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OregonMan
Explorer
Aug 14, 2020

Max heat to leave propane canisters inside of trailer?

Hey guys, it's supposed to be 107 degrees tomorrow here. Inside my trailer I have a pack of Coleman propane canisters inside of a metal container. Read online that 120 degrees is the maximum heat that...
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naturist
Nomad
Aug 14, 2020
It will vent. In the process, it will turn your rig into a fuel-air bomb (google "fuel-air bomb." They are second only to nukes on the military "mine is bigger than yours" scale), and the slightest spark will cause an explosion you don't want to be within several blocks of.

Wise grasshoppers do not store propane tanks/canisters INSIDE ever. It is why propane tanks are always OUTSIDE of houses and hanging off the OUTSIDE of RVs on the hitch.

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