Traveling With the Propane On

I travel with the propane on all the time, and there is very little danger beyond what traveling with a tank of gasoline, or diesel fuel.

Do what you want if you are worried about it.

Fred.

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I travel with the propane on all the time, and there is very little danger beyond what traveling with a tank of gasoline, or diesel fuel.

Do what you want if you are worried about it.

Fred.

Except gas or diesel is not in a pressurized tank.

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I travel with the propane on all the time, and there is very little danger beyond what traveling with a tank of gasoline, or diesel fuel.

Do what you want if you are worried about it.

Fred.

X2.
Also, either the author doesn't know how a PP system works or he's misleading people for his own agenda.
If you suddenly have a large leak, the tank's valve will shut off flow. That's why we see so many posts here where someone filled up with PP but now has no flow. You have to open the valve slowly or it thinks there's a massive leak.
Really your in more danger just driving, or flying and there's a better chance you'll be hit by lightening. While winning the lottery.

Based upon the video you linked, getting in and out of many GC can be as dangerous as travelling down the road with the propane on. This fireman's biggest concern was a ruptured gas line. Well, I have news for you---that is a concern if you are driving, sitting still, or in a stick framed house. Leaking propane is BAD.

If you are driving off the edge of a road, with a surface so severe that you can rupture the main line that is tucked higher than your frame, then I have to bring in to question your driving abilities---or at the very least your judgment that allows you to put your unit in that unstable of a situation. (climb under there and look---it doesn't dangle loose by the road surface. If it is, you better fix it).

As for damage caused by an accident. Well----accidents by there (edit---their) very nature are dangerous. Always expect to die in an accident so major that you rupture the fuel lines running under your vehicle. If you live, say a prayer of thanks.

http://www.propane101.com/propanecylinderexplosions.htm

I wonder if propane powered vehicles run with the tank open?

wilber1 wrote:

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I travel with the propane on all the time, and there is very little danger beyond what traveling with a tank of gasoline, or diesel fuel.

Do what you want if you are worried about it.

Fred.

Except gas or diesel is not in a pressurized tank.

And your vehicle fuel tank is specifically designed to be safe in a collision, with exhaustive government testing in all kinds of crash scenarios. RV propane systems get little, if any, crash testing.

Driving with propane on is like driving with seat belts unbuckled. You can drive your entire life and never be in an accident, so buckling was unnecessary. You can go camping your entire life and never need a first aid kit or a fire extinguisher in your rig.

Prudent safe practices are not for routine trips when everything goes smoothly without any problems. Safe practices exist for when the unexpected happens. So you check your first aid kit and fire extinguisher on a regular basis, walk around your rig and check hitches at every stop, and check tire pressures daily even though 99.9%+ of the time the effort is wasted and nothing amiss is found. You do these things routinely because no one can say for certain 5 minutes down the road something terrible will not happen.

It turn my propane off at the tanks every time. I realize that it may be unnecessary and a waste of time (God willing!). I do it 'just in case'.

I cannot eliminate every risk in my life. There are some risks I can minimize with a minimum of effort. Turning off the propane is one of them.

We travel with the LPG turned off at the tanks. I'm sure safety measures make problems less likely but "I use my nose to keep an eye on things", and while driving, I can't smell a thing back in the 5er.

Back in the day before refrigerators had the option of 12 volt or 120 propane was the only way to get the frig cold. All of our travel trailers only had propane and we traveled with the propane on all the time. Our MH has a residential frig, which is going to get changed out when we get the money. Right now we have to use a cooler for our food until we get stopped for the night. I have an inverter that I need to get installed, so we are in no hurry to get it changed out, but it will have to go so we can go back to the boondocking we like to do.

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I travel with the propane on all the time, and there is very little danger beyond what traveling with a tank of gasoline, or diesel fuel.

Do what you want if you are worried about it.

Fred.

I find it's dangerous getting out of Bed in the Morning!:E

But I do!:W

With a 7 or 8 RV's since 76': travel trailers, Class C, Class A, propane has always been on for fridge, etc. :B RV's are designed for travel.:h I thiMk:@

But, to each their own!:p

RV Propane Explosions - (Not Recommended for those leaning towards Paranoia)

IN my small footprint trailer I do not have propane on until we setup for camping.

My small fridge has a 12VDC setup so we usually fire it up on 12VDC a couple of hours before arriving.

We too use the 5-day ice chest big time when camping.

I keep the bottom full of ice all the time and have a snap lid plastic box sitting on top of the melting ice for meats and things we don't want to get water logged.

Roy Ken