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A full week of weather crisis later, including no electrical power, no furnace, snowmaggeddon, icemageddon, etc. and I finally had some time to explore. Add an auto-parts store schrader valve core to a CI-accessory gas hose “whip” = success to the cylinder port on a Big Buddy. I had a 4’ and...

From everything written so far it seems like it ought to work! As it happens, I shopped for schrader valve cores earlier today. Unfortunately I’ll likely not get a chance to test until *next* weekend, as our predicted high tomorrow is 17-deg F, with a windchill to bring that down to -5! We are...

Not so fast mister! What does the inside of the heater end connector of your shiny new hose look like? Does it have a Schrader valve insert... what is making your new setup work? Link to the hose?

Thanks Sweeney. That’s one idea down in flames - we have Sweeney’s, Steve’s, and my Buddy heaters all of recent manufacture behaving differently on the pressure available at the CI gas outlet port… Och.

What could be different between our buddy heaters? It appears Mr. Heater changes the design details from time to time, which could account for different expected pressures at different input points. Maybe. Informal poll: What year was your Buddy heater new? Mine - late 2023, looked like fresh...

Once I got out of the armchair and into the garage some other ideas began percolating… perhaps it was the coffee kicking in at last. Pool noodles are just the ticket! These are the swim toys for kids that have many uses… so there were a couple pieces kicking around the garage. These are 2” OD...

Thanks for these detailed setup tips! I’m unlikely to have it up before our next trip, will add some s-hooks to our bits & bobs bag, along with the second awning pole that usually stays in the garage. Good catch on the sharp hatch corners! It looks like a single windy night could do some...

@MartinClark I have these questions: What brand of tent would work best inside a CampInn teardrop trailer in your experience? Which backpacks or other gear works best for trailer-based camping? Since the content you posted is AI-generated, are you a human being or a bot?

Thanks all for the well wishes and congrats on my retirement. Wow. Just wow! My thoughts and plans immediately went to extending the season, which was previously impossible for me on a teacher’s schedule. Depending on the particular term schedule I did get some limited mid-week opportunities...

Bookmarked a couple of these. It looks like the toaster could double as a flame reducer for simmering on the CI stove…

Thanks so much for sharing these pressure gauge readings! They answer a lot of questions. Hmmm… no hissing might mean that the heater is in a shut-off mode. What could cause that?

At midnight I will enter a new phase of my camping adventure: Retirement from work! I think that means more camping…! See you out there!

My 11# tank is also around 90%, plus or minus. We had some cold (for us) weather over the time I was working on this. It was a few weeks ago. Daytimes have ranged from 38 to 50-deg. What days did I test? Not sure how helpful this is! I do think that the direct connect from CI outlet to buddy...

Alas, my locally distributed propane and US-distributed hardware has the same results as Steve. Correct - I’ll be testing the Big Buddy with a Kelty Backroads off the kitchen hatch. We’ll see if my cold-intolerant co-camper can warm up to shoulder-season camping… because as of Monday I’m...

I myself continue to find propane distribution pretty mysterious. I do like things I can screw together that work! Just one more tidbit: My on-tank regulator is nearly new on my 11-years-old CI. The original failed, slowly hissing out gas to the atmosphere, and I replaced it with a new one from CI.

I might prioritize the hot tub option! Here is my final (?) version, per Steve’s post above: This is for connecting the CI gas outlet to a Big Buddy’s quick disconnect inlet. Doesn’t work with the Portable Buddy. In the photo we are looking at Mr. Heater’s F271803 12’ Big Buddy Hose with...