Date:         Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:11:06 -0800
Reply-To:     bpchristensen1@HOME.COM
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From:         Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane tank endurance
Comments: To: Mike Barfield <barfield@GTE.NET>
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Mike:

I think you can easily go a week or more with everything going.  I have gone
on 3,500 mile 15-day trips with a family of three without filling up on
propane.  Of course, when camping, we usually cook outside on the Coleman or
over the open fire.  Cooking in the Vanagon is reserved for breakfast
coffee, boiling water, and if its raining outside.  :-)

I have left my fridge running for 18 days straight without running out of
gas.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Barfield <barfield@GTE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 5:43 PM
Subject: Propane tank endurance


> I'm still in the "search" phase so I don't have a westy yet. But I was
> wondering today, how long will a full tank of propane last? Assume two
> people cooking two meals a day (breakfast & dinner), running the fridge on
> propane (no electric hookup) and not using the heat (or very little, we've
> got sleeping bags from the tent camping days and we live in Florida). Just
a
> rough idea of how long will do. I have no idea, it could be one day or one
> year for all I know.