Date:         Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:35:41 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
Comments: To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com>
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We went to the small refillable tanks for both of those reasons.

We didn't feel good about all the throwing away and we had one that leaked
inside the van.  Now we carry two smaller (7 lb?) tanks in the luggage
rack.  Feels better and is WAY cheaper.    :)

On Nov 6, 2007 6:18 PM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:

> FWIW --- I swore off these things too. I never liked them to begin with
> but
> the reason I stopped using them is that they are a horrible strain to
> dispose of. There is a sign up in every Ontario Provincial Park beggin
> people to take the empties home because it costs $2 to dispose of the
> things. Often you can buy them for less money than it costs to dispose of
> them and that just doesn't make sense to me. I'd guess that the cost of
> safe
> disposal would be similar in other jurisdictions.
>
> Cheers,
> Doug
>
>
> On 11/6/07, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've sworn off the 1 lb bottles exactly becuase of leaking. Scares me.
> >
> > Now, we carry a little "pancake" tank, and have the hoses and adapter so
> > we don't need to mess with the little green evils. ;) We have adapters
> for
> > our stove, lantern, and Mr. Buddy heater.
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Markus Mumper wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > <How common is it for these bottles to leak after being refilled?
> They
> > are
> > > > meant to be disposable after all, so I doubt that the valves are
> very
> > high
> > > > quality. Is the risk that great, or am I just being paranoid?>
> > > >
> > >
> > > FWIW - in about five years I've had two leaky semi-used bottles, one I
> > > smelled very strongly when opening the plastic bin it was stored in
> > > overnight and the other I heard leaking in my garage after moving some
> > > semi-used bottles around. Sort of scarry, I still use the things but I
> > don't
> > > re-fill them. I also now store them in ventilated areas.
> > >
> > > Markus and The Girl ('87 Westy)
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.dougalcock.com
>



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Jake
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