Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 11:30:31 -0500
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From: Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Jul 2016 (#2016-234)
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Talking of which: I’m getting ready to equip a tintop Vanagon for a long road trip next year - the idea is to go from Chicago to the far end of the Dempster Highway in the NorthWest Territories. I’m not planning to build any cabinets or anything like that, but we’ll be taking a cooking stove, either Coleman gasoline or propane. If propane, I’d rather take an 11 pound tank than the standard, bulky 20 pound model that everyone sells. Does anyone know how hard/easy it is to get a tank refilled in the far North?
Steve Edwards
Vanaru in Chicago
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> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 22:07:06 -0400
> From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time
>
> I found the fridge running near full time with some cooking-BBQ I would =
> usually be good for 3 weeks.=20
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf =
> Of Edward Maglott
> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time
>
> based on above... (96,000btu/gal * 2.5gal) /10,000btu/hr with both
> burners=3D24 hours with both burners going. no wonder the fridge will =
> run for weeks on a full tank!
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> A gallon of propane is ~96,000 Btu. The burners on our stoves are=20
>> about
>> 5,000 Btu/hr. The tank full (80%) is about 2.5 gallons. The two=20
>> burners make more heat the Propex and that would been a much safer way =
>
>> to burn off the fuel.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On=20
>> Behalf Of Neil2
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 12:56 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: OEM LPG Tank, Burn time
>>
>> Wow, I cannot believe how long the two burners can stay lighted on a=20
>> single tank of fuel!
>>
>> A few of us in Portland are having our tanks refurbed and I only=20
>> learned of the deal Friday so after cooking brekky this morning I left =
>
>> the burner on.
>> And on. And on. I filled the tank last month and used it a little=20
>> one weekend since but how in the world can a tank last 14 hours?! I=20
>> would never have believed it. I'm tempted to start the propex as well =
>
>> but it's too stinkin' hot as is.
>>
>> --
>> Neil2
>> '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
>> '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
>> '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
>> '90 Westfalia Subagon
>> Fulltiming since August 2008
>> Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>>
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