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Date:         Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:19:44 +0000
Reply-To:     Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
In-Reply-To:  <25930582.1140147470510.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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I agree that the a 3 gallon propane tank lasts a surprisingly long time. But without a level indicator it sometimes runs out at the worst possible time. And mine has trouble filling so, I perfer to wait til it is completely out before trying. [Those propane monkeys always tell me there is something wrong, until they finally figure it out. And half the time they won't let me show them how to do it.]

So what is the best way to tie in an adapter for a portable container. I assume in the line that runs through the cabinet and some sort of T fitting.

>From: Tom Buese <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> >Reply-To: Tom Buese <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy >Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:37:50 -0700 > >................. >The experience that made me really want to have the ability to hook up a > >disposable bottle temporarily to my Westy tank was last Easter weekend. >I > >was camping on the shore of SC and ran out of propane. There was no >place > >that could fill a Westy's tank on Easter Weekend for 100 miles or so. I > >was not camping where there were hookups, and not driving around enough >to > >keep my aux batt charged and run the fridge off that. So no fridge and >no > >stove to cook. Frustrating. That had happened on an earlier trip > >too. Not quite as frustrating, but still ran out one evening, and >watched > >the fridge warm up all night. The next day I found a place to fill the > >tank, but it was out of my way, and took some digging to find, and blah, > >blah, blah, I would have rather been cruising the backroads of WV in my >VW > >with no cares. I would just carry a partially filled disposable tank, > >having carefully refilled it at home from a big tank, and have it as > >reserve capacity to tide me over in emergencies. >................. > >I might have missed this part of the discussion, but I go months w/o using >much propane. How long are you using the fuel before you run out on a >trip? Before my recent DV trip, I pulled into my propane place & it only >took 1.3 gallons after a week at Burning Man, & 3 weekend camping trips >after that, w/ one trip including running my 3000 btu catalytic heater for >part of a day. Now I will admit I don't use the propane for my fridge, but >do use it for cooking & heat. > >Pax, > >Tom


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