Disposal of small propane canister question.

rickeoni wrote:
Why not refill them?

Rover_Bill wrote:
Nobody wants a bunch of 1/2 full, leaking, propane cylinders.

troubledwaters wrote:
I have been refilling the same 6 cylinders for about 20 years. I have yet to have one leak. But, I only use about one maybe 2 per year so any one cylinder only gets refilled about once every 5 or 6 years.

Seriously? ... you only use "maybe 2 per year" yet you go to the trouble of refilling cylinders instead of just buying a couple of new full ones? Really? :R

Here in Ontario each spring Home Depot sells 4-packs for ~ $16 Cdn so I buy a couple and keep them on hand for the upcoming camping season. I built a containment box using scrap plywood for carrying a couple of these canisters, along with a couple of torch fuel cans, to prevent them from tipping over in the truck during travel.



I do have a 10 lb tank I can use to run my Weber Q but it's much simpler to just use canisters to run both the Q120 and my 2-burner Coleman stove, yet I always have at least a couple left over at the end of the season. Empties go to into the orange recycle bins located in every provincial park. If I can afford to own a camper I can certainly afford a few propane canisters each season. :)