>>The propane bottle inside the car is fine, infact the Europeans seen to prefer a bottle in good condition inside the car over the American method of a rusty one with defective auto shutoff valves on the outside.<< Over the years, we have carried two different smaller sized bottles... and both have leaked in the car after filling - while driving. I find even the tiny non-refillable bottles leak a bit over time if they in the car. After a while you notice a not so nice rotten smell inside the van... propane really stinks in a closed compartment, not to even address the safety aspects of any bottle left inside these air tight boxes. We tie ours onto the luggage rack now - always outside! Madeline '90 Syncro Westie |
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