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Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/26/16 01:21 PM
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I'm trying to help a good friend with his purchase of a heater for his deer blind. It seems the Little Buddy heaters are very popular with hunters, however I don't know anyone who owns one. I'm thinking the $79.99 model that you can find at Academy and Walmart is a good fit for him, but I don't how loud it is when working. I say this because I use a small, Coleman SportCat catalytic heater that makes practically zero noise. And I have seen some portable heaters that sound like a blow torch when operating.
Are the Little Buddy heaters quiet enough to use in a deer blind with thin, nylon walls?
Thanks for your feedback.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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10/26/16 01:40 PM
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little buddys are perfectly adequate for hunting in a blind, would even hunt outside with one, they just don't make enough noise to worry about once lit. They do have a nice audible click to get started, but that's it.
I can't speak to the larger ones though, never used the mr buddy or larger
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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10/26/16 01:44 PM
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Very little noise after you light it. I have the adapter on mine so I can run a large bottle. Put the bottle under my blind and run a hose up to the heater. Eliminates carrying the little bottles. They'll last about 3 hours I think but I'm in my blind longer than that.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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10/26/16 01:49 PM
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They're great, no noise and most of all, very little smell. Outside of the blind, they will blow out quickly. Get the bigger one if you can.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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10/26/16 03:52 PM
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I have the larger one that can connect to a 20# bottle, as mentioned, just the few "clicks" of the starter to get it going, maybe a little "flutter" when the bottle is getting low as well... The glow put off, is a bigger pain than any sound it makes IMO.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/26/16 07:42 PM
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Thanks again for all the replies.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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10/27/16 01:33 PM
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I always keep a lighter in my blind to light my little buddy heater. Clicking the button to light it is pretty loud.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/27/16 03:02 PM
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I have the larger one that can connect to a 20# bottle, as mentioned, just the few "clicks" of the starter to get it going, maybe a little "flutter" when the bottle is getting low as well... The glow put off, is a bigger pain than any sound it makes IMO. I've always wondered what it looks like in the dark when those heaters are lit up. I have to think in the pitch black the blind looks like a jack o lantern with an orange glow coming from it but maybe I'm just overthinking it. OP, they are plenty quiet except for the click starting them up.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/28/16 12:02 AM
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The thing I like about the Little Buddy is once you get the blind warm you can turn it down to pilot light only for a while.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/28/16 12:53 AM
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Don't turn it on until sun comes up. It will give the jack o lantern effect.
Just an hour of cold, the 3 of heat
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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10/28/16 01:58 AM
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I have the Coleman catalytics in most blinds, but have the Little Buddy in my large blind. When running there's a hiss, but it isn't loud. But, with the windows open and strong gusts blowing through the blind, it gets a bit noisier. Bugs me, but the critters don't seem to notice.
Why'd Coleman quit making those catalytic heaters? They were perfect.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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12/26/16 09:28 PM
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The Little Buddy Heater works great in my 4x8 Blynd (Texas company) and after it's running for 15 minutes, I am wearing a t shirt and starting to sweat. I have sliding tinted windows in my blind and we only open the windows about 5 inches when hunting hogs and predators at night so I don't think they see a glow from outside the blind. It's pretty darn quiet too. First night using it, we had a huge hog scratching itself on the side of the tower and a buck walk out 5 feet from us that didn't get spooked. I might buy a second one just to have Incase the one I have ends up breaking on me. The first one I had ended up having the ignition break and it was the one time that I didn't have a lighter in my backpack. That was a damn cold night lol. They make a larger unit that can run on a rechargeable battery that I am going to get once I buy some land and build a small cabin on the property for hunting. The extra batteries for it are not that expensive too. The windows are pretty well tinted so I don't think they see any light from the heater.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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12/28/16 10:01 PM
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I always keep a lighter in my blind to light my little buddy heater. Clicking the button to light it is pretty loud. ^^^This is good advice. I have used the same one for the last four years and there is nothing more unsettling than the "PING" the spark ignition makes at 5 in the morning in the pitch black.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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12/28/16 11:45 PM
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The last Little Buddy I bought a couple of years ago has a much quitter ignition switch than my previous models.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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12/31/16 02:04 PM
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The last Little Buddy I bought a couple of years ago has a much quitter ignition switch than my previous models. Mine must be the same and I bought it in 2012, I can light it (inside the blind) with deer 15' below with no issue, the acorns hitting the roof make more noise.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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12/31/16 05:02 PM
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I have used the same one for the last four years and there is nothing more unsettling than the "PING" the spark ignition makes at 5 in the morning in the pitch black. Amen, I hate that dang sound and it seems like it always take 3 pings to start. Get the next size up Little Buddy and it uses a AA powered igniter. It has a space to hold a second propane bottle and can be hooked up to an external propane tank. Charlie
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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01/04/17 12:25 PM
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Why'd Coleman quit making those catalytic heaters? They were perfect.
I agree. I have only one and I wish I had more. I got the Mr. Heater (square, 1 tank) version for xmas and took it out last night to hunt. The starting ping is annoying, particularly when you have to to it 2 or 3 times to start the thing. However, what I found really annoying was the amount of light it put out. That sucker is BRIGHT. I see from the above pic that the itty bitty versions work the same way. That isn't beneficial at all for night hunting. The Colemans put out very little light.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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01/05/17 03:36 AM
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I have three portable Buddy heaters that I use all the time. One I found in a dump pile of trash. Took it home and blew it out with an air hose and it worked fine. I have purchased hoses and run them to a big bottle. The little green bottles are too expensive. This Christmas I got the Big Buddy which also has a fan on it to blow the hot air. I really like the Buddy brand of heaters.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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01/05/17 07:13 PM
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I don't think the colemans Are as good because of the gas smell the put out. Buddy doesn't do that.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
[Re: Western]
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01/07/17 07:02 AM
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The last Little Buddy I bought a couple of years ago has a much quitter ignition switch than my previous models. Mine must be the same and I bought it in 2012, I can light it (inside the blind) with deer 15' below with no issue, the acorns hitting the roof make more noise. Yeah mine really doesn't make any noise when I push the ignition button. Maybe the newer ones are quieter.
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Re: Little Buddy heaters - Are they quiet?
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the best part is they have a great tip over prevention feature and shutoff if bumped. They also have a low oxygen sensor (but no CO sensor). Spoils one when hunting in the cold and makes it comfortable.
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