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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Topic: 2nd Battery Install Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 5:49pm |
I added a second LP tank to my 179. On our recent 30 day trip we made it about 25 days- fridge running on gas 24x7, boil a quart of water each morning on the gas stove for french press coffee and water heater on only when an infrequent shower was pending, maybe 4 times running my Olympian gas grill and only maybe 3 nights where the heater came on.
Was glad to have the second tank as the fridge beeped "out of gas" one morning as I was just about to make coffee. I do carry a small backpacking stove that runs on white gas for emergencies. Not having coffee would have qualified Oh- I used the mount system jeeperic showed but I didn't bother with all the changeover stuff, I just hook to one bottle and move it to the other when it empties. Takes all of 12 seconds. Used to do it in 10 but I've gotten old...
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2014 179
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 5:56pm |
Hmmm. Stain. Don't quote me on this, but I think I made a mix of Minwax Red Oak and Special Walnut. I have a bunch of stains and mix 'em on scraps to the boss's satisfaction. I have a very beautiful and somewhat fastidious boss, errhh wife!
fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 6:02pm |
Budward, you burn a lot of propane! In a 26 day trip we made it almost 18 on one tank using furnace almost every morning and a bit at night, reefer 24/7, hot (propane) showers and cook a lot. When we did run out in Kalaloch, WA they had propane right there in campground. Very convenient.
fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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jeeperic
Groupie Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Location: Alberta, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 48 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 7:09pm |
Budward, I whole-heartedly agree with you on the coffee-in-the-morning-emergency! I like the way you think! And Fred, our bosses must have gone to the same school!
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That button at the top of the remote?
That's the power button..press it. Turn it all off. Go outside! '14 RPod 171 '09 Jeep Wrangler JK (mine) '14 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 (hers) |
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WillThrill
Senior Member Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 8:29pm |
We camped in Kalaloch last month, and it was great except for the perpetual fog over the ocean. I too was thinking that two propane tanks seems like a lot. Even with running the water heater for showers, ours will last for at least 3-4 weeks. If you're running the furnace much, though, that would completely change the equation. When we go to Alaska with our Pod next year, I'll just throw one of my spare propane tanks in the back of our Envoy. We'll be taking extra gas too, just in case. I've heard that you can go a long way between gas stations on the Alcan highway. |
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"Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien
2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 9:01pm |
Ahhhh, Kalaloch! I know I hijacked the thread, but hey! This place was just fricken gorgeous! I hope to return sooner than later! - fred
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 9:57pm |
We were camped in Rocky Mountain National Park in February a few years back in a pop-up truck camper - we went through a full tank of propane in 3 days- heater basically ran 24 x7, it was in the low teens IIRC! The truck is a 96 I ordered in July 1995- still have it and the 4Wheel camper.. |
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2014 179
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 17 Sep 2014 at 10:10pm |
Wow! Over 140,000 BTUs of energy per day! Shoulda just knocked a whole in the backside of the truck and run the engine/heater!
fred |
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 18 Sep 2014 at 8:20am |
Well the problem with that is it is a diesel, they won't stay warm in those temps due to using so little fuel during idle! There are systems that bump the idle speed up to keep them warm, but propane is cheaper.
140,000 BTU per day- sounds about right - it is 16,000 BTU heater so run time would be 8.75 hours times 3 days and you are out! Keep in mind the grey upper part of the popup has no insulation! |
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2014 179
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 18 Sep 2014 at 9:37am |
Been there, done that with a popup in cool weather, the heat just blows right out of the seams and through the tenting. Much better insulation in the pods and no air penetration, but with heavy heater use I would carry a 2nd propane tank, too. Normally I go through less than a tank each summer. I just filled up the 2 30 pound tanks that came with our new camper, plus a spare 20, and spent about $70. I figure those big tanks will expire before they run out!
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