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nomadik Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: near large puddles in BC
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:37 pm Post subject: anyone have a mrheater buddy 4 sale |
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I can't get one in canada.
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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What's a "Mr. Heater buddy"??? _________________ Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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Pascaa Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2007 Posts: 72 Location: Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Canadian distributor: WWW.DISTRIBUTIONPLEINAIR.COM
Not too interesting for a first post but useful i hope...
Going back in my cave, lurking.
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Pascaa wrote: |
Canadian distributor: WWW.DISTRIBUTIONPLEINAIR.COM
Not too interesting for a first post but useful i hope...
Going back in my cave, lurking.
Pascal |
Once I selected "English", I learned it was a portable gas heater.
Please feel free to exit that cage and continue answering these questions! _________________ Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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kevinbassplayer Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2006 Posts: 1041 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:57 am Post subject: |
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The biggest drag with using a Mr Buddy type catalytic heater is that they produce A LOT of water/moisture inside the van. |
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wavanagon Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2007 Posts: 400 Location: Everett, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:26 am Post subject: |
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not only do they produce moisture, they are kind of a tight squeeze in my opinion. not a lot of room for a really frickin' hot propane heater. i prefer the lots of blankets route. _________________ 1988 Vanagon GL - For Sale
1987 Westfalia
2008 Audi A4 2.0T
http://wavanagon.googlepages.com
Dirty from working on your Vanagon? Buy soap from my wife!
http://www.teatreesoap.com |
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vwlovr Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2006 Posts: 1122 Location: on the road
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Kuhlbox Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2007 Posts: 100
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Pardon my woeful ignorance on the topic, but does the Vanagon Westy full camper have a built-in furnace? I am elbows deep in repair/refurbish of my Eurovan furnace, and it just occurred to me that I don't think I've seen a thread on that topic here. _________________ Former:
'85 Golf
'97 Cabrio
Current:
'97 EVC
"In a world full of people, only some want to fly. Isn't that crazy?" Seal |
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nomadik Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: near large puddles in BC
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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some vanagon westys have a built in petrol furnace that sucks the battery dry but heats it right up, so not like the euro vans.
How to hook the extension line to your westy tank, its my understanding that they don't work with the regulator, is there any way around this , I don't want to buy another tank or throw out the little tanks. |
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tsombrero1 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2006 Posts: 288 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Get a Propex! _________________ Tennessee Sombrero
1988 Westy, Syncro-nated
2003 Aprilia Caponord (now with Jif)
Atari 2600
1970 Earthbound Humanoid |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: Coleman Sport Cat |
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A Coleman Sport Cat heater puts out a LOT of heat, and doesn't take much room, AND will operate above 5,000 feet elevation, which the Mr. Heater Buddy manual tells you... Belatedly... It won't.
Have a look here:
http://tinyurl.com/pvgdw
And here:
http://tinyurl.com/2yqm4h
The SportCat lights very easily, works at any altitude, and isn't large at all.
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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regis101 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2005 Posts: 2078 Location: Livermore, Ca
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Two searches. I found one testimonial that it works in a Colorado garage at 6300 ft but not up in the high country and the second was Mr Heater's site that said not for use above 7k ft. _________________ Peace, Regis |
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vwlovr Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2006 Posts: 1122 Location: on the road
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:28 am Post subject: |
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the wave 3 looks like a good alternative as well...
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index....0:src=UPSE
works at any alt, but has no low O2 sensor, and is spendier, but still a lot cheaper than the propex.
the propex is the cadillac of heaters without a doubt, but i'm going on a trip in my 7 passenger w/ zbed. after that i'm moving to hawaii soon, so i have no interest in investing in a $900 heater. unless you plan on doing tons of camping, it's just not worth it.
i'll probably do the buddy heater, but i'm going to decide once my camping destinations are picked out. the wave 3 is like $200, i could probably sell it when i'm done for $100. so it might be worth it.
heated blankets are fine and all for me, but the mrs. won't tolerate the cold, and my 3yo hates sleeping under any covers. |
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mtac Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Montana
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: |
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ive got both, the coleman sport cat and the mr heater buddy
the mr heater will definately put out the heat, it will run you out of the vehicle if you have it on high. i didnt notice a moisture problem
the sport cat is great for a personal quick warm up, but in colder weather i dont think it would keep the entire vehicle warm _________________ 1987 Syncro Westy
"Bad roads bring GOOD people... Good roads bring all kinds of people!" |
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: anyone have a mrheater buddy 4 sale |
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nomadik wrote: |
I can't get one in canada.
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If you are in Canada, Princess Auto will have them on sale staring October 9. It will soon be in their flier which you can download here:
http://www.princessauto.com/PAcountry.cfm?CTRY=CAN&INF=home
It is not on the web yet though, I get the snail mail version so I get a heads up.
The price will be $129.99 (page 40 on the next flier - Oct. 9-28). If you don't know Princess Auto they are a great place for cheap tools. Lots of stores across Canada (except Quebec!) They also do mail order. _________________ -- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino) |
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Tomswesty Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Moscow, ID
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:04 am Post subject: |
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I was just in the Grand Tetons and mine worked just fine. No moisture it, helped dry out the inside. Elevation was 6700 feet. _________________ 87 Westy
2.2L Suby convert |
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