Old propane tanks on new RVs
I bought a brand new 2017 Coleman 262BH in 2017. Went to get my propane tanks filled today and found out they expired in 2013, 4 years before I bought my 2017 model camper new off the lot. They woul...
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drsteve wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I have read where the RV industry thinks that the average TT is used 3 times a year for the first 2 years, and then never used again by the original owner.... Whe then eventually sells it.
Here we have an owner who went 2 years before attempting to refill his propane!
They may be on to something. And this would explain why many are built so cheaply, and the existance of ST tires.
A lot of people are always on hookups, and never camp in cold weather, so they use very little propane.
We camp in the winter, in fact we're back out for two weeks for Christmas. But, we use electric heat when possible, and take a lot of our showers in a bath house..just because.
