Mine hold 7 LBS, I think. I'll have to pay closer attention next time I refill. :) They're shorter than the 10 LB ones and easy to pack/store. On Nov 7, 2007 7:58 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote: > I refill. Unless you prechill the bottle in the freezer, you will > not be able to get even close to the amount into the tank that came > out, and therefore will not be able to overfill it, AFAIK. When I do > prechill, I preweigh the empty bottle and write the empty weight on > the bottle. Then When I fill it, I weight it to make sure I don't > overfill. You get a feel for when to stop filling, but I still check > it. I've had one that leaked so far. I just hooked to my stove and > used it like regular, then threw it away empty. I just use the > refilled tanks around home and probably would not carry them inside > the van. I like the suggestion people made of the little pancake > tanks. How much do they hold? > > Edward >
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