Refilling 1lb propane bottles
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Refilling 1lb propane bottles
Anyone fill their own? I got back from my annual camping trip and used about 15 of them over 5 days. I've been reading about refilling them and it seems pretty easy. I've also read how others are opposed to refilling them. I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience. Any other tips they can share?
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
haven't done it in awhile, but its fairly simple.. never had any problems and still using the batch I filled over a year ago
just don't overfill or do the fill for longer then instructions state.
fool proof way is to use a digital package scale to watch weight as its being filled. (empty bottle, hit tare to zero then fill up.. would try to stay under say 80% capacity for safety)
just don't overfill or do the fill for longer then instructions state.
fool proof way is to use a digital package scale to watch weight as its being filled. (empty bottle, hit tare to zero then fill up.. would try to stay under say 80% capacity for safety)
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
Anymore i just bring a big tank and the hose. 15 in 5 days that's allot you using heaters or leaving a lantern on all night?
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
Get a propane tree and a couple propane hoses. No need for all those little bottles. You can run a lantern on the top of the tree, and run a hose to a coleman stove We did the refill thing once and thought it was a PIA. You got to put them in a cooler to get them cold, then refill them. All my other lanterns are battery powered now, only use the one gas lantern
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
yup, a big btl, distribution tree and 2 hoses and you can run lantern,stove and heater off 1 btl and it lasts quite a while.
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
Yep, that's the set-up I use. Haven't used the small bottles in years. I normally just take the big tank from my grill when I head to the woods.nachogrande wrote:yup, a big btl, distribution tree and 2 hoses and you can run lantern,stove and heater off 1 btl and it lasts quite a while.
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
sling a rope over a limb attach the lantern and raise it high as the hose allows lights up the whole camp.
Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
I saw those distribution trees, but I'll setup a few lanterns so that the kids don't trip over anything. And yes we were using tent heaters. I have one of those Mr. Heater Buddy heaters and it goes through a bottle by itself in about 4.5 hrs on the low setting. Maybe I'll just get another propane tank and run a few hoses like suggested. It may come out cheaper in the long run.
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Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
good sleeping bags means no heater required.
Hell if you can drive in get a big canvas tent and a pot belly stove heater. i tent camp out of the boat. so everything is to the min.
Hell if you can drive in get a big canvas tent and a pot belly stove heater. i tent camp out of the boat. so everything is to the min.
Re: Refilling 1lb propane bottles
I have two Coleman propane lanterns at the camp but mostly we just use couple of battery powered LED laterns. They have good light output and good battery life. Ones I have use 6 D batteries and a set of Duracells will go 4-5 days. I don't like to run the generator as I don't like the noise at night so even in the camper I use battery powdered LED lights. I would like to run a set of solar panels and batteries on the camper to run some stuff in future.
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