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Old 11-03-2008, 05:33 AM   #1
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"Disposable" propane bottles

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The use of small "disposable" propane bottles is a pet peeve. Our Canadian home/outdoor marketing giant, Canadian Tire, puts skids of these things out on the floor. Meanwhile, there is no disposal system for them except landfills. They cost the parks system big $$$ to handle them as hazardous waste. What about a recycling fee, collected at POP and distributed to the various municipal disposal sites on a per-unit basis? Meanwhile, sell 5 and 10lb refillables in the same stores? If the little ones get very expensive, then people may switch to the refillables.
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Old 11-03-2008, 09:27 AM   #2
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We went with the 10 lb tank a long time ago. The tank is refillable and lasts all summer and part of the next year.
They do sell a kit that allows you to refill those little bottles, but I'm not too sure I want to try that. I use the tank for the small grill and stove we use in the camper. The bigger tank does away with trying to get rid of the little bottles.
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Old 11-03-2008, 10:57 AM   #3
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We had always used those little chuckable bottles and probably would still be using them. Last year doing my Yard/Garage sale thingy I came across a full 20# refillable. I checked it out real close and found it to be just 2 years old. Asked the lady how much and her response was $5.00, YES I SAID 5 BUCKS. Normally I always dicker on price but in this instance I gave her the 5 bucks without thinking twice. About a week later a neighbor gave me a hose with all the fittings. At that point I gave another neighbor my last 3 throw-away bottles.
BUT, I should have kept one throw-away for my propane torch.
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Old 11-03-2008, 11:29 AM   #4
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Our complaint regards what "chuckable" really means. If they were recyclable for a fee, like beer bottles, then there would be an incentive to handle them differently, not just chuck them. They would still be useful and perhaps become refillable on a large scale.
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Old 11-03-2008, 01:28 PM   #5
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I like your rant. There may be occasions when they are needed and a recyclable fee would make since. My solution on my last three campers is a long hose that I conncect to the regular propane tanks. I use a tee at the tank then a short hose to a connector near the frame so I can hook up my stove or grill easily with a 15 foot hose that give me quite a bit of room to move them about. Much like some of the units that have a outside grill with a connector except that I use high pressure hose and connectors so it works for those appliances that normally at 20lb tanks or the small tanks you are talking about.
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Old 11-03-2008, 02:14 PM   #6
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You can get fittings to change over the small bottels to fit on your 30 lb tank a,,,,,i got the fittings from the rv dealer and a 12' hose to the grill and go out the bottom of the tank spot and to the weber grill ,, works great ,,, no extra tank to haul around , and we always have gas ,,, sailer
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Old 11-03-2008, 02:45 PM   #7
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We are with you Dave and Kathy, obviously you camp at some of the same places that we do!
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:11 PM   #8
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I agree with you I hate filling the landfill with stuff like that, espesially when you have an option.
I have used a 2 gal tank for years, but I still keep a couple of the small one around for the lantern. You can refill the small ones but it is not legal in all states. I use to do it but found that some times they don't alway reseal.
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Old 11-04-2008, 04:43 AM   #9
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Without Land fill, half the State of Florida wouldn't be there!
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Old 11-11-2008, 02:35 PM   #10
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I have a 20 pound tank as well. A friend of mine got it for free from a moving company. Apparently, moving companies frequently run into people asking to move grills that have tanks but they will not move them. Maybe a way to even beat the $5 option!
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