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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : The vehicle and wiring plays a...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jul 2018 at 8:05am<br /><br />The vehicle and wiring plays a great part on whether enough power is supplied to both charge the battery and run the refrigerator. Some will, some won't.]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : 46 days on the road in my 182g...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=7667" rel="nofollow">Olddawgsrule</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jul 2018 at 8:02am<br /><br />46 days on the road in my 182g towed by my Tacoma.<div><br></div><div>The Tacoma will not only run the frig on Battery, but will also recharge the battery while traveling. The length of the drive will determine how much charge is added to the battery.</div><div><br></div><div>My propane tank was 3/4 full as I left for the run. I ran AC power 1/4 the time, propane when camped (boon-docking), battery when traveling. The tank lasted a month.</div><div><br></div><div>Heater was on only twice to take the chill off, BBQ, hot water &amp; stovetop each day/evening.</div><div><br></div><div>Your tank will go for quite a while. I was very pleased to see how long it lasted.</div>]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? :   Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr Originally...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1196" rel="nofollow">Hayduke</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 08 Jul 2018 at 6:36pm<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr</strong></em><br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Hayduke</strong></em><br /><br /><br><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr</strong></em><br /><br />My Tacoma has the towing package with the heavy duty alternator, but i don't know offhand how much it outputs.<div></div><div>I guess it's a moot point if the propane option is colder and doesn't use much gas to run the fridge.</div></td></tr></table><br><br>Your Tacoma with towing package has a nice upgraded alternator, but the wire gauge to the 7-pin connector is not adequate to run the fridge.&nbsp; I'd stick with propane while traveling, unless you upgrade the wiring.</td></tr></table> <br><br><br><div>Is the factory Tacoma wiring sufficient to charge the trailer battery while on the road or should the wiring still be upgraded?</td></tr></table> <br></div><div>I wouldn't count on the wiring to charge a drained battery to full in a day of towing.&nbsp; I think of mine more as a battery maintainer than a charger.<br></div>]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? :  Originally posted by Hayduke  Originally...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 28 Jun 2018 at 11:56am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Hayduke</strong></em><br /><br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr</strong></em><br /><br />My Tacoma has the towing package with the heavy duty alternator, but i don't know offhand how much it outputs.<div></div><div>I guess it's a moot point if the propane option is colder and doesn't use much gas to run the fridge.</div></td></tr></table><br /><br />Your Tacoma with towing package has a nice upgraded alternator, but the wire gauge to the 7-pin connector is not adequate to run the fridge.  I'd stick with propane while traveling, unless you upgrade the wiring.</td></tr></table> <br /><br /><br />Is the factory Tacoma wiring sufficient to charge the trailer battery while on the road or should the wiring still be upgraded?]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : Thanks all for the advice. Looks...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 25 Jun 2018 at 12:00pm<br /><br />Thanks all for the advice. Looks like LPG is the way to go.]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? :   Originally posted by OldNeumanntaprMy...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1196" rel="nofollow">Hayduke</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 25 Jun 2018 at 11:37am<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr</strong></em><br /><br />My Tacoma has the towing package with the heavy duty alternator, but i don't know offhand how much it outputs.<div><br></div><div>I guess it's a moot point if the propane option is colder and doesn't use much gas to run the fridge.</div></td></tr></table><br>Your Tacoma with towing package has a nice upgraded alternator, but the wire gauge to the 7-pin connector is not adequate to run the fridge.&nbsp; I'd stick with propane while traveling, unless you upgrade the wiring.<br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : You might be fine using the battery...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1653" rel="nofollow">Tars Tarkas</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 24 Jun 2018 at 8:53am<br /><br /><div>You might be fine using the battery while driving.&nbsp; Worst case your food won't be cold or you might need a jump start once.&nbsp; After that, you'll use propane!&nbsp; But, really, if your truck is set up for it, you could be good.&nbsp; Keep in mind, if you stop for an hour or two either your truck battery could be drained or the power will be cut off to the trailer so your ice cream might melt.</div><div><br></div><div>To your original question, I spent a very cold few days in the Smoky Mountains one winter and went through a 20lb bottle of propane in about 2.5 days.&nbsp; I have a dual tank system now, that switches automatically to the full tank one one gets empty, and, kind of belt-and-suspenders, I have Mopeka.com tank monitors on my tanks, so I can accurately check what's in the tanks on my phone.&nbsp; Haven't run out since.&nbsp; Normally, in sane people camping seasons, a 20# bottle of propane will last months.</div><div><br></div><div>TT<br></div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jun 2018 at 11:37pm<br /><br />My Tacoma has the towing package with the heavy duty alternator, but i don't know offhand how much it outputs.<div><br></div><div>I guess it's a moot point if the propane option is colder and doesn't use much gas to run the fridge.</div>]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : It depends on the TV&amp;#039;s ability...