RIP Propane

liborko wrote:
In eighties conversion of vehicles to propane or dual fuel was very popular and many gas stations invested into installing propane equipment. That is pretty much dead now. With less and less vehicles requiring propane as a fuel and wide availability of barbeque tanks exchange service there is less incentive for the gas stations to dispense propane. I had a very distinct feeling when I was looking for propane that there was unwillingness to dispense it for one reason or other. Sicamous used to have a propane distributor that was closed/out of business. 100 Mile House had only one gas station where you could drive a motorhome to the pump to refill. This is on main hwy going north and to Alaska. In this area there is hundreds of rural homes and cabins that have permanently installed large propane tanks and those are serviced by propane trucks. Costco in Kamloops does not dispense propane as a motor fuel and refills barbeque bottles only. It is harder and harder to find propane in British Columbia if your tank is not removable.

RVers have to take at least some of the blame for businesses not wanting to fuel their rigs. When we sold propane, I couldn't begin to count the number of people who pulled in to "top off their tanks" to the tune of a gallon. Others seemed to wait until the worst weather possible. Still others had RVs that took a contortionist laying on their backs to reach the fill connection. No matter what we charged, we were constantly barraged by whiners complaining we were ripping off the public. We have never looked back with any regret at our decision to quit.