Thanks, Dennis! I hadn't considered the no tunnels implication.

Cheers,
Harry

On 11/11/2013 01:55 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Before you add propone consider your travels. No more tunnels! As this is a
> new installation you should also add flammable gas detector and CO alarm.
> The piping methods and any appliance have to be listed for the application.
> For us that means "suitable for use in a recreational vehicle".  I don't
> think the 3" clearance is much of an issue for the Vanagon. I have seen a
> few damaged tanks on the Eurovan though from road damage.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Harry Hoffman
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 7:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Eurovan propane tank
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm kicking around the idea of adding a propane tank to my vanagon
> (non-westy).
>
> GoWesty is selling the Eurovan tank (5.9G instead of 3.3) with a loss of 3"
> ground clearance.
>
> They are also selling it for $50 less then usual for November.
>
> Anyone installed one of those and can talk about what the loss of 3"
> means for practical purposes?
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>