I also find it is good to open the exterior propane valve about 30 mins before lighting the fridge. Just seems to never extinguish itself if I do. Also if you have an LED which shows that the pilot is on use that and don't bother trying to see through the little hole in the back of the fridge - it's futile. I had similar symptoms to the cannon fire when I bought my bus but the fridge wouldn't stay lit. Had to remove the fridge and replace a component which sensed that the pilot was lit. The gas supply is dependent on the fridge sensing the pilot is lit. When you have your finger on the gas-it-up button in the fridge the sensor is bypassed. Mine would light, then when I took my finger off the button it would go out EVERY SINGLE TIME. Doesn't sound like your problem though, just adding it for posterity's sake.
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