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So other than portable Buddy and Big Buddy heater with a 20 or 30 lb tank, what is considered safe for a single wide mobile home? Can you bring a propane tank inside or do you have to leave outside and open window? I see some folks just bring a 20 lb tank with heater inside but wonder how safe that is. If you were going the permanent route with big outdoor tank would you go vented or ventless. I’ve used the ventless before at an old deer camp, which heated a room great, but wonder if safe for mobile homes. Looking for a secondary source other than electric for power outage or polar blast like this year’s snowstorm. What do you think? Basically looking to put one secondary propane heater in the main room of the mobile home. Open floor plan kitchen dining area and living room. About 250-300 square foot open living space.

Under no circumstances should a propane tank be inside an enclosed space or home. Ever.

Plumb it to exterior located tank

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So a buddy heater shouldn't be in a shooting house?

Ah, brings me back to the bad ol' days of single wide livin' with a wood stove. Skipping across the linoleum floor with as few steps as possible to get the fire goin' Later we got fancy with indoor/outdoor carpet and a kerosene heater. As long as it didn't run out, I only had to turn it up because it stayed lit. There was no ventilation, per se, but those old hand crank windows never did exactly close tightly.

So, people don't use kerosene heaters anymore? If it isn't vented, where does the moisture go? I have a propane heater for my winter camping tent. It's got a flue pipe out the roof. The tank stays outside with a line run in.

I personally don’t. Never seen the need. But I know some folks have a crock pot and mini fridge up there too.

Why not use a propane brick space heater plumber to an outside bottle, then at bedtime, turn it off and use an electric radiator heater to maintain?

I see no problem with it I used one in ground blinds for years .damn being cold if you aint got to be . Done that been there in my younger years.

Yep.....nothing better on a good cold morning than being warm.

Used propane in shooting houses for years but I'd think twice before burning inside without a vent. With a vent you'll be okay.

A kerosene heater, but use K-1 that burns clean. I used one to supplement my two-story house in SC that had a damn heat pump. I ran that sucker at the base of the stairs at night and the heat pump rarely kicked on and the house felt warm. Heat pumps suck.

Ventless to outside using regular pipe or metal line. Seen this type setup in link below being used for over 20 years. They did add a 3 panel to hall that would heat back of house in mild winter. Before same folks used old brick heaters and had no issues. Just remember if you smell rotten egg smell to cut off and open all windows, find leak, repair, and air out before starting again. I think the added fan would be worth adding too. Call a gas company for questions or to clean every few years.

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My first thought is shooting houses and ground blinds aren't meant for sleeping like a mobile home. But then I remember all the best naps I've had while hunting.

All I have ever had is vangard type propane heaters run to a 250 gallon tank outisde. They keep it warm and have thermostats to cut on and off. I hate heatpumps and just run staright ac on my central air. I have one 3 brick empire in my office and installed three but the on keeps it heated.

No venting required for those.

Sounds like dry weather accounts for the water vapor issue in a large insulated space.

I keep a CO detector with my winter tent stuff. If you're heating a shooting house and take lots of naps maybe you want one in your daypack.

I have been using the Vanguard type ventless heaters with an outside 250 gallon propane tank for at least 40 years without any problems. I have a 5 brick in my house that is only for emergency use when the power is out, but I have a 3 brick and 2 brick at the farm. The cabin at the farm is only 600 sq ft, but it isn't a mobile home. I don't know why, but I think there are restrictions on their use in a mobile home.

California is why - they’ve banned their use in homes in that state (it’s on the box) …