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I posted this earlier but haven't a clue where it went:(
Does anyone have any tips, hints, info, tricks in/on any type of heater that can be put in a ground blind while bowhunting? Something a deer can't smell. I don't like to dress heavily as I really work up a sweat in getting to my spot. I don't want to pack in extra clothing but have. I have even walked in, in just my "longjohns" (and boots of course)then dressed after getting into my blind. I will even change my socks as my feet sweat and I hate cold feet!
This may be impracticable and impossible to do but figured this is a place to get answers/help!!
Thanks
Question by huntinglabs. Uploaded on January 15, 2013
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The coleman black cat is about 3,000btu and works good. also the single mr buddy is good. they are quiet and with your windows open you should not have any fumes. Heat rises so anything a deer might smell is carried up above the ground level.
I would forgo anything that involves combustion and use air activated chemical handwarmers. You can even get some larger ones for your back. That way you don't have to worry about fumes or CO, or bumping into it or knocking it over.
For our handicapped hunts before we built permanent wooden blinds and used the "doghouse" blinds we used the Buddy heaters. They worked good, in fact for the guys in wheelchairs that had no feeling in their lower extremeties we used two of them to make sure they were warm becazuse they had no feeling and couldn't tell us if they were cold so we wanted to make sure it was nice and warm in the blinds. I'm talking about temps in the 20's.
I have seen the use of Sterno fuel cannisters in ground blinds, though it seems a bit dangerous and would give of an odor/fumes.
My ground blind looks to be highly flammable so i'd refrain from any open flame.
The warmest I have ever been in sub-freezing temperatures while deer hunting was when I sat in a folding armchair in a pop-up blind, with a small blanket over my head and shoulders and another blanket over my knees.
An icy wind was blowing outside.
With all the windows of the blind zipped shut, I was sipping coffee from a thermos bottle, and dozing until the sun came up.
My partner was up in a tree nearby freezing his butt off.
One thing i had happen was a snow storm dropped about 6" in a short time. The catalytic heater warmed the
ground blind so much, the snow melted on the blind, then froze. It froze all the zippers. Had to crawl out under the side of the blind. I did stay warm though.
Can you just put your clothes in a water proof bag and leave in the blind so you don't have to carry back and forth?
Hi...
Packing in a pair of overalls...insulated or not...along with those small chemical heaters for hands, feet, back, etc. might be just what you need. And, they'll all fit in a small pack...along with your Thermos, lunch and snacks.
Good luck with the hunt.
Like I said earlier, we heated 8 pop-up blinds for our handicapped hunters for 7 years without any problems. Some of the blinds we used 2 buddy heaters in them. They have a tip over feature to turn them off if they are tipped over. There is enough air gets into the blinds to not worry about carbon monoxide. Usually you have one or more of the windows zipped partially down anyway. You just have to be careful when using them. You would be surprised how warm you can keep a pop-up blind even when the temp is 18 degrees and the wind is howling around with 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. The biggest problem we had was making large enough enough tent stakes to hold the blinds on the ground. We ended up cutting 1/2 inch re-bar 2 feet long and driving it in at an angle with a washer welded on the top to tie the rope to.
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Can you just put your clothes in a water proof bag and leave in the blind so you don't have to carry back and forth?
Like I said earlier, we heated 8 pop-up blinds for our handicapped hunters for 7 years without any problems. Some of the blinds we used 2 buddy heaters in them. They have a tip over feature to turn them off if they are tipped over. There is enough air gets into the blinds to not worry about carbon monoxide. Usually you have one or more of the windows zipped partially down anyway. You just have to be careful when using them. You would be surprised how warm you can keep a pop-up blind even when the temp is 18 degrees and the wind is howling around with 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. The biggest problem we had was making large enough enough tent stakes to hold the blinds on the ground. We ended up cutting 1/2 inch re-bar 2 feet long and driving it in at an angle with a washer welded on the top to tie the rope to.
I have seen the use of Sterno fuel cannisters in ground blinds, though it seems a bit dangerous and would give of an odor/fumes.
My ground blind looks to be highly flammable so i'd refrain from any open flame.
The warmest I have ever been in sub-freezing temperatures while deer hunting was when I sat in a folding armchair in a pop-up blind, with a small blanket over my head and shoulders and another blanket over my knees.
An icy wind was blowing outside.
With all the windows of the blind zipped shut, I was sipping coffee from a thermos bottle, and dozing until the sun came up.
My partner was up in a tree nearby freezing his butt off.
For our handicapped hunts before we built permanent wooden blinds and used the "doghouse" blinds we used the Buddy heaters. They worked good, in fact for the guys in wheelchairs that had no feeling in their lower extremeties we used two of them to make sure they were warm becazuse they had no feeling and couldn't tell us if they were cold so we wanted to make sure it was nice and warm in the blinds. I'm talking about temps in the 20's.
The coleman black cat is about 3,000btu and works good. also the single mr buddy is good. they are quiet and with your windows open you should not have any fumes. Heat rises so anything a deer might smell is carried up above the ground level.
One thing i had happen was a snow storm dropped about 6" in a short time. The catalytic heater warmed the
ground blind so much, the snow melted on the blind, then froze. It froze all the zippers. Had to crawl out under the side of the blind. I did stay warm though.
I would forgo anything that involves combustion and use air activated chemical handwarmers. You can even get some larger ones for your back. That way you don't have to worry about fumes or CO, or bumping into it or knocking it over.
Hi...
Packing in a pair of overalls...insulated or not...along with those small chemical heaters for hands, feet, back, etc. might be just what you need. And, they'll all fit in a small pack...along with your Thermos, lunch and snacks.
Good luck with the hunt.
Post an Answer