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KC,
You can't read very well.
Try again.
Dave
We're gonna have to type s l o w e l y for him. 
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I also have a buddy heater, and use a small bulk tank and hose, designed for tailgaitting. (3 gal) it holds more gas than I will use in a deer blind during a 4 day hunt, and it is 12lbs. However, (as per the manufacturer) if you use a hose feed, you must have a filter on the heater end of that hose. (No, it ain't in the literature) but rubber hose leach oil in the presence of propane, when under pressure. This fills up the regulator and plugs it. (I know, because mine had to be replaced, per the factory. They sent me the parts, and I did the swap, and once done, it worked fine again. The filters are cheap (@$15 IIRC) and will prevent a reoccourance. (Just swap filters when they plug up)
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the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
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I also have a buddy heater, and use a small bulk tank and hose, designed for tailgaitting. (3 gal) it holds more gas than I will use in a deer blind during a 4 day hunt, and it is 12lbs. However, (as per the manufacturer) if you use a hose feed, you must have a filter on the heater end of that hose. (No, it ain't in the literature) but rubber hose leach oil in the presence of propane, when under pressure. This fills up the regulator and plugs it. (I know, because mine had to be replaced, per the factory. They sent me the parts, and I did the swap, and once done, it worked fine again. The filters are cheap (@$15 IIRC) and will prevent a reoccourance. (Just swap filters when they plug up) Whether you need the filter depends. If your hose is carrying high pressure, you do. If it's low pressure you don't. Some of the Buddy series have a port to attach a hose from a bulk tank with a regulator. Mine is the Big Buddy which has that. It's attached to a tank with a regulator so the hose is low pressure and I don't need one. If you have a hose hooked to the port where a 1 lb cylinder goes you have a high pressure hose and do need one.
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I have a My Buddy factory hose for a big tank, and it does not need a filter. I used it for a season when my wall mount heater broke for my garage. It was pretty amazing how quick the throw away cylinders got used up. The 20 pounder was the way to go.
I also used the my buddy in a popup blind. The pilot flame actually kept the temp up a bit.
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The by product of propane combustion is one left over water molecule
The by product of a hydrocarbon combustion is carbon monoxide
Hence tow motors in warehouses and propane floor buffers in schools.
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The ones I have will shut off if turned over and have a Oxygen senor which off if there is not enough air. I use it in a cabelas outfitter dome tent 8 man anytime we hunt in the winter.
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Get one of those small Honda generators, then you can have elec heat. No worries then And put it in the tent with you so you can take advantage of the heat the engine puts out. 
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The by product of propane combustion is one left over water molecule
The by product of a hydrocarbon combustion is carbon monoxide
Hence tow motors in warehouses and propane floor buffers in schools. Haven’t we been over this here already?
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The by product of propane combustion is one left over water molecule
The by product of a hydrocarbon combustion is carbon monoxide
Hence tow motors in warehouses and propane floor buffers in schools. what's the by product of methane rectal cranial combustion? pull your head out of your azz
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The by product of propane combustion is one left over water molecule
The by product of a hydrocarbon combustion is carbon monoxide
Hence tow motors in warehouses and propane floor buffers in schools. what's the by product of methane rectal cranial combustion? pull your head out of your azz Hahahahahahahahaha
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I've spent 30 some nights in a Cabelas 6 man Guide tent with a buddy heater running to keep the GF warm. We never had an issue. I kept a couple vents open, and made sure nothing was close to the flame. I worried more about fire than CO poisoning, and kept knives close by to cut our way out quickly if we had to.
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I just use a warm sleeping bag and turn mine on for a few minutes to warm up the tent before I slip into some clothes. I wouldn't try to sleep with one running all night. I use it at night for a few minutes and again in the morning before I slip out of my warm sleeping bag. But they will shutdown if it senses the the oxygen level is low and stopsimmediately if bumped.
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They shut off from lack of oxygen long before a person will. I doubt a non modified one has ever hurt anyone. Ever.
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The by product of propane combustion is one left over water molecule
The by product of a hydrocarbon combustion is carbon monoxide
Hence tow motors in warehouses and propane floor buffers in schools. what's the by product of methane rectal cranial combustion? pull your head out of your azz Hahahahahahahahaha What's the story on that M60? Or did you dumb fugks finally figure out your BFF is a dumb fugk? Clark
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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They shut off from lack of oxygen [YOU HOPE] long before a person will. I doubt a non modified one has ever hurt anyone. Ever. I've got all kinds of gadgets where a function failed unexpectedly.
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Which explains a lot.
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I just ordered a version that I have not seen anywhere else, from Cabelas.
It is a Mr. Heater Reconditioned "Hunting Buddy" heater. Instead of the normal heat settings of the small portable Buddy, which are 4,000 and 9,000 BTU, the Hunting Buddy allows 6,000 or 12,000 BTU for a slightly higher price, and instead of red paint has camo. Other features seem to be the same.
The reconditioned version costs $79.99 and has a regular new price of $149.99, so it is $70 cheaper. These are available only via online orders.
I have not seen any independent review of the Hunting Buddy, but presumably they would match those of the other portable one, which Cabela's sells new for $105..
Norm
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I read the whole thread and have concluded that Mr Buddy heaters are safe to use anywhere but Colorado.
The something about that Rocky Mountain air that will fry your brains if you use a heater in a tent.
FACT !
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I read the whole thread and have concluded that Mr Buddy heaters are safe to use anywhere but Colorado.
The something about that Rocky Mountain air that will fry your brains if you use a heater in a tent.
FACT ! It's likely the Colorado smoke. 
Norman Solberg
International lawyer, lately for 25 years in Japan, now working on trusts in the US, the 3rd greatest tax haven. NRA Life Member for over 50 years, NRA Endowment (2014), Patron (2016).
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I've not read every post on here, so maybe this has been covered, but if not... There are lots of permanently installed, non-vented catalytic propane heaters used in homes. Most of my rural OK neighbors have them in their homes. These heaters use the same technology as the Buddy Heater (open face catalytic combustor). People don't generally die from using them. The same goes for Buddy Heaters. Like this: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200664873_200664873
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