Okay I finally talked the girl into going hunting, but I might have screwed up. It's cold! All I have setups for is bowhunting at that. What do y'all think about a heater in a bow blind? And if it's a go, what kind? Appreciate the help guys!

I would not use one in a bow blind because of the noise factor.

Mr. Heater is hard to beat.

Are they all loud?

Well, loud is relative but all the ones I am familiar with do hiss. I would think deer in close quarters could hear it. IDK for sure I have never tried it.

I hunt the wind so if I had at least a 5mph wind in my face would they still hear it?

If they are 5 yards away maybe

IDK. I think you'd just have to try it and see.

10/4 thanks buddy

Good luck hope y'all get a biggun.

Used it every day while guiding this past week. Worked like a champ. The bottles last about 5 hours or so.

get a coffee can, a roll of toilet paper, and a bottle of alcohol

works well not smell no noise

Awesome, I'm gonna get a checklist goin! Lol

Deer you ever get busted by the deer?

If its too windy the pilot will blow out.

Mr. Buddy all the way. No noise and starts up on the first click. Mine does anyway. Plenty of heat and safe. Used it this weekend in the cold snap we had.

I'm headed to academy right now, it's been cold for awhile, hopefully they aren't outta stock

Youtube has some videos if you have never done this.

What's happens to the coffee can when you wanna put it out?

Word of warning! Have an extra roll for emergencies. That packed TP in a tin can is hard to get out when you need it really bad!

Don't ask how I know this!

You put a lid on and it extinguishes it.

My wife uses a Mr Buddy Heater and I'm pretty sure it has gotten her busted a few times but they do work well.

I would recommend a small pot lid instead of the plastic coffee can lid. Wait until it cools before putting the plastic lid back on.

Nope

God I miss having a heater in the blind. Naps were the best before sun up.

Now I hunt out of a 20' tripod protected by only camo netting. Let me tell ya, it gets cold especially these last two storms. A man can only take so much!

Mr. Buddy!

I really don't like the idea if an open flame around bow strings and loose fitting clothing haha think I'll go with a mr.heater

Get an inexpensive popup blind with a heater. Unless you don't REALLY want her going with you. One miserable experience and she'll be done with it.

Get a can of Sterno. It'll warm up a blind in a hurry and makes no noise.

If she's going, I'm pretty sure you already have a heater

Mr Buddy for me. If it gets you busted, save your money and build a blind big enough and thick walled enough, it wont get you busted. In my experience if your heater makes that much noise, something is wrong with it. Except for the first start click, it should be very quiet. The older I get, the less hard core I get and those comforts are really important to me.

Alcohol cools much faster than you think. Hard to beat a Buddy.

Metal coffee can, and isopropyl alcohol, not rubbing. 1 lb coffee can, half a bottle of isopropyl and a match. Will burn clean for hours. Not the hottest, but it will work. Not noisy at all. You'd be surprised that the TP doesn't burn, it acts like a wick.

Mr. Heater

Love my lil Mr. Heater Buddy.

I just turn the seat warmers on.

I use the mr heater too and it's worth every penny. I used it in my pop up during the last ice event and killed 2 deer, the buck within 5 min of clicking the pilot light. Use common sense where you place it. Works great as a defroster for mesh windows when the freezing rain glazes it over.

I have used these in the "old days". One important thing to remember is that alcohol burns with an invisble flame.

Almost 30 years ago, a buddy of mine was deer hunting in one his dad's typical thrown together box stands and was using one of these heaters. With the flame invisible, he did notice when it caught the leg of his coverals on fire until it started getting hot. Then when he started jumping around he turned the can over. Then when he went to jump out of the stand the haywire that was acting has a curtain rod for the burlap windows "clothes lined" him. When he woke up, his deer stand was burned down, and he had a draft for the the walk back to camp since the old style plastic ski-coveralss had melted up the back.

Had the Mr Heater "Lil Buddy" for awhile, couldn't keep up with sub zero weather. Got the Mr Heater "Big Buddy", has twice the heating elements and a battery operated blower. Hooked up to a 20lb propane cylinder. Much better unit.

A Coleman Sport Cat or Black Cat work well, good heat, longer life, silent, and back-packable

Or hunt out of the bedroom window like I do, the cabin is warmer.

Grew up with that set up. Saved my tail on many an am hunt in the panhandle growing up.

It's a little more than a tripod, here's a link what we're using.


http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/u...r_cabin_#UNREAD

They still are.......

Do you at least have a box to sit in with a roof and a few walls? If not, I'd get her out there and just tell her your "hunting ploy" was just an excuse to get her alone all to yourself for the weekend, and hang out around the fire barrel. You might miss out on a deer, but will definitely score some major girlfriend points.

edited to add: Maybe go to the stand in the warm afternoon. Never know, you might actually see something. If not, that's why it's called hunting and not killing.

Edited again to add: And pull out your hunting license and explain the tags to her, and that TP&W spends a fortune (funded by hunters) to determine what and how much each hunter can take to maintain a healthy game population, and that by hunting you're actually funding the research as well as contributing to the process the biologists want. Then you're no longer a barbarian meat-hunter, but a conservationist!

Easy, Leave her home! Problem solved

I use the heater mentioned here and love it. No noise or odor.

Haha wow guys this thread has helped! We have a nice warm camper, and a couple good bow blinds. I think I'll take a heater and if it gets to cold I'll tell her we can just hunt at the camper! But in all seriousness I'm hoping she'll at least enjoy the lease so she might wanna go back!

In addition to the heater I always hook my son up with those hand warmers they have at academy. They also have toe warmers that you can stick to your socks which work well. Combination of layered clothes, hand warmers, toe warmers, & the heater he doesnt complain and stays warm.

Those sport cat heaters are very weak on the heat. The lil buddy is by far a better unit

Tractor supply has buddy heater $75 this week, if you decide to use coffee can and tp.. pull the core out of the roll!

I havn't heard of the coffee can trick. gonna have to give it a try

I hunted South texas in the 70's and 80's. All anyone used down there then was the coffee can tp alcohol setup......