Heat powered fans

[Griz]

Has anyone had experience with a heat powered fan on a buddy heater? Worth the money? And if so which one .

 

[Tikka280ai]

Has anyone had experience with a heat powered fan on a buddy heater? Worth the money? And if so which one .

I bought a cheap one on Amazon and it definitely works and move lots of air. Has a pretty good buzz to it so I don't use it in the deer blind but its nice in the fish house to help heat more evenly

 

[Davy Crockett]

same here, I bought a cheap one and it works pretty good .

 

[jtillman]

Same experience, bought one similar to this, and it surprising on how much hot air it moves in the ice house.

 

[wslayer]

Has anyone had experience with a heat powered fan on a buddy heater? Worth the money? And if so which one .

The one I bought, works good
Amazon product

 

[Griz]

The one I bought, works good
Amazon product

Thanks guys .

 

[Davy Crockett]

Has anyone had experience with a heat powered fan on a buddy heater? Worth the money? And if so which one .

keep in mind , you have to have it above the flame . I have a cooking rack on mine that I cover with tinfoil and set the heater on that.

 

[Davy Crockett]

This is the type of rack I have to set the fan on.

 

[Griz]

This is the type of rack I have to set the fan on.

Thank you! I’m planning on making one so it will work.

 

[JMF]

They actually sell one on Amazon that has the grooves already cut in it so you can slide it on the guard.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CBMKYWPY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[Tikka280ai]

They actually sell one on Amazon that has the grooves already cut in it so you can slide it on the guard.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CBMKYWPY?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

https://www.scheels.com/p/089301011...33vSxU3ijf-d3_i11qGUXNxwwVYsU-nWhlUpV8.WesJRc

Mr heater came out with a more compact one that fits the mid sized buddy heater. I have one ordered and will report back on how it works

 

[wslayer]

The one i posted came with the holder, snaps onto the heater grates

 

[luvcatchingbass]

@CatDaddy had a nifty one a few years ago when I was fishing with him. Worked so good it almost made the perch jump through the hole and into the bucket. We set it on the ice and it actually started to spin backwards

 

[undguy]

Scheels also sells one made for the Buddy heater. $39.99. I bought a cheap wood stove one years ago and cut slots on it to fit on the Buddy. Works great.

 

[5575]

Ours wakes you up when you have a bite!

 

[wslayer]

@CatDaddy had a nifty one a few years ago when I was fishing with him. Worked so good it almost made the perch jump through the hole and into the bucket. We set it on the ice and it actually started to spin backwards

They do spin backwards, kinda wild

 

[luvcatchingbass]

They do spin backwards, kinda wild

I have an adolescent mind a lot of times so of course had to mess with it

 

[johnr]

The cheap little one I purchased was all bent up the second time I went to use it. Pretty wimpy little fan that needs a case or something to prevent the rough ice effn it up

 

[wslayer]

The cheap little one I purchased was all bent up the second time I went to use it. Pretty wimpy little fan that needs a case or something to prevent the rough ice effn it up

I've still been carrying mine in original box with the foam packaging, bounces around in the sled cruising the lake.

 

[riverview]

I've had 2 of the original eco fans over the years on my wood stove. the first one got knocked off the stove and got bent so i took it apart to find the magic that makes them spin. if i remember the eco fan before the internet were a couple hundred bucks.