Propane Usage Estimators for Little Buddy and Big Buddy Heaters

  • gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 7, 2017 at 7:49 am #1725965

    Please see the attached which can be used as a guide for how much propane you may need for a long trip or how often you may need to refill. Happy fishing!

    Attachments:

    1. 20-LB-PROPANE-USAGE-ESTIMATOR.pdf

    2. 11-LB-PROPANE-USAGE-ESTIMATOR.pdf

    3. 5-LB-PROPANE-USAGE-ESTIMATOR.pdf

    4. 1-LB-PROPANE-USAGE-ESTIMATOR.pdf

    Woodshed
    Elk River, MN
    Posts: 213
    November 7, 2017 at 7:53 am #1725973

    Great post! Thanks for sharing

    luttes
    Maplewood/WBL
    Posts: 542
    November 7, 2017 at 8:47 am #1725994

    Doing the Lord’s work I see.

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 7, 2017 at 11:09 am #1726032
    luttes wrote:

    Doing the Lord’s work I see.

    Haha, Thanks but this was easy – I just let Excel do all the work!

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 7, 2017 at 11:10 am #1726034

    No problem! thank you.

    Tuma
    Inactive
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 1403
    November 7, 2017 at 12:26 pm #1726066

    Thank you. I was wondering if I should refuel my 11 lb each time or not and now I know.

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 7, 2017 at 5:14 pm #1726142
    Tuma wrote:

    Thank you. I was wondering if I should refuel my 11 lb each time or not and now I know.

    Haha! I guess it just depends how long your trips are! toast

    roger
    Posts: 149
    November 7, 2017 at 5:52 pm #1726150

    THANK YOU

    1hl&sinker
    On the St.Croix
    Posts: 2501
    November 7, 2017 at 5:56 pm #1726154
    gotalunker wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>luttes wrote:</div>
    Doing the Lord’s work I see.

    Haha, Thanks but this was easy – I just let Excel do all the work!

    Hmm! If your running off Excel I wonder your intensions here.
    I hope you have those power lines properly marked. rotflol jester

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 7, 2017 at 6:04 pm #1726163
    1hl&sinker wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>gotalunker wrote:</div>

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>luttes wrote:</div>
    Doing the Lord’s work I see.

    Haha, Thanks but this was easy – I just let Excel do all the work!

    Hmm! If your running off Excel I wonder your intensions here.
    I hope you have those power lines properly marked. rotflol jester

    they’re huge lines so of course! waytogo

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 9, 2017 at 9:59 pm #1726849

    bump. Just curious to see this one didn’t get more interest. Posted on FB last year and it went crazy! lol

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    November 25, 2018 at 10:53 pm #1812510

    That time of year for a bump!

    And I noticed that the cost of 5 lb propane tanks has gone up 20 bucks since last year! Over 50 bucks now!

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11297
    November 26, 2018 at 6:43 am #1812522

    Thanks. I missed this before.

    Does the little buddy actually meanthe regular buddy heater?

    tswoboda
    Posts: 7737
    November 26, 2018 at 9:35 am #1812553
    biggill wrote:

    Thanks. I missed this before.

    Does the little buddy actually mean the regular buddy heater?

    Little Buddy = 4k BTU
    Portable Buddy = 4k/9k BTU
    Big Buddy = 4k/9k/18k BTU

    These charts are just theoretical run times based on BTU output, efficiency of the specific heater is not considered.

    gotalunker
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 153
    December 21, 2018 at 4:09 pm #1819695

    Bump.
    That time of year again.

    BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 10221
    December 21, 2018 at 4:23 pm #1819701

    What no estimates for just the pilot light??? rotflol jester rotflol

    mazak500
    South West Michigan
    Posts: 82
    December 31, 2018 at 3:27 am #1821808

    I am curious how you hook up your little buddy heater to a 5 or 11lb tank. I bought a 90° fitting and still cannot screw the heater on as it hits the top of the propane tank

    ______________
    Inactive
    MN - 55082
    Posts: 1644
    December 31, 2018 at 6:01 am #1821813
    mazak500 wrote:

    I am curious how you hook up your little buddy heater to a 5 or 11lb tank. I bought a 90° fitting and still cannot screw the heater on as it hits the top of the propane tank

    You need to aquire the individual fittings and assemble a 90° degree setup with a slightly longer rise.

    Maybe you can cannibalize parts from the one you bought?

    mazak500
    South West Michigan
    Posts: 82
    December 31, 2018 at 8:21 am #1821833

    Doh! Didn’t even think of that. Just ran to hardware store and good to go. Thank you and the charts are sweet.

    slipperybob
    Lil'Can, MN
    Posts: 1384
    December 31, 2018 at 11:28 am #1821914

    Nice charts.

    I’ve always sort of memorize my hours of usage…and always check tank shake and listen before trip.

    tim thirion
    Posts: 3
    February 1, 2019 at 9:23 pm #1831894

    here’s the list from mrheater.com

    Attachments:

    1. 2017_buddy_compare.pdf

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