Where do you carry your extra propane tank?

joe b. wrote:

Geewizard wrote:

joe b. wrote:
I have also carried one under the dinette or in my boat if trailering it. Always thought about adding some sort of bracket on the rear of the camper to hold a spare tank. The first 3 TCs we owned in Alaska only had single tanks, so a spare was handy to have.

Wizard, where you been?

Hi, Joe B. I haven't had a lot to add to the forum for a while so I backed out. Might just get back to it. :W

Good to see you back. The last series of post I remember from you, you were headed outside for a trip. You always had some good things to say and some good photos of camping in the Fairbanks area and other parts of the Interior of Alaska.

Having a single propane tank is a pain at times. I finally bought a couple of extra ones to have to change out a half empty one with a full one before trips. Many places I dealt with, had a standard charge for filling a 20 lb tank, didn't matter if it was empty or half full. Running the furnace on a few cold fall mornings, plus the other propane using devices will drain a tank. One of the reasons we sold our 2001 Lance 845, single tank, and bought the 2008 Lance 845 with double tanks. Having to share a small truck camper with a cold cranky wife and daughter, at times, is just not a pleasant way to camp. LOL

Thanks, Joe.

To all, I have to use horizontal tanks with my Outfitter. And I have had problems getting them filled at quickie marts or small stores because they seldom see a horizontal tank if at all. I've been refused more often than not because the "filler" defaults to NO instead of thinking about it. And I like to camp when it's cold and I sure like my heater and stove to work.

So, I got a second tank and I'm glad I did. Sure makes for a comfy camper on those long trips in the cold weather.

No, I'm not burning the Olympic Torch or whatever.

However, this would be very cool to take camping!

You Built What?! A Propane-Powered Fireball Gun

I carry extra gas, extra food, an extra tire, extra tequila, and......extra propane. :B

Geewizard wrote:

joe b. wrote:
I have also carried one under the dinette or in my boat if trailering it. Always thought about adding some sort of bracket on the rear of the camper to hold a spare tank. The first 3 TCs we owned in Alaska only had single tanks, so a spare was handy to have.

Wizard, where you been?

Hi, Joe B. I haven't had a lot to add to the forum for a while so I backed out. Might just get back to it. :W

Good to see you back. The last series of post I remember from you, you were headed outside for a trip. You always had some good things to say and some good photos of camping in the Fairbanks area and other parts of the Interior of Alaska.

Having a single propane tank is a pain at times. I finally bought a couple of extra ones to have to change out a half empty one with a full one before trips. Many places I dealt with, had a standard charge for filling a 20 lb tank, didn't matter if it was empty or half full. Running the furnace on a few cold fall mornings, plus the other propane using devices will drain a tank. One of the reasons we sold our 2001 Lance 845, single tank, and bought the 2008 Lance 845 with double tanks. Having to share a small truck camper with a cold cranky wife and daughter, at times, is just not a pleasant way to camp. LOL

Gee:

.....whatever way you proceed, the following is what many professional expeditioners use to secure their propane tanks (10 LB, 20 LB, 30 LB) to their vehicles, living units and/or trailers with:

Extrak Industries, LLC: heavy duty stainless/rubber clamping bracket; and the heavy duty bottom support; and heavy duty tank base locking mechanism here-->

Good luck; safe move!

:)

jason4598 wrote:
Shouldn't need an extra tank unless its cold outside and your going to be gone for awhile.

OK, it's cold outside and you only have one tank??

I can understand why someone who has used his truck camper for ten years in Alaska might want to share ideas on where to store an extra propane tank :R .

When I bought my Apex I bought the roof rack with the intention of carrying extra propane up there. After one trip up the ladder with a propane bottle, I decided that was more adventure than I wanted, so that was out. Long story short, I don't carry extra propane - Just top my tank when I feel I need to. Not the best solution, but it works for me.

speaking of propane, the Blue Rhino plant in Florida just blew up
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/us/florida-propane-explosion/

15 missing, not good at all

There were 53,000, 20-pound cylinders of propane at the facility at the time of the fire, Harrell said.
"It sounds like bombs are going off," Norma Haygood told WES

Are you keeping the olympic torch lit?

two twentys in my propane compartment. even on a 10 day trip I did not go though one, Snow camping one tank in 4 days, used it for heat , hot water, cooking and it still had plenty of fuel in it

I'm with Jason on this. Shouldn't need one unless camping in the dead of winter or running way too many appliances. On a 2003 trip to AK we used about one 20 lb. tank over the 32 day, 9000 mile trip camping every night. That's cranking up the hot water every day, and running the stove and fridge on propane a lot. No interior heat needed that time of year.
It seems to me that you would want to carry less weight around and fill the tank more often if need be, unless you are winter boondocking in the southwest where propane is not on every corner. Just another perspective.
regards, as always, jefe

Propane compartment holds two 20lb tanks on mine. Haven't come close to using even ONE tank in an entire season of camping, so I've been looking at ways to eliminate one tank and use the space for storage.