Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 07:41:22 -0800
Reply-To: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
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From: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
Subject: Re: Westy Propane Tank Adaptation
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If the point of this exercise is to avoid using a lot of small bottles of
propane, you might consider buying a 3 or 5 gallon propane tank and using it
for your lantern and camp stove. Then you won't have 10 or 20 feet of hose
running across your camp for people to trip over.
-Mark McCulley
At 06:09 AM 3/26/98 -0800, Dane Tessler wrote:
>Thanks, Steven....
>It is my intent to run the hose outside of the bus...using the lantern for
external use only. I have two wild kids and a propane lantern inside would
be a recipe for disaster!
>
>Dane Tessler
>87 Westfalia
>http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html
>-----Original Message-----
> From: Steven X. Schwenk <sxs@concentric.net>
> To: Dane Tessler <dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>; vanagon List
<vanagon@vanagon.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 1998 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Westy Propane Tank Adaptation
>
>
> You can hook a hose up to the main propane tank to fuel a lamp or
stove. one way would be to add a T fitting under the sink and simply connect
a hose there and run it out behind the driver's seat. hole is already there
> if you are going to burn a propane lamp in the bus, though, you need to
make sure you keep a window open at least a 1/2"...and the top vewnt window
open a little too. A propane lamp can burn all the o2 in the bus and cause
asphyxiation. same with the stove. also be aware that propane when burned
gives off water vapor...abouit 30% of what you burn turns to h2O...this can
and will accumulate inside the van...including behind the panels....where it
can eventually cause rust...and mildew...depending on how much propane you
burn inside and how well you vent when you do burn it.
>
> steve
> Dane Tessler wrote:
>
> I hate zipping through those little propane bottles with my Coleman
lantern.I have seen those attachments that adapt the lantern to a larger BBQ
type propane tank, but I don't want to carry a tank like that in the van. Is
there any way to add an inline fitting to Westy propane tank line and run
the lantern (or campstove) from it? Would this be safe? If possible, what
length hose could I get away with?ThanksDane Tessler
> 87 Westfaliahttp://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks, Steven....</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>It is my intent to run the
>hose outside of the bus...using the lantern for external use only. I
have
>two wild kids and a propane lantern inside would be a recipe for
>disaster!</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dane Tessler<BR>87 Westfalia</FONT> </DIV>
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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
> </B>Steven X. Schwenk <<A
> href="mailto:sxs@concentric.net">sxs@concentric.net</A>><BR><B>To:
> </B>Dane Tessler <<A
> href="mailto:dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET">dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET</A>>;
> vanagon List <<A
> href="mailto:vanagon@vanagon.com">vanagon@vanagon.com</A>><BR><B>Date:
> </B>Wednesday, March 25, 1998 10:22 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: Westy
Propane
> Tank Adaptation<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>You can hook a hose up to the main
> propane tank to fuel a lamp or stove. one way would be to add a T fitting
> under the sink and simply connect a hose there and run it out behind the
> driver's seat. hole is already there
> <P>if you are going to burn a propane lamp in the bus, though, you need to
> make sure you keep a window open at least a 1/2"...and the top vewnt
> window open a little too. A propane lamp can burn all the o2 in the
> bus and cause asphyxiation. same with the stove. also be aware
> that propane when burned gives off water vapor...abouit 30% of what you
burn
> turns to h2O...this can and will accumulate inside the van...including
> behind the panels....where it can eventually cause rust...and
> mildew...depending on how much propane you burn inside and how well you
vent
> when you do burn it.
> <P>steve <BR>Dane Tessler wrote:
> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE = CITE> <FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>I hate
> zipping through those little propane bottles with my Coleman
> lantern.</FONT></FONT><FONT size=-1>I have seen those attachments that
> adapt the lantern to a larger BBQ type propane tank, but I don't
want to
> carry a tank like that in the van.</FONT> <FONT size=-1>Is there
> any way to add an inline fitting to Westy propane tank line and run
the
> lantern (or campstove) from it? Would this be safe? If
> possible, what length hose could I get away with?</FONT><FONT
> size=-1>Thanks</FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Dane
> Tessler</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>87
> Westfalia</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1><A
>
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Dane714/westfalia.html</A></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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