CakeHenn
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With average use...which in some cases may mean you don't use it at all...how often do you need to fill up your propane tanks? So far I've only gone on two little trips and only really used it for heating but it's not like it was running all that much.
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Klueck
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I sure wish I knew. It depends so much on what you use it for. We find that using it for heat burns it up very fast. Last winter (in Florida) we didn't have a heat pump on the old motorhome, and it was pretty chilly. We went through propane quite fast...maybe once a month.
This winter, in Florida, but much warmer and we now have a heat pump so we don't need to use the propane furnace, so we haven't had to refill it yet.
Unfortunately the gauges aren't always accurate. You'll just have to learn as you go.
We got a "stay and Play" system last year so that we could hook up the motor home to a spare tank. It worked well as we didn't have to worry about running out.
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dqdick
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That's really an open question. We have a large rig and if it's getting into the low twenties at night we go thru a tank every three days or so (30# tanks). On the other hand, we went from May of last year to January of this year on the same tank. It's something you really have to see for yourself based on your rig and it's equipment and your personal usage. If you keep the thermostat down and use electric heat and electric cooking when you are paying for it anyway, as we do, you can stretch propane a long ways. As soon as we're paying for electricity the equation changes.
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downtheroad
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Hard to answer that one....it's like asking, "How long does your money last?"
Depends on the weather for us...we camp mostly in a mild climate..furnace uses the most which we usually only use in the morning and evening for just a little while.
We cook outside on a grill and often have hookups for the frig and water heater....propane lasts a really long time...
If you have the one...rely on the auto-change over system and you should never "run out" of propane.
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JRS & B
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Heating is our greatest use of propane. Then comes the oven. The burners on the stove use very little by comparison.
I would make a wild guess that if we didn't run the furnace or oven, that a 30 pound tank would last around 2 months, or roughly 1/2 pound a day.
When the temps have dropped into the low 30's or even high 20's and the furnace cycles regularly during the night, a 30 pounder goes in about 7 to 10 days.
But we don't try all that hard to conserve. Others probably do much better.
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It depends on size of tank's, weather and the type 5th wheel you have. We have twin 40 pounders and from last Oct. till today 6 Mar. we have used two tanks. However for 3 months we had the Hot water heater running on Propane, we are paying for the electricity. We also don't eat out often. Keep in mind RV's aren't designed for energy efficiency. Happy Trails....
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Suzanne and Brad
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We have a 38' FW and are in Mesa, AZ right now. We use propane for a bit of heat in the morning to warm things up (then rely on electric heaters when need), do keep it on over-night set at 55 and it does come on, use it for baking (rare) and the stove everyday for boiling water and cooking some, but use an electric burner for longer top-of-stove cooking. That being said, we tend to go through one 7 gallon tank a month.
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rockhillmanor
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As mentioned often in earlier posts 'heating' and feeding that furnace eats propane like shes starving! 
I don't heat with propane. Showers are the only time the propane tank is 'turned on'. I can go six months on a tank of propane traveling full time. That said the key is to ONLY turn the tank on when you need it. Leaving it on all the time will eat as much as heating with it. 
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We use about 30-lbs a season from May thru October and 65 to 70 nights.
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CakeHenn
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Guys thanks...I know it's obviously going to depend on the person and what they are doing but your personal examples have really helped. They actually last a lot longer than I expected.
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