Hi Guys,
I am looking to get one of these this winter but don't have a clue what to go for. Not sure if it is worth getting a decent one. Had my heart on getting a Coleman Blackcat a few years ago but see they don't do them anymore. Seen another one called a Mr Heater Little buddy. Or would I be better of with a cheap and cheerful 20quid parabolic heater. Your thoughts please.
I am looking to get one of these this winter but don't have a clue what to go for. Not sure if it is worth getting a decent one. Had my heart on getting a Coleman Blackcat a few years ago but see they don't do them anymore. Seen another one called a Mr Heater Little buddy. Or would I be better of with a cheap and cheerful 20quid parabolic heater. Your thoughts please.
In reply to Post #1
Safer with a hot water bottle and a decent sleeping bag
Or you could try electric heat of some type
Safer with a hot water bottle and a decent sleeping bag
Or you could try electric heat of some type
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I have these already. Its not for that. More so for winter days piking or when it gets really bad and just want to have it on when I am not in the bag. Would never put it on while sleeping
I have these already. Its not for that. More so for winter days piking or when it gets really bad and just want to have it on when I am not in the bag. Would never put it on while sleeping
Friend of mine uses the Nash Bivvy Heater. Just runs off of t-lite candles.
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No Harm. Seen the Nash one in the flesh and it's terrible. No one I know that has one can recommend it.
No Harm. Seen the Nash one in the flesh and it's terrible. No one I know that has one can recommend it.
In reply to Post #1
take a hot water bottle !
take a hot water bottle !
In reply to Post #1
Just layer up and deal with it, it's not meant to be like being in your living room.
Just layer up and deal with it, it's not meant to be like being in your living room.
i really dont understand the need to patronise/criticise people that want to make their winter fishing more bearable .... Considering the absolute **** people now carry (bait boats, motorised barrows, sonar devices, bivvies the size of a small house and sleep sytems that weigh a small car erc) a small heater is far from the most indulgent in comparison. Used sensibly with ventilation heaters are not a problem
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In reply to Post #2
In that case
I personally wouldn't bother with a heater I would just use my stove to take the edge off
In that case
I personally wouldn't bother with a heater I would just use my stove to take the edge off
In reply to Post #1
I have been searching for a small gas heater too. Not for fishing though, but for my small garden office. I'd also been looking at the Mr Heater range. No experience in them though but liked idea if this one as it can also has option to run off larger cylinders.
https://www.mrheater.com/portable_buddy_heater.html
I have been searching for a small gas heater too. Not for fishing though, but for my small garden office. I'd also been looking at the Mr Heater range. No experience in them though but liked idea if this one as it can also has option to run off larger cylinders.
https://www.mrheater.com/portable_buddy_heater.html
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seven oaks and hpv would be most used by eu anglers..
seven oaks and hpv would be most used by eu anglers..
Loads of Mr Heater types on Ebay and Amazon just seems a bit of overkill to me
lots of people in Europe where it does actually get cold enough to need a heater ! use a Paraffin heater called BIG RED think this is the latest version of it ??
LINKY POO
lots of people in Europe where it does actually get cold enough to need a heater ! use a Paraffin heater called BIG RED think this is the latest version of it ??
LINKY POO
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I'm sorry, but I am going to upset G4fne myself and say you are far better off with decent clothing, sleeping bag etc than a bivvy heater.
It is a risk on various fronts, the risk of suffocation and obviously the flame risk.
If you dress and feed/drink yourself properly, then you can be warm even on the coldest days and nights.
Obviously I know a stove is still a fire risk, which is why always be careful with them, but a bivvy heater is an unnecessary risk.
I'm sorry, but I am going to upset G4fne myself and say you are far better off with decent clothing, sleeping bag etc than a bivvy heater.
It is a risk on various fronts, the risk of suffocation and obviously the flame risk.
If you dress and feed/drink yourself properly, then you can be warm even on the coldest days and nights.
Obviously I know a stove is still a fire risk, which is why always be careful with them, but a bivvy heater is an unnecessary risk.
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That what I do, I have 2 stoves for the winter.. one for my heat and one for the kettle lol
That what I do, I have 2 stoves for the winter.. one for my heat and one for the kettle lol