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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Aug 2005 to 31 Aug 2005 - Special issue (#2005-710)
From:Larry Chase
Date:Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:29:28 -0500

Steve,

I go an average of almost 2 weeks on a tank of propane using my Propex in pretty cold 

weather. 

Thats' like 6 or 7 times longer than what you are experiencing with yours.

Same parameter's .... fridge, cooking etc.

I wonder if its' because I have a 2002 unit vs your 1997 unit.

Perhaps the newer units are that much more efficient.

Unless perhaps you are camping in very, very extreme single digit  cold.

I've pretyt much been in temps in the low 20's and high teens.

Kim, 

What kind of fuel consumption are you seeing with yours?

good road, good adventure, good life,

larry chase

roadhaus.com

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:35:22 -0700

From: Steven Johnson sjohnso2000@YAHOO.COM>

Subject: Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!

I've had my propex heater since around 1997 and I

suggest that if you plan to do some stationary camping

and want this heater in your rig, to set it up so

that you can attach a second spare tank to it through

your main system. The times I've used it, it does

go through the propane after 2 to 3 days if your

cooking and running the fridge too. Oddly enough,

I've not camped long enough to need the extra tank

but I'm still glad that the tee'd in valve is there

"just-in-case".

Steven

--- Kim Brennan kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> Folks if you do winter (or cold weather) camping

> these are great

> additions to the Vanagon. They can nestle under the

> rear bench and are

> fuel effiicient too.

>

> On Aug 30, 2005, at 10:26 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote:

>

> >

> > Karl Mullendore

> > Westy Ventures

> > Gapland, MD

> > 301.432.4645

>

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