fan is near the front dashboard blowing the heat back towards the rear of the van. I have many fans powered by different forms of batteries, but I prefer a USB powered fan connected to a 12 volt outlet (ie: the cigarette lighter charger adapter). &nbsp;By the way, the smaller Little Buddy heater does not have a built in fan, whereas the larger Big Buddy heater does have a built in fan which requires batteries to run.<br><br><br><br>