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Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/18/21 03:42 PM
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Ol Thumper
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I’m not attempting to preach to anyone but simply a friendly reminder this year about the safety of heaters in a blind especially if you keep the windows closed on cold days. Most modern day heaters have CO2 safety switches that shut them off to keep from poisoning you but some heaters simply don’t have them and anything mechanical can fail and in return it could kill you or a loved one. I’m sure some of you remember that I had a family member pass away last November from CO2 poisoning in a blind so it does and can happen to anyone at any time. All I’m saying is be careful with them and keep your guard up.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
[Re: Ol Thumper]
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10/18/21 03:48 PM
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I appreciate the reminder Thump and sorry for your loss.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/18/21 08:59 PM
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Thanks for the reminder
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/18/21 10:47 PM
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I always have a window open or partly open.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/19/21 01:24 AM
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/19/21 02:04 AM
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I always have a window open or partly open. Same
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
[Re: Ol Thumper]
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10/19/21 01:40 PM
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Propane heaters give me a headache, so I always open a blind window.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/19/21 04:49 PM
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Extremely good advise !
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/20/21 02:33 PM
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Good reminder. Thanks. I keep my windows open all the time (non-transparent windows) and the buddy heater still is fairly toasty, even during the 5 degree snow-pocolips.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/20/21 04:08 PM
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Thanks for caring enough to remind us.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/22/21 03:04 AM
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Always a good reminder!
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/22/21 12:41 PM
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I'm sure the memory is painful and I thank you for the reminder.
Cheers, Vern1 Texans since The Old 300 in 1824 NRA Lifetime Member
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/22/21 03:17 PM
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/23/21 12:00 PM
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Yessir, thanks for the reminder. Just pulled mine out of storage last night
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/23/21 02:00 PM
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Good reminder. Mine stay in the blind year round. Need to check them and fire them up next trip. And I always crack a window when using.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 02:03 AM
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Thanks Thump. Sorry for your loss.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 09:25 AM
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Although it wasn't a blind, I lost my closest childhood friend to carbon monoxide poisoning in a camper. He was riding ATVs in Colorado with a bunch of friends. First night of the trip, called his new wife and checked on their 3 week old son, went to sleep and never woke up. Authorities said the high altitude, sub freezing weather and lack of a monitor on the stove top, he was probably dead within an hour. The friends found him and said that the propane tanks on his TT were frosted over.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 10:42 AM
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An attorney by the name of Hill died in a travel trailer that way, with a couple of hunting buddies, if I am recalling it right. He and his wife were one of THE first folks to "discover" Fredericksburg and started buying and restoring historic homes and buildings in the late '60s.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 04:02 PM
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I was thinking about this just the other day. My home built blinds have lots of gaps around windows and door, but I still don't run a heater without a window cracked open. This year I bought a fabbed blind and it seals up tight so will definitely be careful running a heater in this one. Thanks for the reminder - in our area, we had three hunters die a couple of years ago sleeping in a converted cargo trailer and using a heater inside. Scary!
Dalroo Deep in the Heart of Texas How about that Brandon!
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 10:38 PM
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I have a little buddy heater. Not only do I crack the blind windows... but I also bring in a carbon monoxide detector. Perhaps it's a bit overkill - better safe than sorry.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/28/21 11:27 PM
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Come to think of it, I do have a Mr. Buddy heater. I've used it a few times in Colorado, in the tent, to get dressed and undressed, and of course, to enjoy my coffee. 'Been hunting in Texas since '71. Never used a heater in a blind. But, technically, I am a South Texas boy.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/29/21 01:05 AM
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Walmart put the Little Buddy with O2 sensor on sale last week, less than $75 delivered. I ordered 2 because I know that sensor will shut off the heater long before the levels get unsafe.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/29/21 03:55 AM
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I used a Buddy Heater in a tent last Fall. I cracked open two windows, and had a CO2/smoke alarm, plus a fire extinguisher. Just can't be to careful. Stay safe.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/29/21 05:06 AM
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Good advice. Although I’m sure you meant CO vs. CO2.
One symptom of CO poisoning is an overly pinkish tint in your fingernails.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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10/29/21 10:50 PM
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Good advice. Although I’m sure you meant CO vs. CO2.
One symptom of CO poisoning is an overly pinkish tint in your fingernails. This is the one I am talking about, they call it a low oxygen sensor
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/02/21 08:38 PM
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Great post! And don't forget to connect your kill switch on boats and jet skis.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/02/21 09:11 PM
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Pinned TTT for a couple of months. Great thread and reminders of some of the dangers out there that we face. We on THF have also lost member (poisonivie) and his wife from CO poison 12-27. It wasn't a hunting blind but a motel water heater that got them. https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6786703/in-memoriam#Post6786703 Thread #7015134
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/02/21 09:46 PM
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Good advice. Although I’m sure you meant CO vs. CO2.
One symptom of CO poisoning is an overly pinkish tint in your fingernails. Yes sir, I didn’t catch the auto spell correction but your dead on.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/03/21 04:52 AM
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As said, great reminder Thumper, years ago we lost a cousin and his fiance when they used a small gas heater while tent camping in California
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/03/21 12:26 PM
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Buddy of mine was using a CO2 heater in a Montana blind elk hunting. He didn’t make it.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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01/22/22 02:11 PM
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Thank you sir.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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05/18/22 01:29 AM
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Thank you for the reminder thumper. Sorry to learn about the loss of a family member to carbon monoxide.
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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05/18/22 01:36 AM
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I always have a window open or partly open. I do too, this is a good and sad reminder
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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05/18/22 02:05 AM
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Good gear, and a wool blanket.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/07/22 02:38 AM
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I got lucky once
Great warning
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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11/26/22 02:49 PM
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Thanks for the reminder, sir.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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04/19/23 01:04 PM
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Very important message. Thanks for the reminder and the sticky.
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Re: Heaters In The Blind Reminder
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12/12/23 03:10 AM
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Thanks for the reminder! I had a close call twenty years ago and it made me change my thinking and attitude.
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