Artum Snowbird wrote:
Gosh Chet, why not put in two 20 pound bottles. They weigh about ten pounds less and still go for a long long time.
I doubt very much if anyone will fill your bottles in the vehicle. I think they purposely have short fill hoses so that method cannot be used.
It's not the best idea, but it is my plan when the 30's on my fifth wheel go past their fill date.
Mike
Your solution is OK for people that don't stay off the grid for long periods of time.
I would never give up 1/3 of my total propane capacity by converting to 20# propane bottles. Because:
1) It would limit my boondocking... to 2/3rds of the amount of time that we are now able to stay off grid between propane refills.
2) If the verticle 20# bottles save 10 pounds so what? I'd still be up on a ladder, at risk of falling. That is the reason I am looking for a solution.
I would much rather have 40# propane bottles... but they won't fit in the avialable space.I have watched horizontal propane bottles being filled where they were mounted in place in RV's... that was where I got the idea. I don't know if all propane operators will do it though.
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