RE: Heater in Blind
 

LOL. Our high school football coach honestly gave us that advice during cold Friday night games. He also told us to wear long, thick socks and pull them up as far as we could to stay warm. The cool thing to do at the time was to have them low. "Sure you'll look like idiots," he said. "But you'll be warm idiots."

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On one piece of property we have a portable building (approx. 10ft by 15 ft) and we have a nice size heater in there with two bunkbeds and a table. It is really nice for hunting when it is really cold. Can't shoot a bow out of it, but you can a rifle. We have had that thing running full blast and had several deer at the feeder which is about 25 yards away and the deer didn't seem to be effected. We have been doing this for several years now.

RE: Heater in Blind
 

I used a catalytic propane heater in a pop up last year for the first time. It only seemed to do much if I put it between my feet and caught the radiant heat coming off it. It sure didn't warm things up enough to take off your coat or anything. None of those blinds are insulated or windproof enough to get really warm. When it gets really cold here I guess I will try it again this year but I'm not sure it is worth the hassle or expense.

RE: Heater in Blind
 

I have a Mr. Buddy Heater and I use in my pop up blind with no problems. It has a built in carbon monoxide sensor and if it falls over it will cut off. We use it while duck hunting. Set out the decoys, pop up the blind , cut on the heater and wait till shooting time......

RE: Heater in Blind
 

If it's your feet that is getting cold, try those battery-powered socks. No REALLY. Yes REALLY. I have a pair and they are awesome! Their only downside is they will eat batteries pretty quick. But that is the price you pay for staying warm.

RE: Heater in Blind
 

Red Lion, I know. No hurt feelings here. I am probably being overly-sensitive but it makes it hard to stay on stand or in the blind the amount of time I should be if I'm cold. Good luck this weekend. I'll be hunting with my bow on gun opener where the gun hunters can't so I'm hoping their pressure will prove to my favor. It did last year but every year is different.

As for those battery powered socks, I've heard they don't work all that well and that they make your feet sweat and actually get colder in spots if they don't heat evenly. Also, what about scent? How do you wash those things if they have a heating element in them?

RE: Heater in Blind
 

Chucker34, I have limited opportunity to bow hunt this year, and missed my only shot, but would continue to bow hunt the Sherburne wildlife refuge during rifle season if this rifle opener had not become a yearly ritual with a few buddies. Good luck to you.

RE: Heater in Blind
 

c'mon, be a man! a heater in your blind?! that ain't huntin'!

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I hunted at 9,000 feet the 1st week of October, the temperature was 18 degrees, I spent 2 nights in my blind with the wind blowing in excess of 40 miles and hour. I used the Mr. Heater in my brickhouse with the total scent control fabric which held the heat in when needed. With the thermometer reading 18 degrees when I woke up, within 10 minutes or so, my blind was 80 degrees inside. The heater heated things up and I was sweating, of course I had to turn it off and things cooled down pretty fast after that, But it sure was nice when I climbed out of my sleeping bag. I found a heater at cabelas that is much smaller and is around 800 btu's. That would be my choice as it has a 27 hour run time on one bottle of propane. I am fixing to spend 6 nights in the blind in a week or so, and I will sure have some heat in mine. The forcasters are predicting snow every night for the next 5 days or so. I love hunting migating mulies in the rut!!!!

RE: Heater in Blind
 

We have used little buddy in our double bull and works good. It has plenty of vent and not worried about fire it's not up against the wall. It does help when you live up north like I do.