Propane Safety
Or- what not to do- A propane tank being hauled in an SUV exploded Sunday afternoon when a passenger lit a cigarette while the vehicle was in front of the entrance to the Central Florida Fairgrounds, ...
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OK, Now I know, there's a lot of power in one of those little tanks.
I still carry them inside my camper though. I did buy some metal caps to screw on them and threw the plastic ones away.
Personally, I always though that those camper stoves where you can accidentally turn on the burner by bumping it look unsafe. All the newer house gas stoves are auto lighting.
And, on my oven you could leave the pilot light on with no flame and you would never know. But, it is such a small flame it would take a long time to fill the camper with enough gas to cause a problem.
I still carry them inside my camper though. I did buy some metal caps to screw on them and threw the plastic ones away.
Personally, I always though that those camper stoves where you can accidentally turn on the burner by bumping it look unsafe. All the newer house gas stoves are auto lighting.
And, on my oven you could leave the pilot light on with no flame and you would never know. But, it is such a small flame it would take a long time to fill the camper with enough gas to cause a problem.
