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I was surprised to read a post that says the propane is easily available...
that I should convert my duramax diesel/allison to propane.
Well, Janet and I have been in 49 states and much of populated canada
Propane isn't always easily available for my TC... and I seldom see it in towns of even 100,000.
I recently returned from a 7 week trip
I had to purchase propane in a U-Haul dealer in Lake Charles LA, in a hardware store in Port Isabel, TX, in a Pilot-Flying J's RV section
whats more... I was cheated in 2 of these three.
I have two 30 pound bottles... one was empty, one was about half full.
The bottles we placed on scales and weighed as they were being filled... but I was charged for 60 pounds
A 30 pound bottle actually holds 6 gallons
I was charged for 12 gallons... not the 9 gallons that I actually obtained.
They had a small sign that said " all refills are based on the full capacity of the tank... not the volume pumped
I was stiffed for $12
It's common
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I live in a town that has one of the largest Dept of Energy National Laboratories (Oak Ridge)
We have electric charge stations at various places for people to charge their electric vehicles for 6 or 8 hours....
The stations are located at:
2ea at a fire station (the only place to wait on the vehicle to charge is at a Home Depot about 1/4 of a mile away.
Another is at a Childrens Museum... in a poor part of town, and 1 1'2 miles from a place to wait the 6 or 8 hours to charge...
There is not a single recharge station that would be convienient for a single person to use... and they aren't
I personally think that many of the "solutions" offered by the writer are "pie in the sky"
BTW, we find diesel readily available with our 450 mile range and 30 gallon capacity.
that I should convert my duramax diesel/allison to propane.
Well, Janet and I have been in 49 states and much of populated canada
Propane isn't always easily available for my TC... and I seldom see it in towns of even 100,000.
I recently returned from a 7 week trip
I had to purchase propane in a U-Haul dealer in Lake Charles LA, in a hardware store in Port Isabel, TX, in a Pilot-Flying J's RV section
whats more... I was cheated in 2 of these three.
I have two 30 pound bottles... one was empty, one was about half full.
The bottles we placed on scales and weighed as they were being filled... but I was charged for 60 pounds
A 30 pound bottle actually holds 6 gallons
I was charged for 12 gallons... not the 9 gallons that I actually obtained.
They had a small sign that said " all refills are based on the full capacity of the tank... not the volume pumped
I was stiffed for $12
It's common
-------------
I live in a town that has one of the largest Dept of Energy National Laboratories (Oak Ridge)
We have electric charge stations at various places for people to charge their electric vehicles for 6 or 8 hours....
The stations are located at:
2ea at a fire station (the only place to wait on the vehicle to charge is at a Home Depot about 1/4 of a mile away.
Another is at a Childrens Museum... in a poor part of town, and 1 1'2 miles from a place to wait the 6 or 8 hours to charge...
There is not a single recharge station that would be convienient for a single person to use... and they aren't
I personally think that many of the "solutions" offered by the writer are "pie in the sky"
BTW, we find diesel readily available with our 450 mile range and 30 gallon capacity.
