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Back to your original question, items 1 and 2. Unless you are never gong to camp without electricity hookup I recommend two Group 2 golf cart (GC2) six volt batteries in series. Batteries are a dealer supplied and installed item and usually they include a single Group 24 "Marine" battery in the deal. These GP24s are typically 85 ampere-hours, which doesn't go very far without a charger. Two GC2s will provide 225 AH at 12V and is superior to even two GP24s in parallel. Since you've already paid for the single GP24 in the deal, now is the time to apply that credit to the price of the GC2s.  

If you don't plan much cool/cold weather camping the single 20# gas bottle will suffice. However, you will have to check (weigh) the bottle before each trip and probably top it off each time for a fresh start. If you have access to a propane dealer that works fine. But if plan to just swap bottles at a neighborhood convenience store you will be wasting money when you have to swap a 1/4 full bottle for a full one at the beginning of the trip. The preferable solution is to go with two 20# bottles and an automatic switchover regulator. They are very common and inexpensive. This configuration allows you to run one bottle completely dry and allow the regulator to automatically switch to the full bottle with no interruption in flow. Then, depending on trip length and furnace usage, you can fill/swap the empty or wait until you're back home. Either way you're not paying for gas you never used and you always have a full bottle available.

There's not much advantage to going to 30# bottles. If you need that much gas it's easier and cheaper to carry a third 20# bottle somewhere in the TV. The 20# bottles are the best deal because so many are used for BBQs, heaters, etc., and they are most readily available for swap in an emergency.

BTW, don't plan on relying upon the inline dial type propane tank gauges. They will reliably tell yu when the tank is empty and nothing more. Due to the nature of liquid propane they tell you nothing between full and empty.

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CharlieM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797	Topic: New 179 member Posted: 31 May 2015 at 4:06pm
	Back to your original question, items 1 and 2. Unless you are never gong to camp without electricity hookup I recommend two Group 2 golf cart (GC2) six volt batteries in series. Batteries are a dealer supplied and installed item and usually they include a single Group 24 "Marine" battery in the deal. These GP24s are typically 85 ampere-hours, which doesn't go very far without a charger. Two GC2s will provide 225 AH at 12V and is superior to even two GP24s in parallel. Since you've already paid for the single GP24 in the deal, now is the time to apply that credit to the price of the GC2s. If you don't plan much cool/cold weather camping the single 20# gas bottle will suffice. However, you will have to check (weigh) the bottle before each trip and probably top it off each time for a fresh start. If you have access to a propane dealer that works fine. But if plan to just swap bottles at a neighborhood convenience store you will be wasting money when you have to swap a 1/4 full bottle for a full one at the beginning of the trip. The preferable solution is to go with two 20# bottles and an automatic switchover regulator. They are very common and inexpensive. This configuration allows you to run one bottle completely dry and allow the regulator to automatically switch to the full bottle with no interruption in flow. Then, depending on trip length and furnace usage, you can fill/swap the empty or wait until you're back home. Either way you're not paying for gas you never used and you always have a full bottle available. There's not much advantage to going to 30# bottles. If you need that much gas it's easier and cheaper to carry a third 20# bottle somewhere in the TV. The 20# bottles are the best deal because so many are used for BBQs, heaters, etc., and they are most readily available for swap in an emergency. BTW, don't plan on relying upon the inline dial type propane tank gauges. They will reliably tell yu when the tank is empty and nothing more. Due to the nature of liquid propane they tell you nothing between full and empty.
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JCP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 May 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 31 May 2015 at 6:14pm
	Thank you, Charlie. That is very helpful information! John

CFWARREN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Apr 2015 Location: Spokane, Wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Posted: 31 May 2015 at 6:24pm
	I misunderstood, of course the outlets inside the 179 are AC outlets, not DC. At least one DC outlet would be handy.
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