Propane
Has anyone ever stopped using propane completely ? I don't see a big benefit for the cost, unless you plan on boondocking for a week ! Most people camp in warm weather and if you are plugged in, t...
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turbojimmy wrote:wa8yxm wrote:
There are many people who for one reason or another are scared of propane.
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I have lived with Propane. or natural gas (Same dangers) most of my life. and It's been a long life.
I find some people's irrational fear of propane and NG kind of frustrating. Educate yourself and respect it and you're fine. I have a 1000 gallon propane tank and natural gas in my sticks-n-bricks house. Oh the possibilities...
I'll join the dogpile of people that say "it depends on how you camp". I use the propane in my rig for the fridge and hot water mostly while boondocking. I may use it this coming weekend if it gets a little chilly at the Promised Land. Personally I wouldn't leave home without it (propane that is).
I WILL point out that I have NO, ZERO, NADA, NOTHING "fear" of Propane or NG. In fact, in my Sticks and bricks I have a NG Furnace, NG water heater, NG stove, for further insult, I have a NG furnace in my 3 1/2 stall garage. The only single appliance I have that is not NG is the dryer.
It isn't "fear" that causes me to not use propane appliances much in my TT, it is the mere fact that using PROPANE FOR ANYTHING IS EXPENSIVE!! You pay twice as much as NG and get LESS BTUs, even paying for electric is cheaper than Propane.
On top of that is the mere fact with a propane fridge, you USE MUCH MORE ENERGY, takes 275W-325W worth of electric or propane. My home fridge conversion sips at a mere 90W of electricity and it only does that for about 20 minutes per hr..
We don't bother to take showers in our RV, why?
Campground showers tend to have more space, easier to get in and out of and don't have to ration the water (try telling a "teen" to cut back on the 20 minute showers at full force)..
So, our water heater spends most of it's life idling with just a pilot light and the burner only really runs when we draw hot water for cleaning dishes..
Cooking inside, well, lets put it this way, when camping in the deep south in early June with scorching 99-105 temps during the day, using a propane stove inside is just not happening.. and at those temps no need for the furnace..
Yep, that is why I have used a mere 30 lbs of propane in 11 yrs..
