two propane tanks

  I made the conversion last weekend.  I went pretty much all the way with the addition of an auto switchover valve & regulator so that when the first tank is empty the second one will seamlessly take over.  You don't have to do that -- the valve was nearly half the cost.

  Probably the hard part was getting rid of the original tank holder that was welded to the tongue.  It took a while with a Sawzall and a side-grinder to get rid of that.  Then some paint, of course.

  I should have made a list of the parts, where they came from and what they cost.  Most if not everything is available from Amazon.  I needed the two-tank holder, and two new hoses to run from each tank to the switchover valve.  Those were about  $25 and $15 x 2.  The tank holder bolted right on to the existing holes for the single tank straps.  And you need some teflon tape.  The whole job, not counting time for the paint to dry, took about an hour. 

  If you don't want to manually switch tanks when one runs out, the switchover valve was around $50.  I ordered one on Amazon from Grady's but told them to keep it when they hadn't bothered to ship it a week after I ordered it, and I was glad I did considering what I considered was not a great attitude toward customer service.  There are plenty of other places to pick up a valve.  The one I got is branded Mr. Heater and is made in Italy.

  Finally, I think I spent about $25 for a two tank cover from Camping World.

  Other than cutting and grinding the old tank holder off, the hardest part was waiting on FedEx Smartpost to deliver the components.  I can't wait for people to wise up to FedEx Smartpost and kill that "service".

  TT

We had a second tank and auto cutover added before we picked up our Rpod.  On reflection, we always use full hookups and with a small ceramic heater, we hardly use any gas at all.  We do travel with the reefer on electric and don't do any serious cooking inside.  We did add a quick connect gas adapter on the hitch to use with our gas stove.  Works great and don't have any of those small gas "bombs" rolling around in the storage areas.  Since its just the two of us I would suggest not installing the second tank since we hardly use much gas at all.  When we camped years ago with our sons, the hot water disappeared in minutes with the shower.  Safe Travels.