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Mr. Buddy Heater
Mr. Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy 4,000-9,000-BTU Indoor-Safe Portable Radiant Heater
ITEM #: F232000 Model #: MH9BX
Hmmm, Where do I start with this little gem? This item deserves more than 5 stars, its very rare that you purchase a product and it exceeds all your expectations
My first time using this was on a Klondike Derby in a 10' x 10' EZ-Up tent with attached sides.
Outside temp was hoovering around 30 degrees and was a bit cloudy.
The heater worked flawlessly and kept the interior comfortable enough for a heavy shirt or sweater.
My second time using the Mr. Buddy was on our winter trip February 20-22 2015. This is where I realized it was truly a great product.
The Mr. Heater Portable Buddy was used in an 8 man Alaskan Guide Tent from Cabelas, the outside temp hit a low of -8°F.
The heater worked well enough to warm the tent enough to sit in a light jacket.
I was using refilled Propane Tanks, although I ordered the Mr. Buddy (NO FILTER REQUIRED) hose, Mr. Heater Buddy Series Hose Assembly - 10-ft., Model# F273704 we used the one pound propane bottles instead. I refilled a bunch using aMr. Heater F276172 Propane One Pound Tank Refill Adapter
We had another heater, the Mr. Heater Big Buddy, Mr. Heater MH18B, Portable Propane Heater ITEM #: F274865 Model #: MH18B that we hooked to a 30 pound propane tank.
Between these two heaters the "Portable Buddy" on low at 4,000 Btu's and the "Big Buddy" on medium at 9,000 Btu's the tent stayed toasty warm all weekend.
We even took the "Portable Buddy" to a portapotti and heated the portapotti up to, "Do the 2".
I felt comfortable leaving both of these heaters on when we slept, in fact we were stuck in the tent from Friday afternoon till Sunday morning and these were never shut off, we also ran a propane lantern on low at night and used a Camp Chef Everest High Output 2 Burner Stove for hot beverages and cooking.
We had a carbon monoxide detector in the tent and it never once beeped, even after frying some porterhouse steaks and as load of potatoes.
The Mr. Buddy Series heaters make no sound at all, has zero smell, are easy to use and are incredibly efficient.
The piezo ignition works well, but I want to point out one thing, if the heater is pitched back slightly, the pilot will not light the propane , this is due to the angle of the ceramic, just make sure its on a flat surface. I would just tilt the heater slightly forward to ignite the propane.
Tanks screw in with a little push to push through the seal in the propane, the fact that the connection swivels out makes changing out tanks easy.
February 2015 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase