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Subject:Re: Burn baby burn!
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:12:55 PDT

On 23 Jul 96 at 10:59, MERCER BARRY wrote:

> My new/old 88 westy has a 12 litre or 3 gallon lp gas bottle...  I know 
> that this question will depend on it use but how long, with reasonable 
> use, can I expect my 12 litre supply to last.  I will be using the fridge 
> on propane.  The fridge... another story!  What a drag getting that thing 
> to light.  I was getting blisters fropm pumping that "a" dial.  Make a 
> long story short, I read some postings on the list and tried them out... 
> the thing now works like a charm.  Gotta love the list!
> 
I'm now at about 20 days of camping on a tank, running fridge about 
12-14hrs /day, and stove once a day or so to boil a kettle. First 
time I've filled it, so I've no idea how much longer it'll go.

> Barry.
> 
> 88 westy 108k Km!
> Shawn
'88 Westy 332k (Kyra)
'85 Jetta TD 350k (Jenni)