Like myself, I know others carry extra propane tanks on long trips. But it can be a pain to swap-out tanks under the bunkend at 3am (or anytime). So I was thinking (can you smell the rubber burning), why not have an extension hose of about 4 feet long that could go from a fresh tank on the ground and attach to the hose end that normally screws onto the tank on the tongue of the camper? Something like this. Thoughts?
My thought is go for it. I don’t see how that’s different from running a hose from your tank on tongue to a grill or stove.
I don’t see why not. I went with dual tanks on mine with an auto-changeover- and swapped to fibreglass propane tanks to compensate for the extra weight
Yup, I've been using Viking Tanks for years and the weight savings allowed me to comfortably add a second battery. And I have them locked to the tongue of the camper. Too expensive to leave unprotected. But that adds to the issue of removal with the bunkend out. That's why I think I'll use an extension hose to hookup the extra tank (which is a standard metal tank).
How did you lock them? I just keep mine under a soft cover that makes them look no different from any other 40lb tank pair
One of the hoses on my regulator is 4 footer. I haven't had to use it yet, but it's there when i need it.
Well, yeah. That's always a plus. I have an auto-changeover to prevent the 3AM trip outside. I just added the long hose after a week of camping in the cold when I ran through both 20# tanks and had to swap tanks to get refilled ones in. If I had the hose, it would have been a simple matter of connecting a 3rd tank with the longer hose. Now, of course, after getting the 4' hose, I haven't run both tanks out in a trip yet.
The things that I never thought of!! I have several extension hoses and a T. I won't have this problem again!! Thanks!
Do you have a high pressure regulator? Or just the low pressure regulator? I have two tanks and would like to set up an auto-changeover, but I can't find one for 16 psi.
For those of you who have an auto-changeover, does anyone have a high pressure regulator? I would like to set up an auto-changeover, but I need the propane to go through a 16 psi regulator first, and I'm having trouble finding one that can hook up to two tanks.
That hose would need to have an ACME male end and a ACME female end. What's pictured would not connect to a campers regulator, but with the right hose the theory is sound. Personally I'd just do double tanks and have a changeover valve, or put a 30lb tank on.
I only have the low pressure regulator, but I put a splitter on one of the tanks so I can screw on a high pressure line as needed
Wow, didn't know there was such a thing as a composite propane tank! Nice upgrade. How many years do they last? Can they be recertified?
