Shelf life on propane canisters?

[marylp]

So I went to Academy this weekend and bought a camp stove and some little coleman propane tanks. We tested it out, it worked fine and put everything away. I am thinking everytime I go to Walmart or Academy I will buy a few and just leave them there to build up in case of emergency. Well lets say its been a few years .. say 5 years.. I have an emergency now I need my propane canisters, are they still good? Do they last that long? BTW does anyone know how long they burn? Am I wasting money just to let them build up then, they wont work when I need them. Any help would be great!!

[crashdive123]

Mary - The shelf life on propane is virtually indefinite as long as the tanks do not leak, or the valve become damaged. The length of time a canister will last will depend on the rate at which the fuel is used. In my coleman 2 burner stove, using both burners - maybe a couple of days. Using one burner and and lower settings maybe 4 or 5 days. You can also use the bigger bottles (the 20 lb lp bottles you normally see on gas grills). They may last you more than a month.

Edit: If you use the larger bottle, you will need an adapter hose.

[trax]

You can actually buy an adapter hose with multiple connections so you can run a camp stove and your lanterns and any other propane devices you want off one big tank if you're setting up something long term for a camp.

[marylp]

Thanks Crash! Thanks Trax! I am learning so much from you guys, I suppose I can find the adaptor hose at Academy also? I will take a look next time when I am in town. Also I thought propane was safe for indoor use but I was reading the warnings against carbon monoxcide (sp?) dangers.

[trax]

I've used propane stoves inside wall tents, always good to have some ventilation I suppose. I heer that prolgoned expozhur to propain can affekt sum of yer fizicul and menatl capabililities, lik tpynig and speeling.

well and yeah, enough of it can kill you, there is that, ventilation's a good thing.

[wareagle69]

have i been gone from the good ole us that long what is academy?

[crashdive123]

Never heard of it. Just figured it was some kind of store that sold stoves.

[wareagle69]

yeah but you breathe in bug spray all day long soooo i take your ramblings light sometimes or maybe you have heard of it but forgot you never know with these bug and pest guys

[crashdive123]

What the? Now wait just a minute there mister........What were we talking about? Oh Look! Rabbits!

[erunkiswldrnssurvival]

C'mon Crash from here that looked like rock,not a wabbit
And I never heard of that store either

[crashdive123]

Ha Ha. Now you know what I've been talking about. At least it was a fuzzy rock.

[wareagle69]

oh dang it now i forgot what was the question again

[marylp]

Hey Guys, Academy is a huge sporting, fishing, camping, hunting store. It is all over the Texas Valley I just thought it would be upnorth also. They have a great website that you can shop from. Did I mention I also bought a stand to make Beer up the Butt Chicken? At 4 bucks and it holds 2 chickens with a can of beer up the butt!! What a bargain!! A hillybillies paradise!!

[crashdive123]

Hey Guys, Academy is a huge sporting, fishing, camping, hunting store. It is all over the Texas Valley I just thought it would be upnorth also. They have a great website that you can shop from. Did I mention I also bought a stand to make Beer up the Butt Chicken? At 4 bucks and it holds 2 chickens with a can of beer up the butt!! What a bargain!! A hillybillies paradise!!

Don't you get feathers on your lips while you're drinking?

[nell67]

So,when chicken take their beer up the wazoo,they require assistance standing?? hmmmm never knew that,butt then I've never seen chickens take their beer that way either



J/K

[crashdive123]

So,when chicken take their beer up the wazoo,they require assistance standing??

I know that I would......ouch!

[Arkansas_Ranger]

C3H8. That's the chemical formula for propane, lol. I can't get the 3 and 8 to be in subscript. That's about all I know of propane other than it's a heavy gas, and Hank Hill has a peculiar affection for it. He's referred to it as "a family fuel" and "God's gas." lol

[marylp]

Gods gas.. wow weird, as long as it burns.. I suppose. Thanks Ranger!

[Arkansas_Ranger]

Gods gas.. wow weird, as long as it burns.. I suppose. Thanks Ranger!

You'd have to see the show. King of the Hill actually delivers a moral message at the end if you're intuitive enough to grasp it. I think he calls it "God's gas" because it's efficient and clean burning.

[Sarge47]

I've had those little propane canisters for 10 years & every time I use one I have no problems. I actually think that it's a good idea to store them.. Or, like Trax was saying, get a larger tank, but read all the warnings. When I was a young-un we lived in a mobile home out in the country and had to use propane for both our furnace & cook stove. we never had any problems, at least I'm normal, at least I'm normal, at least I'm normal, at least I'm normal....Oh look, it's the little aliens again, and they brought Sasquatch with them....