Tina,

Remember, most Westys carrying propane are in a secure tank, well mounted to
the frame of the van. They are well away from the heat source and have a
strong skidplate underneath. Different from bungycording a tank to the roof
or letting one roll around the inside of the van. The forces in an accident
at 65mph would suprise you. It's one of the reasons most people don't build
with real wood inside their van anymore. Projectiles are not a nice thing to
have aiming at the back of your head going 65mph When you are, for all
intense purposes,... stopped.

tim in san jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yoel and Tina Crane" <yoelandtina@gmail.com>
To: "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Carrying loose propane tanks?

> Hmm.. well that was not encouraging....
>
> Plenty of VW Campers carry around propane tanks so I figure it must be
> safe to some degree.  We could fall back on Sterno -- but, hmm .. no
> can't do that, either.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:07:02 -0700, Aristotle Sagan
> <killer_jupiter@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Pleasant thoughts of rolling mortar shells disguised as 5 lb propane
tanks.
> > Any accident, or heaven forbid an engine fire...
> >
> > I drive my propane tanks for the grill exactly two blocks to the filling
> > station... and feel a bit nervous at that. We did take one of those 3 lb
> > mini tanks on a 1500 mile camping road trip to Glacier one summer, tied
in
> > securely in the hatch of our Saab 9000T... but then agin, I was young
and
> > dumb.
> >
> > Never again.
> >
> > tim
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Yoel and Tina Crane" <yoelandtina@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 11:54 AM
> > Subject: Carrying loose propane tanks?
> >
> > > For you non-camper owners, how do you carry a lose propane tank for
> > > camping .. and feel safe doing it?  Do you just throw it in the back
> > > or strap it on top of the Vanagon .. or?
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> >
>