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jun 2018 at 1:17pm<br /><br />It depends on the TV's ability to supply power. Some can and some can't provide adequate power to both charge the batteries and run the refrigerator concurrently. My Nissan Frontier has a 110 AH alternator. I'm not sure what gauge wire is used to supply 12V power. I am not going to risk it. If I had a 130 AH or larger alternator and knew that 10 gauge wire was used to supply power, it would be different.<br>]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : What about using the battery for...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jun 2018 at 11:32am<br /><br />What about using the battery for the fridge while driving, like going up I5 for eight hours? Wouldn't the truck's alternator be constantly charging both batteries?]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : As Stephen mentioned above, using...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1146" rel="nofollow">jato</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 23 Jun 2018 at 6:18am<br /><br />As Stephen mentioned above, using the battery for the fridge is a no win situation.&nbsp; The first time we used battery for cooling our fridge, the battery was totally drained in about 6 hours.&nbsp; We normally camp in spring and fall with a few weekend trips during summer.&nbsp; Fall camping in the Rockies takes its toll on propane use as we find ourselves in 40 degree weather during evenings so the furnace runs a lot.&nbsp; We enjoy our national parks, hence no electricity so we are using the battery for everything, hot water, lights, furnace, cooking.&nbsp; Even with all that useage we may burn through two 20 pound tanks/year but usually only go through one.<br>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8268" rel="nofollow">Ben Herman</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 3:54pm<br /><br />I always run the fridge on propane while traveling - that way if we stop for lunch or whatever, it won't run down the battery. FWIW I recently added a 2nd tank to my tongue just to have that insurance - but my last trailer (pre-rpod) we could easily do most of a summer on one tank. We need a little bit of furnace now and again here in the west, but always use lp for hot water, stove, and fridge (we rarely stay in campgrounds where there is ac).]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 3:41pm<br /><br />Thanks for the tips. I would rather run the fridge on propane while on the road but just didn’t know how much gas it would use. Going to Oregon in late August for the rPod meet up at Cannon Beach. This will be our first major trip with the new 180, and our first real trip for a few years, because of the roof damage from the tent trailer. What an improvement the rPid is over the Coleman!!!]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : The furnace is the biggest guzzler...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5021" rel="nofollow">TheBum</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 2:51pm<br /><br />The furnace is the biggest guzzler of propane. If you can avoid using it and use an electric space heater instead (assuming you have shore power), your propane will last a long time. On our last trip, the propane finally got low enough to where I want to refill it before heading out again. That was after more than a year.]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? :   It should do 2 weeks easy....</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2" rel="nofollow">Guests</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 2:47pm<br /><br /><br /><br />It should do 2 weeks easy.  I use a little more than one 20lbs. tank, per season.  The fridge (only) would run about a month on a full tank.<br /><br />]]>
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   <title>How long will a full propane tank last? : Best for us is to use shore (AC)...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 2:25pm<br /><br /><div>Best for us is to use shore (AC) power when available. I don't use the battery for the refrigerator having had one experience when the R-Pod was new of discharging my dual 6V batteries in less than 8 hours. Refrigerator on propane uses very little propane. The stove uses more. The water heater and furnace are the big users of propane. So, to answer your question, it all depends on which appliances you use and how much. There is no set answer as to how long it will last. In the summer, you can expect multiple weeks on one tank. In winter, you may only get a few days if it is bitterly cold outside. I speak from experience here. I've camped in both.</div><div><br></div><div>Now, given that it is summer, I would expect your full propane tank to last for the two-week trip unless you are running the water heater a lot for long showers (you would run out of water quickly) or spending all day cooking, neither of which are plausible scenarios. Relax and enjoy your two week trip. If you want to get an idea of how much propane you have left, boil some water and pour it over the side of the propane tank. Wait a few seconds and feel the tank. Above the propane tank will still be warm but it will be cooler where the liquid begins and below.<br></div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=8361" rel="nofollow">OldNeumanntapr</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 11768<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 Jun 2018 at 2:17pm<br /><br />Question: How long should a full propane tank last before needing to be refilled? I filled my tank on my Coleman Tent trailer once 15 years ago and it still had gas inside when I traded it in on my rPod 180 earlier this month.<br />We only used the propane for cooking with the tent trailer so it lasted forever. Now with the rPod the propane runs the stove, fridge, hot water heater. I thought that the panel gave info on the status of the propane, but I guess it’s only for the water tanks.<br /><br />I was planning on running the fridge on 12 volt while on the road but it seems that propane is better for cooling, but it would use more that way and need to be refilled more often.<br /><br />Would it last for a two-week trip?]]>
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