Mark,
  Most propane is sold by weight. The standard barbaque grill, tank
  weighs 38.5 lbs. 20 lbs. of propane and 18.5 lbs for the tank. With
  R.V.'s the tank is not removeable so measuring by volume is the only
  way to meter it. Temperature then becomes a factor.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Mark McCulley wrote:

> Where is propane sold by the pound? I've always seen it sold by the gallon.
> My tank takes 2.8 US gallons when completely empty. I'm sure propane weighs
> more than 1 lb per gallon.
>
> -Mark McCulley
>
> At 06:39 AM 4/22/98 -0800, Kevin J. Turinsky wrote:
> >3 Pounds.
> >
> >There's alotta poop about how long the gas is supposed to last via the
> >archives.
> >
> >Hasta
> >
> >Kevin...turinsky@juno.com
> >"Anchored, down in Anchorage---Alaska"
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> >Elevation: 101 feet
> >
> >On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:10:40 -0400 "Kristopher B." <krisbee@I-2000.COM>
> >writes:
> >>Hi..
> >>
> >>I finally got my fridge and propane to work in my 82 Westy, and I have
> >>a
> >>few questions on both.
> >>
> >>1. How many pounds of propane does the tank hold?
> >>
> >>2. How long will the fridge last on the propane while running.
> >>
> >>
> >>tia,
> >>kris
> >>--
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> >>
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