The little adapter that the propane people use to fill it up can be purchased from a competent propane store for around $20 US.........then if you go "off the beaten path" you can be assured that you can get your tank filled.  
Adam P
81 westy (3 of them)
74 beetle
73 Transporter (at paint shop!)
70 Single Cab  "Whitey"
Vanagon Partsmobiles
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: harald_nancy 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 7:09 PM
  Subject: Re: Vegemite, Propane filling, Mosquito nets

  Tricia,
  Nice to make your acquaintance on the vanagon list.
  We have a copy of your book
  "British Columbia, Off the Beaten Path".
  We enjoy your book, and still have to discover some of the places 
  you write about. 

  About the propane filling,
  Only the Eurobagos (later model fwd  VW eurovan winnebagos)
  have the problem of the propane tank being difficult to fill, and the camper
  has to be driven on a ramp or slight incline.
  At least here in the U.S., on the vanagons, we've never had any problem
  filling our propane tank. There is lots of clearance under the tank. 
  All the places we've had propane filled had the proper fittings for the vanagon westy.
  Possibly they use different equipment in Canada?
  Harald
  '90 westy
  our vanagon website: http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy

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