Chuck_S
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Asing ALL certainly got me at least one exception! 
I like the photo of the fuel truck headed toward the tunnel.
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jaberg
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Gale Hawkins wrote:We went through a 1 mile tunnel in Boston last week and no one was stopping or checking anything.
They may not have been stopping or checking, but it's still illegal to transport Propane in the tunnels:
Are campers and RV's allowed on the Massachusetts Turnpike and the Metropolitan Highway System (the Boston Extension and the Ted Williams and Sumner/Callahan Tunnels)?
Yes, campers and RV's are allowed; however, any vehicles carrying propane cannot travel on the Boston Extension (the Turnpike within Route 128) or through the tunnels.
Source: Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Loop around the tunnels using I95.
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edit: Sorry for the reiteration--I missed a page of the thread accidentially
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genekiwi
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jaberg wrote:Gale Hawkins wrote:We went through a 1 mile tunnel in Boston last week and no one was stopping or checking anything.
They may not have been stopping or checking, but it's still illegal to transport Propane in the tunnels:
Are campers and RV's allowed on the Massachusetts Turnpike and the Metropolitan Highway System (the Boston Extension and the Ted Williams and Sumner/Callahan Tunnels)?
Yes, campers and RV's are allowed; however, any vehicles carrying propane cannot travel on the Boston Extension (the Turnpike within Route 128) or through the tunnels.
Source: Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Loop around the tunnels using I95.
rgds
edit: Sorry for the reiteration--I missed a page of the thread accidentially
And if I recall, there is a sign stating no propane allowed right at the tunnel entrance. I don't recall seeing any other signs but it ihas been a while since I have been to Boston.
Interesting to note that there are three or four places listed where you cannot take propane. Most I have seen mentioned when this topic comes up. Wonder how many more they might be?
Anyone encountered anything like this in Canada or Mexico?
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Gale Hawkins
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If you are going to get into downtown Boston it best not be in a motor home. We saw a lot of 11' and 12' underpasses getting to and from the hotel to the airport.
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SLSAntigua
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Chuck S wrote:There are no other legal or safety issues running your trailer with LP tanks and running the refrigerator with LP on the road is how it's done if you want cold beer and solid ice cream at the end of the day.
The only safety concerns with running with the Tanks on and using the fridge would be while refueling. Good practice is to shut them off while refueling since the fumes from the gasoline could reach propane being burned to run the Fridge or the vehicle on the otherside of the pump being refueled.
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Chuck_S
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How would the fumes possibly reach the refrigerator flame?
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SLSAntigua
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You'd be surprised how far gas fumes can travel. but if your trailer is next to a pump and a passenger vehicle is fueling on the other side. It is not that far.
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SLSAntigua
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Do you honestly want to find out?
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While gasoline vapor is heavier then air, and there has ever only been 1 news article I've ever seen mentioning, not linking an RV refrig and gas station fire, leaving your flame on at a gas station is negligent behavior.
While the signs might not mention an RV refrig at all, just smoking and other seemingly harmless actions, common sense must be used.
It all depends on how you manage risk, I decide to think off the black and white statements on the signs restricting certain things while fueling with gasoline figuring better safe then sorry and turn off my appliance. This also gives me a chance to look around inside for anything that might not be where it was. I always figure that if something freak were to happen then at least this little part of my a$$ is covered.
I agree 100% with SLSAntigua, do you honestly want to find out. I don't know why someone would risk not shutting it off, when most of us have our loved ones on board.
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genekiwi wrote:
And if I recall, there is a sign stating no propane allowed right at the tunnel entrance. I don't recall seeing any other signs but it ihas been a while since I have been to Boston.
Northbound there is a sign prior to the I-95 exit/toll booths. Don't remember the situation southbound-but I don't come down the pike in that direction (from outside the 95/128 loop) very often.
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