[Public-List] Propane bottles

[George Dinwiddie]

Rod Symmes wrote:
> One more warning.  I used to remove the one pound bottle from the
> camp stove and my plumbers torch when not in use until one time the
> seal on the bottle failed to close properly and an almost full pound
> of propane leaked out before I needed it next.   That was a
> distressing discovery. At least the 20 pound tank has a shut off
> valve.   Has anyone experienced them leaking ?

Yes, I tossed it in the dinghy overnight.  It was empty in the morning, 
and the wind seemed to have dissipated all of the propane.

  - George

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