Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:41:33 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Marshall "Second Chance" LPG adapter?
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Get yourself a Coleman propane camp stove and a splitter and you'll only
need to carry the 7 lb bottle & the lamp oil.
Its possible, Mike. We're down to the 7 pounders and candles. Kinda miss
the oil lamps, though. Great Western Steel Company lamp which I was told is
the one that Dietz copied. Dietz chimney fits it perfectly I found out,
after breaking the original after thirty-some years.......
On 8/25/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> B-but that would meant a FOURTH fuel type I'd need to pack:
>
> NOW:
>
> 1. Propane, 1lb bottles, for propane grill AND occasional use with
> pressure mantle lantern.
> 2. Butane, couple cans, for tabletop stove
> (
> http://www.missionrs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=90000
> )
> 3. Odorless lamp oil, bottle, for Dietz wick lanterns (used inside van
> for ambient lighting and warmth).
>
> WITH 7LB REFILLABLE BOTTLE:
>
> 1. Propane, 1lb bottles, for occasional use with pressure mantle lantern.
> 2. Butane, couple cans, for tabletop stove
> (
> http://www.missionrs.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=90000
> )
> 3. Odorless lamp oil for Dietz wick lanterns (used inside van for
> ambient lighting and warmth).
> 4. Propane, refillable 7lb bottle, for propane grill.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Jake de Villiers typed:
> > Hey Rocky, we stopped using those disposibles; too much garbage, too
> much
> > money, not enough gas. I have the Coleman adapter hose as suggested by
> Kim
> > and two 10 lb(7 lb?) refillables as seen in the luggage rack of Dixie at
> the
> > Van Meet in White Rock.
> >
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
> >
> > I'll take them down after festival season is over.
> >
> > They last a long time but are small enough to pop up & down for the
> > stove/grill/etc
> >
> > On 8/25/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >> I've talked to propane guys and tried my hand at refilling them
> >> myself. The short answer is, that it is more trouble than it is worth
> >> usually.
> >>
> >> The propane guys basically will all say, it is unsafe. In many cases,
> >> I'll concur. Those 1 pound bottles are cheap. The valves are not
> >> designed for refilling and may leak if you do sucessfully put propane
> >> back in them.
> >>
> >> A better solution is to get an adapter hose so that you don't use the
> >> disposable bottles, but use a standard 1 or 5 gallon tank. These
> >> adapter hoses are available at propane places.
> >>
> >> On Aug 25, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm looking for an easy way to refill, or at least partially
> >>> refill, the
> >>> little 1lb propane bottles we use for our BBQ grill.
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone added one of these to their Westy?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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