Propane Tank

Originally posted by ToolmanJohn Originally posted by furpod Is there enough room to do a 30 pounder? that would give you 1/2 more duration anyways. One of the things I noticed when we saw our first vibe was the way the propane tank and batterylayout didn't lend itself to adding more for boondocking.. Unless there is some king of overhead clearance issue, or the propane hose is not long enough, a 30 pound tank has the same diameter as a 20 pound tank. I installed one on my R-Pod no problems. There really isn't room on the tongue for 2 tanks without a lot of metal work involved.

Actually even the 40lb tank is the same diameter.
My only concern straying away from the 20 is nobody does exchanges on the 30's/40's, at least not that I've ever seen.
Out on the road* exchanges of 20's are all over, getting a 40 filled may not be handy.
 I've even seen unmanned 20 lb tank exchange systems that take a credit card swipe and pop open a door to let you get your filled tank then you place your empty in that compartment.  
I'm not too impressed though - the one time I tried to use an Amerigas one, it wouldn't open the door, and of course there is no means of them checking that and it billed my credit card anyway
Took a few phone calls to get my money back.

*I never use an exchange at home, it is much cheaper to get a tank refilled- and most don't know the exchange tanks generally only fill 15 lbs so the charge is even more than you think at first glance.

Here is a question for Colorado residents-  I was camped at Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park and ran in to Estes Park to get a tank refilled.  The guy asked me who owned the tank.   What?    Well it had an Amerigas or some such wrap on it and he said he couldn't fill it!
Being a little bit of a smart*** I sarcastically asked if I peeled the wrapper off would he fill it?   Sure he said!   So I did.
Is this normal in Colorado?  Never run into that anywhere else.

Once at your campsite, pull the cylinder out of the back os the truck and drop a padalock through it and one of your safety chains.

Originally posted by barbanjoe Did you see the news report about the food truck in Philadelphia that blew up from a propane leak? Even in an open area propane stays low to the ground and doesn't disperse. That may be why DOT rules are that way.

   I just read on the V Cross forum that D.O.T. does not allow a propane tank to be stored in a locked compartment. The bed of our truck locks and would want to keep it locked if we had things of value stored in it. If this is true about D.O.T. I may need to make a decision not to keep anything of value in the bed of the truck or find another way to store the propane tank. I am sure in time I will have it figured out.

Originally posted by furpod Is there enough room to do a 30 pounder? that would give you 1/2 more duration anyways. One of the things I noticed when we saw our first vibe was the way the propane tank and batterylayout didn't lend itself to adding more for boondocking..

Unless there is some king of overhead clearance issue, or the propane hose is not long enough, a 30 pound tank has the same diameter as a 20 pound tank. I installed one on my R-Pod no problems. There really isn't room on the tongue for 2 tanks without a lot of metal work involved.