Absolutely turn off the fridge before you put in gasoline.  I should
have mentioned this before in my previous message.  Good catch.

I find that the propane is good if you're at a campsite, then want to
drive to a hiking ground.  Or, you're driving and want to pop into a
store or restaurant.

Turn off the fridge before pulling up to the gas pumps.  

Also, I guess this is obvious, but if you have any gasoline smell
outside the van, even from cracked fuel tank overflow tubes, don't use
the fridge.

-- Craig

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:04:11 -0600, jimt <wetwesty@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 9/21/04 2:42 PM, "87 Westy" <87westy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> >>> Unless I am driving for long periods where I will be doing multiple
> > fuel stops, I let my fridge run on the propane<<
> >
> > Is there a danger from running the fridge on propane when on a long
> > trip? Or is it just a propane conservation issue?
> >
> > 
> A recent fire and explosion of an rv here in colorado is blamed on lp
> appliances running in the rv.  Vapors from a spill were ignited and
> destroyed it and another car as well as the pumps.  Fortunately everybody
> made it out of the rv safely.
> 
> In many states it is not just a safety issue but a very heavy fine if caught
> with lp running and fueling.
> 
> The other issue with the propane appliances is that sometimes the flames
> gets sucked out and then you are running without cooling and don¹t know it.
> 
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