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06-14-2012, 07:00 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 31' Sovereign
Florence
, South Carolina
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Joys of Camping
Is it just me or is it that our propane tank tends to run out at night, after everyone but me has had a shower? Oh well tanks are lasting about 3 weeks can't complain
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06-14-2012, 07:52 PM
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Yep. That's the way it usually goes. Furnace out in the middle of the night. As for the hot water, we have the LPG/electric version so that's usually not a problem.
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06-14-2012, 07:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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Mine tend to run out when its in the 20ish degree range, between 3 am and 4 am, when the Mrs is alread cold and we have no hookups...
I just filled one tank, it lasted from January untill now. We will probably go through atleast 1, if not 2, during a 2 week outing to MT/WY...
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06-14-2012, 09:35 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 20
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Kooskia
, Idaho
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,591
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Just use the automatic changeover feature on your regulator, it will switch to a fresh tank all by itself, and then you can fill the empty one in the next few days without even shutting anything off. It has been a standard feature on Airstreams for 40 years, I never can figure out why so many don't know it is there or use it.
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06-15-2012, 01:05 AM
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2005 19' Safari
GLENDALE
, AZ
Join Date: Aug 2004
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We switch ours over manually. When boondocking, it's better to know when the first one runs out, than to find out both of them are empty. It's not much fun camping with no hot water, the furnace doesn't work and everything in the refrigerator is spoiling. -- Oops, done camping!
Same thing with batteries. We use one at a time with a marine battery isolator switch. When the first one is drained, we just switch over to the second battery, which has a full charge. Not as critical, though, because generators are available for backup.
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06-15-2012, 05:58 AM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Excella
Bowie
, Maryland
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,345
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenix
We switch ours over manually. When boondocking, it's better to know when the first one runs out, than to find out both of them are empty. It's not much fun camping with no hot water, the furnace doesn't work and everything in the refrigerator is spoiling. -- Oops, done camping!
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If you're going to do this, it's a little silly to complain about running out of propane. It's a solved problem and many Airstreams have two ways to monitor propane capacity.
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06-15-2012, 06:12 AM
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Rivet Master
2002 19' Bambi
Northwestern Ontario
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I guess I've never understood this problem either - it is easy to check the indicator on the change-over mechanism - and when it shows red your empty tank needs filling within the next few days - no panic - no runningn out of propane. With two tanks and a change-over mechanism this should not be a worry to anyone.
Jay
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06-15-2012, 08:51 AM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chrischarles
Is it just me or is it that our propane tank tends to run out at night, after everyone but me has had a shower? Oh well tanks are lasting about 3 weeks can't complain
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not lol ... yep!
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06-15-2012, 09:53 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Unfortunetly not everyone has "modern" automatic switching over regulators. My Bambi II (48 years old) does not, so I have to keep an eye on the gas levels. After 6 months I am still on the same bottle using the trailer about everyother weekend and a couple of week long trips. The single stage regulator is working fine so I don't see reason to change it out just now.
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06-15-2012, 10:05 AM
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Rivet Master
1968 28' Ambassador
Cedaredge
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,542
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I ran out of propane once about hour and 30 min from home. My friend lived 30 min away so I called him to bring me one of his, since he was coming down to visit. Turns out I didn't have mine screwed on all the way to the tank.
He never let me here the end of it....
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