Carrying extra Propane

Hi,

Where I live it is illegal to transport propane in an enclosed compartment, unless the compartment is properly vented.

I'd use a rack.

I carry my 10lb tank in the back outside compartment of our camper. We have had to issues with it moving around so don't worry about it.

brholt wrote:
I have been carry 1 lb bottles of propane in the outside storage compartments of the camper. However, they are really "inside compartments" that you access from outside so you are really carrying them in the camper.

For our grill and propane campfire I recently picked up an 11 lb refillable propane tank. The question is where to keep it. There isn't a lot of room in the camper and as noted the outside compartments are really inside compartments. I could carry it in the truck but that doesn't sound the safest either.

So what do others do?

An 11 lb. bottle is no more likely to leak/create a problem than the little one-pounders you're already carrying. It may actually be SAFER, in fact- those throwaways have no autoshutoff that stops propane flow if sudden loss of pressure/outgassing is detected.

The refillable cylinder you just bought does have such a feature. Stick it in a side compartment and don't worry about it.

There are a few ways to handle this issue, as propane is a limiter for me when boondocking, especially in the summer time and I'm running the onboard genset to handle the heat. Here are a few ideas I'm looking at:

1: A hitch mounted cargo rack. Some campers have the ability to have a tow hitch mounted that can handle a couple hundred pounds. From there, hit etrailer, get a propane rack that would bolt onto the cargo rack. Then, drop your bottle on, screw it down, and call it done. Another trick is to get a cargo rack like this which, if the propane bottle is short enough, will ensure it goes nowhere, but is well vented.

2: A mounting for the front of the vehicle. I've seen cargo racks on the front of pickups before... but don't put too much there, as it might affect radiator performance. One can then use a cargo rack there.

3: If neither works and one is a good carpenter (I personally don't have the good skills, nor would I want to drill holes in the side), one could affix a rack to the rear of the TC. I have never tried this, but just throwing it out there.

4: There is always a trailer option and stashing propane on a rack on the trailer's tongue.

5: As a last resort, store it in the truck or truck camper, well ventilated. When I see a propane seller sending bottles to fill up the cages, they don't use anything fancy for a cargo truck... just an enclosed semi trailer with no ventilation whatsoever. So far, I've not read about any of those exploding.

I may be far off base with these, but it is a place to start.

So what do others do?

Just yesterday rv guy in Start up (hwy 2) had an extension line made.

Carried propane tank in side compartment when we had room and then later in shower etc

Had to many thoughts about getting blown up, even though odds are extremely slim, so now we feel better.

(edit part) After posting I think I've missed a little.

With an extension line we now run propane stuff out side from the on board propane tank with an "extend-a-tee"