irishfield Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Probably already a tapped hole in the tank bottom anyhow Dave. Just have the nipple and valve all thread doped up ready to install... and your gloves on before you remove the plug ! Edited January 20, 2015 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Probably already a tapped hole in the tank bottom anyhow Dave. Just have the nipple and valve all thread doped up ready to install... and your gloves on before you remove the plug ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yea that it definitely a port on the bottom just keep digging till you find it. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I look at it from the other side of the coin. It costs about $50 for a 5lb tank, good for 10 years, $5 a year. It costs about $3.75 to fill or .75 a lb. Good for 4-5 outings, get it refilled on the way home. There's no limit on how many times you can get it refilled within the 10 year period. I don't think you would want to try that with a 1lb throw away tank. Even if you had ten of them, you still have to pay for the initial cost of the 1lb tanks, now who is ahead. You still have to pay for the adapter and take a chance that something might leak. At Costco you pay by the pound, not a flat rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Tanks are free.. drop by any Provincial Park and fill a firewood bag with them. The park warden will thank you for hauling them away... as they absolutely HATE them. I grabbed a new batch in September for the guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Not to mention when walking and down't own a snow machine every pound less weight in the sled counts. Then 1lb tanks is certainly better thant the 5 or 20 lks ones. Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonidstalker Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 here is a perfect example why not to. http://hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2776766/1 have fun guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 We should all stop driving because people die in car accidents.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonidstalker Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 driving is legal, refilling these bottles is not. to save $20 or $30 a year on propane, come on. stupid is as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pics Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I too pick up new tanks from the provincial parks. I only open the valve for 1 minute and I never get a full pound in the tank. With the price to fill at costco around $11 for the 20 lbs it costs well under a dollar per fill up. After filling and soapy water testing they get stored outside or on my heater. I got 5 hours of heat from my partly filled tank with my small heater. My hands tend to get cold so I have to have a heater...plus I'm getting old..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 driving is legal, refilling these bottles is not. to save $20 or $30 a year on propane, come on. stupid is as stupid does. It's crazy what one can do with a bit of common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonidstalker Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's crazy what one can do with a bit of common sense. yes but accidents do happen. maybe I tend to value life a little more. to each their own i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronzo Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 The snarkiness against a few people who clearly know what they're doing and are being careful while doing it is quite something. Do you ever speed when you drive? Because that's against the law and is dangerous too. Anyhow, the processes that've been outlined here are great. I don't burn enough propane in a winter to go this route, but it's great knowledge to have. Also agree with the common sense notion. If you're sloppy and careless, not something you should be doing. If you've got a decent head on your shoulders, it's not rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 $5 for 1lb tank where I am, 2 and a half a day on average, more on a very cold day...the savings add up quick...having refilled 20lb tanks for a couple summers, sure there is a risk but as with anything, common sense goes a long way anybody seen these before? for $20 (plus shipping/customs) these seem like an alright deal http://www.propane-refill.com/products/refillable-propane-cylinders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 here is a perfect example why not to. http://hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2776766/1 have fun guys. sad but avoidable....perfect example of how not to do it refilling inside his garage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 yes but accidents do happen. maybe I tend to value life a little more. to each their own i guess. Which was why I made my car accident statement a few posts above.. Accidents do happen, but if you're safe about it the odds are drastically reduced. That's all I was getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) yes but accidents do happen. maybe I tend to value life a little more. to each their own i guess. You will never convince anybody here that does it that it is a bad idea...this is not the first time this debate has been here! I do not use small cylinders too any extent if I did perhaps I would risk a accident to save 50 bucks... Edited January 21, 2015 by lookinforwalleye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 driving is legal, refilling these bottles is not. to save $20 or $30 a year on propane, come on. stupid is as stupid does. Speeding can kill you. It is also illegal. In fact you are more likely to die in a car crash than from refilling propane bottles. People still speed, ergo your argument is invalid. LOL, I'm just having fun with you! There a lots of things that are illegal and people still do them every day, in the grand scheme of things, this is pretty minor. If you don't want to refill, that's cool, but let's not make a huge deal out of it, or we are going to have to start another thread about all the other illegal crap people do and live to tell the tale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 sad but avoidable....perfect example of how not to do it refilling inside his garage... not only that but if I remember right, he had the 1lb tank squeezed in a vise while filling it and this one has been bouncing around for 5 or 6 years because it's the only death they can come up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) YET^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: Edited January 21, 2015 by Brian B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Speeding can kill you. Speeding doesn't kill, it's the abrupt reduction in velocity over a miniscule period of time with tremendous G forces that kills you. If speed kills, planes wouldn't fly and it would take forever to get to the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 It's not the fall, it's the stop! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 O.K. this horse is dead if you want to refill them then go for it. If you don't want to then buy them on sale. We are not going down the trail of legal VS illegal because we all do illegal things daily. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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