Originally posted by ToolmanJohn
Originally posted by furpod
Is there enough room to do a 30 pounder? that would give you 1/2 more duration anyways. One of the things I noticed when we saw our first vibe was the way the propane tank and batterylayout didn't lend itself to adding more for boondocking.. |
Unless there is some king of overhead clearance issue, or the propane hose is not long enough, a 30 pound tank has the same diameter as a 20 pound tank. I installed one on my R-Pod no problems. There really isn't room on the tongue for 2 tanks without a lot of metal work involved. |
Actually even the 40lb tank is the same diameter.
My only concern straying away from the 20 is
nobody does exchanges on the 30's/40's, at least not that I've ever seen.
Out on the road* exchanges of 20's are all over, getting a 40 filled may not be handy.
I've even seen unmanned 20 lb tank exchange systems that take a credit card swipe and pop open a door to let you get your filled tank then you place your empty in that compartment.
I'm not too impressed though - the one time I tried to use an Amerigas one, it wouldn't open the door, and of course there is no means of them checking that and it billed my credit card anyway
Took a few phone calls to get my money back.
*I never use an exchange at home, it is much cheaper to get a tank refilled- and most don't know the exchange tanks generally only fill 15 lbs so the charge is even more than you think at first glance.
Here is a question for Colorado residents- I was camped at Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park and ran in to Estes Park to get a tank refilled. The guy asked me who owned the tank. What? Well it had an Amerigas or some such wrap on it and he said he couldn't fill it!
Being a little bit of a smart*** I sarcastically asked if I peeled the wrapper off would he fill it? Sure he said! So I did.
Is this normal in Colorado? Never run into that anywhere else.