Fur shed heaters

[Maineman]

Ahhhhh, The fun part of trapping...Spending a snowy 20 something degree Sunday on a dirt floor putting up fur...It's days like this when he fur shed heater is worth every penny...What do you guys use for heat?

[musher]

I've been using propane such as yourself (10500 BTU's). But I froze my fingers a couple of times too often.

I just ordered a diesel heater 10,000 to 30, 000 BTU's.

Skinning while your fingers cramp up gets old really fast.

[17HMR]

I spent the $s to insulate my little 10x20 shed and use a small plug in oil filled heater to maintain about 40 deg, then have a little wood stove in there for when im working in there or when it gets real cold.

[trappnman]

I've got a small shed, so a Mr Heater warms it up quite nicely. in fact, its a rare skinning session where it runs the duration before the heat overwhelms me

[Wright Brothers]

US Stove Co model 1500, new twin 550 cfm fans and new grates installed yesterday. It was 750 bucks new and another 250 for metalsmith and duct work and stove pipe. Stove now sells for over 2K.Two 6" ducts feed my home while one 12" returns. Masonry chimney was no cost built by me. The ambient heAT SERVES SHED NICELY AND CAN DO k9S FUR OUT. Over two ton coal @ 60 bucks a ton are ten feet from door, went through a cord of wood and near a ton coal so far. Without it I would average 5 gal. of oil a day. Shed serves as office and work shop too.

Only regret, can't fit the truck in there.

[thebeav2]

The heat from the compressor In our fur shed keeps It very comfortable. The shed Is 30 x 60. We have a propane heater we start once we leave for drying fur.

[Griz]

A 1500 watt electric heater heats the garage area up adequate to skin and dry fur. I only run the heater for a while before I start skinning and shut it off when I finish.

[skunkedtrapper]

Blazeking wood stove. It came with the garage and it works good. I'm going to spend some money this summer and insulate the garage better so I don't use as much wood.

[seldom]

Homemade, air-tight(tight enough that I can shut her down right now) woodburner. A piece of 14" pipe jacketed with sheetmetal giving me a 4" air space. An 8" cold-air inlet in the bottom of the jacket and a 12" hot-air return(90° elbow) off the top and into my shed. I have an 8" inline fan in the cold-air feed but only use it when I need to boost the temp if it's lower then what I want when I start working. She's a dandy!!

[stickbowhntr]

hey Mike where is the snow? LOL...when it come it comes lots .....
I have free gas and use as much as I need with an old burner out of a furnace in steel drum.

[seldom]

Dec 27, 2010 16:55:38 GMT -6 stickbowhntr said:

hey Mike where is the snow? LOL...when it come it comes lots .....
I have free gas and use as much as I need with an old burner out of a furnace in steel drum.

Old pics! I've got about 5" of snow in the woods and 9"-11" of ice in the mink ditches so it's all chainsaw work. The real puzzle is that we had a severe late summer/fall drought here so I haven't got enough water depth to be able to set the vast majority of my BE locations even with a 110. Such is life!

[Woodswalker]

I like to work on fur in a cool place with fresh air.

For skinning cold animals I wear thin latex gloves over cotton ones. Hands always warm even skinning very cold critters in below freezing temps.

[cagem]

I like to make a cool drink, put on some sunscreen, be comfortable. Skin side out drys in 20 min a side, turn'em leave them outside on the stretchers 2 days. There dry as a bone.

[makete]

Dec 27, 2010 18:22:36 GMT -6 Woodswalker said:

I like to work on fur in a cool place with fresh air.

For skinning cold animals I wear thin latex gloves over cotton ones. Hands always warm even skinning very cold critters in below freezing temps.

Over? So thats why my hands always got cold when I wore them latex gloves on the inside. LOL.

[rk660]

I ve 3 110 volt quartz infared bulb heaters at various locations. about size 4 ft flour. light fixture, and can be angled down,left right. great spot heat at a work station whjen cool, but dont need to heat entire shop. bulk is propane, off 30 and 100 lb bottles. I have filler setup from my bulk tank to get whenever needed and at bulk price. run out and heat 10 minutes away. I do get tired of propane, 100 lb bottles dont vapor good when cold, hoses across floor etc, gotta be careful rag or whatever dont fall on and burn the place down. I just bought a Dr heater (knockoff edenpure) and just let it run in one insulated room. they do run pretty cheap as Ived used an edenpure in house for 5 yrs now. Ive now got 100 lb bottle that always freezes up next to it so it warm and puts out vapor when needed. was gonna add a woodburning furnace, but never had time. wood kinda another chore too. I figured once you pay yourself around $15/hr saved by burning wood. there are lot of times Ive got better things (paying) to do than cut,split wood, so dont bother me that much if Im making good money at something else, and buying easyer heat.

Tell ya what, i bet in a small shed that was well insulated, you could about totally heat it with a Dr. heater for not a lot of money. I figure the edenpure cost $50-$75 lelectric running about non-stop, and saved double that. now with the dr. heater for $199, thats the route Id go in a small shed.

I just had the husquarnia went thru and runs like a top. Sawed in give/take 30 colony trap holes in 8" ice today. I'd HATE to screw up a good saw, wasting it on wood.

[RiverRat]

I use a 40,000 BTU diesel burner. Next yr the plan is to have an outside wood burner and mostly burn my coon fat. Been giving all my extra fat to K9 this yr and he is having real good luck with it in his outdoor wood burner.

[calvin]

House heat....Unload critters into the attached garage hang and dry them if needed. Then walk em 7 steps into the basement and skin there. A couple shop lights, work bench, freezers, bathroom, running water wash tub sink and laundry all within reach. Remnant carpet and/or cardboard down on the skinning area and all is good.

[musher]

Just did a little heater installation today. I used to heat with the Martin propane heater on the right. I froze a little too much while in the skinning shed this season so I bought the diesel heater on the left. Up to 40,00 BTU's. Even though my skinning shed is uninsulated (mice/mold/crud worries), and considering that my shed it is only about 8 x 10, I might be skinning in my skivvies!

I haven't tried it yet because I don't have any diesel fuel. College boy is bringing some home tonight after work.

[17HMR]

Musher keep us updated on how that heater works out. How much did it cost, what brand is it, and where did you buy it?
Had a buddy burn his fur shed down last week with a wood stove, lost most of his season and lost another guys season that he was putting up for him. His experance is makeing me want to change to another way of heating.

[musher]

It's heating right now. It's very mild here today so it isn't much of a test. I'm just burning off the "new" smell.

It burns very clean. You cannot even see smoke. You must squirt some diesel into the stove to get it burning properly so that's a hassle. I hate the smell of diesel and it just lingers when you get a drop on your hands.

I bought the middle sized one along with the chimney/jerry can kit.

The small one would have been enough but I figured why take a chance when for $100 more I could roast myself. I might also need it in a bigger building one day.

When looking for a dealer I contacted Kuijjuak! The guy there was really cool. He said that they loved them up there and that the only complaint he ever got was that they were too warm in their tents. He recommended the smaller one. He also gave me a price that was $1 more than buying it from Montreal! ;D

I re-phoned Montreal and he knocked a hundred off the price as well as more off the "kits."

It's made in B.C..

They ARE pricey. I had wood stoves lying about and my wood is free for the cutting. But a wood stove takes up lots of room in a shed. You must also tend it more carefully (especially when it is a small one) and you cook/freeze if you don't. I also have 5 places I heat with wood already so ...

Here's a web link.

www.pioneerspaceheaters.com/heaters.html