Your Winter Buddy: The Mr. Heater Portable Buddy MH9BX Revisited
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Affiliate disclosure When the temperature drops, a small radiant heater can make a cold shop, blind or tent a lot more comfortable. Our editors put the Mr. Heater Portable Buddy MH9BX to work. This is a refresh of our original Mr. Heater Portable Buddy review. The handle folds down to save space. The 1 lb propane cylinder threads in on the side, and the connection swivels out so you don’t have to move the heater to change bottles. There are two spots on the back to hang it on a wall, a guard over the front, and the ceramic element with the pilot below it. Turn the knob to pilot, push and hold. With a fresh cylinder, give it a few seconds so the gas starts flowing. Once the pilot is lit, switch to low and then high as the element heats up. Mr. Heater rates the Portable Buddy at 4,000 or 9,000 BTU per hour and up to 225 sq. ft. of heat. On…