Filling Propane While Traveling

My tanks are 30 pounds and weigh 55 pounds when full. All of the exchange places in my area ONLY swap the 20 pound tanks. Hence the question.

I just keep my eyes out for the word PROPANE. Or if I see a bulk tank I just pull in. Have used a campground service also. Never been a big deal unless well below freezing and the place I was going closed an hour ago....

My tank are a few years old and I take them to my propane dealer in town. If I run out on the road, I swap them out for the best looking tanks at the local gas station LP exchange. If they were new tanks I probably would not do that.

I do carry a extra tank in a milk crate secured in the truck bed.

My tanks each weigh 36 lb when full. The good news is that when they are empty, they weigh less than 20. So it is not a big problem to put the empty one into the back of my truck and go get more propane.

Also, a tank will usually last me three weeks or a month, so it is rare that we need a refill while on a camping trip. When one gets empty, we usually just switch to the full tank and then refill when we get home.

Propane is amazing stuff -- very high "energy density." (A little goes a long way!)

All I ever do is put the empty in the back of the truck and go find a place to fill it.
Yeah a little heavy when full but not that bad.