ByTheRvr
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Two tanks may actually save money... I always use 2 tanks with an auto switch regulator. I wait until one tank is completely empty and switched to the other tank before I get the empty one refilled. I have encountered campground refills stations that charge a flat fee for filling tanks regardless of how much they add. If you only have one tank you will be topping it up more often to make sure you don't run out. My piece of mind has value; keep both tanks IMHO
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M GO BLUE
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Keep both tanks...makes no reason to drop one of the tanks...dropping one tank saves you about 30-40 lbs in total weight and if you have to worry about getting rid of that little weight you have more problems then you think
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marc515
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Thanks guys!
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Bonefish
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The MPG campers I have seen only have 20# tanks.
I will loose that much weight this summer myself camping.
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marc515
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Bonefish wrote:The MPG campers I have seen only have 20# tanks.
I will loose that much weight this summer myself camping.
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Gman22
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I wouldn't. Here's what I invision, one morning, still dark, you wake up from a restful slumber with the wife elbowing you in the ribs...."honey, the trailer's is cold", you stumble outside to switch the bottles over - AND IT HITS YOU.....one bottle was a bad idea.
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RoyB
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The only time I use my propane alot is camping off the power grid. We always use electric heat at campground with electric.
The furnace is the only big draw we have on propane. Most of camp site cooking is on the Road Trip grille with its 1lb cansters..
I have two 20lb bottles on my POPUP and probably will leave as is...
What I need is a good plan on telling me which tank is being used. I try to use one until it goes dry then switch to the full one and refill the empty one.
Maybe some different color tags or something like that.
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Campalong
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Keep the tank. Use one for the trailer, and the other for the nice Weber BBQ  .
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K Charles
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marc515 wrote:Well, I was also thinking I could mount a single tank next to the battery, and that would give me some extra room for a small tool box.
To reduce tongue weight you are going to remove an LP tank and mount a tool box. Then maybe you could put the extra LP tank in the tool box, that should cut down on the tongue weight.
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Bob Landry
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My second tank , as is the propane in it, is paid for and doesn't cost me a thing for it to be available when one runs out. If a 40# tank of propane was a towing or weight issue, I would re-evaluate the entire rig.
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