Ger.,

When we are on the road, we figure that we have
seven to ten days
propane using the Dometic fridge continuously and
only occasionally
(once or twice during the week) using the stove.
When refilling after a
week of use, there is less than 1/3 tank
remaining.  On a long trip
several years ago, the propane was totally
exhausted on day 10.

There is no problem filling the tank before it is
empty.  It tends to
annoy the propane people when we put them through
the hassle of
connecting to that wonderful "Auto-Stop" valve and
then only get 1/4
unit of propane.  I keep a record of when I filled
the propane tank, and
how many days I've used it in my gas mileage log
so I can check it
before we leave on a trip.

Regards,
--
Jon B Kanas

Longmont, Colorado
Cultural Center of the Universe
303-678-0658
kanas@qadas.com

>Date:    Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:58:54 -0400
>From:    "Royston, Jerry" <gmr@OBPA.USDA.GOV>
>Subject: How much propane in the tank?
>
>With all this talk of how long a Westy fridge will run on propane, I was
>wondering if it is possible to know how much propane is in the tank at a
>particular time.  I don't know of any guage so is there some way to measure
>it or do you just have to wait until you run out?  Can you fill up a
>half-full propane tank just to be safe or do you have to evacuate the gas
>first?
>
>Gerry Royston
>'87 Westy
>