Running your propane Refrigerators while traveling?

Damdifino wrote:
How many RV fires have you noticed running down the road?

The roads are littered with the burnt out carcasses of RVs. Along with all the wrecked half-tons that were overloaded and the smashed remains of WDless campers. It looks like a war zone.
“Oh, the humanity!”

I just remembered long before the pay at the pump with a CC I was semi involved in a service station fire.

While filling my auto the man using the hose on the back side of the pump that I was using drove of while the nozzle was still in his filler tube, breaking the hose! I immediately stopped ny side, replaced the nozzle in the pump, drove about a half block away parked and walked back to the station to pay for my gas. The owner proceeded to chew me off for driving off with out paying. I was just trying to save my car, prolly less than a cup full of gas was involved, The fire was out! Here I am to pay for my gas, he realized that he had just vented at me because of stress. We shook hands he apologized, “no problem “ I payed and I drove home. That wasn’t a RV!

I would worry far more about running the fridge while I sleep. And I don't worry about that either.

Demi fin o

I will add to that how many gas station fires have seen since you started to drive? How many caused by RVs?

How many RV fires have you noticed running down the road?

austinjenna wrote:

As a new TT owner, I've found this to be a hotly contested issues and arguments from both sides having some logical merit.

What I've found in my research about LPG and traveling:

* state laws vary
* some states don't allow LPG in some tunnels.
* some states limit number and size of cylinders.
* I was only able to find that New Jersey law prohibits traveling with open LPG containers on highways (I saw reference of this on several sites -but in checking the NJ code I didn't explicitly find this- but i didn't spend much time as I've got no plans to travel in my TT to NJ in the near future).

Someone in NJ area - feel free to contact the DOT and verify the law

You are putting too much thought into it. I have only heard about tunnels having to turn off the propane before going in but never having it not being allowed at all. I never heard about the size or limit of cylinders and have never heard of anyone ever getting pulled over for something like that.

Just enjoy the rv and go, if you see a sign for example going into a tunnel to shut them off then obey the law but otherwise dont sweat it and go and have fun

Well, there's one specific situation I know of, lower deck of the George Washington Bridge. You're allowed to have tanks 30lbs or smaller as long as the system is turned off. If your tanks are bigger than 30lb or your system is open you're in violation of carrying unapproved hazardous materials. We stopped and turned off our tanks before entering the area because we were aware of the issue, also none of the tunnels around NY allow propane at all and the other bridges farther North don't lead to an area where you can really get to where we were going without taking hours and hours on surface roads or taking the expressways which don't allow RVs so the GWB is the only real option if you're visiting the area.

austinjenna wrote:

As a new TT owner, I've found this to be a hotly contested issues and arguments from both sides having some logical merit.

What I've found in my research about LPG and traveling:

* state laws vary
* some states don't allow LPG in some tunnels.
* some states limit number and size of cylinders.
* I was only able to find that New Jersey law prohibits traveling with open LPG containers on highways (I saw reference of this on several sites -but in checking the NJ code I didn't explicitly find this- but i didn't spend much time as I've got no plans to travel in my TT to NJ in the near future).

Someone in NJ area - feel free to contact the DOT and verify the law

You are putting too much thought into it. I have only heard about tunnels having to turn off the propane before going in but never having it not being allowed at all. I never heard about the size or limit of cylinders and have never heard of anyone ever getting pulled over for something like that.

Just enjoy the rv and go, if you see a sign for example going into a tunnel to shut them off then obey the law but otherwise dont sweat it and go and have fun

Just stating what I found, but yeah, not seen or heard of anyone pulled over for that.

Then again, here in GA, it's illegal to have more than 2 headlights, 2 fog lights and *1* auxilary light. Never seen any of the jeeps with 12+ lights pulled over either.

there could be that one officer ... you have been warned ;)

trailer_newbe wrote:
Ok, not going to try a 3rd time ?? have at it.

I think the horse is still kicking.

There are options other than propane. Use them if the battery bank will support them. Even turning off for a few hours works.

As a new TT owner, I've found this to be a hotly contested issues and arguments from both sides having some logical merit.

What I've found in my research about LPG and traveling:

* state laws vary
* some states don't allow LPG in some tunnels.
* some states limit number and size of cylinders.
* I was only able to find that New Jersey law prohibits traveling with open LPG containers on highways (I saw reference of this on several sites -but in checking the NJ code I didn't explicitly find this- but i didn't spend much time as I've got no plans to travel in my TT to NJ in the near future).

Someone in NJ area - feel free to contact the DOT and verify the law

You are putting too much thought into it. I have only heard about tunnels having to turn off the propane before going in but never having it not being allowed at all. I never heard about the size or limit of cylinders and have never heard of anyone ever getting pulled over for something like that.

Just enjoy the rv and go, if you see a sign for example going into a tunnel to shut them off then obey the law but otherwise dont sweat it and go and have fun