Date:         Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:01:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: camp stoves outside but connected
Comments: To: chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@yahoo.com>
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  There are quick disconnect propane fittings and hoses.   I had one on a
conversion van with an underchassis tank some time ago.   I ran a two
burner Coleman stove that I preferred to stow below the counters.  The line
was rubber of some sort and the fitting was similar to an air compressor
hose.  Maybe these are not available any longer due to liability, I don't
know that...but I liked the one I used on extensive and extended Baja trips
in that old Dodge...

   But, I hated having to take the whole vehicle to a propane filling
station to get gas....I now use a portable tank like on camp trailers that
I keep under my sink....with holes vented through the floor to prevent
possible explosive buildup inside the van..That way, I keep a full spare
bottle around. I can take off camping without a trip to some propane store
to get my built in tank filled...I just swap in the full tank and head
out...re-fill at my convenience the spare tank.


On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:40 AM, chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Anyone have experience or know about low pressure camp stoves that could
> be connected to the regulated 11" wc propane line of a Westfalia? I would
> like to cook outside with the onboard propane and a quick-connect instead
> of carrying green bottles.  I checked my current Coleman 2-burner with a
> gage and it runs at 14-26" wc pressure. I'm not happy with the performance
> of that stove, it takes 25 mins to heat water for coffee (large perk) and
> uses almost 2 cylinders a weekend.  If I cut that down to even lower
> pressure I'm afraid it would take even longer. I do like the size of that
> stove. I am not using refilled bottles either.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris 3
>