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    Posted: 24 Aug 2018 at 4:51pm
We live at 4900 ft and regularly camp at 8000+, have never had an issue. Although we do light it before we leave home. Maybe once its running its ok but struggles to light when cold at altitude? (just grasping here)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Aug 2018 at 4:57pm
Having camped at 8-10K feet a few times.. why not just use a good cooler, and ice? Ice should last for weeks even in the summer. Heck I have been snowed on at altitude in August.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Aug 2018 at 5:08pm
I've heard a bunch of responses now and and no failures.. And these are folks that camp at these attitudes often.

Something else seems to be going on. Consensus rolls back to clogged line.

Since it worked again later (even though lower altitude) you may have cleared the line.

With all this in mind,I'm going to run mind on propane before I leave to ensure the lines are clear. As I travel I'll be on battery, yet when stopped overnight, on propane. 

Hey, it's a system that worked for me on our last run for 46 days through the Nor'East Maritimes.

The Sou'West is new to me. This thread has been very good for me to research.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Aug 2018 at 5:44pm
That sounds like a reasonable method so I will keep that in mind.  My TV does provide charging so I can keep it cold while traveling and then try to light it before I get to the final stopping point.  I'll bring extra ice also just in case!  Thanks for the thoughts.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Aug 2018 at 6:32pm
We have camped quite a bit at elevations in excess of 7000 ft.  Even at the visitor center at RMNP the elevation is 11,796 ft. ,  we  had lunch there in our 177 and the fridge worked fine.  The only time we aren't running propane are those few occasions where electricity is available, otherwise we run our fridge on propane probably 95% of the time and 100% of the time while traveling down the road.  Our 177 is approaching year 8 and has over 25,000 miles on it.  The only issues we have had is when a wasp or bee began building a nest near the orifice.  Since putting a screen over the air flow openings, that problem has been totally eliminated.  The other time is when the tank is changed out and you have to purge the air out of the line, but that takes only about a minute to do.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Aug 2018 at 6:57am
+1 to jato's post.  We run on gas unless 110vac is available.  The battery option is not even connected.
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