VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Anyone have any experience in refilling 1 lb. propane bottles from a 20 lb. cylinder using this adapter ( http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-improvement/heating/propane-heaters-accessories/propane-fittings-parts/mr-heater-reg-propane-tank-refill-adapter-female-cylinder-thread-x-soft-nose-p-o-l--2151386 ) ?? I've been seriously thinking about trying this procedure, with the price of new bottles around here .. So let me here from ya folks .. Edited December 6, 2010 by VermontHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well the First thing you should do is look for a better price...check out something like Amazon.com and see what you find. Secondly, Why would you want to refill these 1lb cylinders?????? Unless your using alot of them in a portable heater it really would not make any sense at the low cost of the 2-packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) LOL ,, Gary you dork .. #1 ,, I used the link that is above because it had the best image of the device ... Amozon has it for about $14.00. #2 ,, I don't find the 2-packs that cheap, just got 2 bottles from servicestar and it cost me $6.99. If you hunt cold weather from 5:30 am to say dark like I have been, ( a 12 hr. hunt ) thats 2 bottles right there, now multiply that by the days you hunt say 5 days .. thats $45.00 for those days ... OUCH !! I can get a refill on a 20 lbs. cylinder for about $17.00 and that will fill 20 - 1lb. bottles for reuse, and I can use multiple blinds without having to relocate a 20lbs. cylinder every new location .. Did I make sense ?? Forgot to mention ,, that 1- 1lb. bottle has about a 5-6 hr. burn time in a Big Buddy Heater .. so the dual bottle methods gives about 11 hrs.of burn time. This is from self experience, by me timing it this past weekend .. Edited December 6, 2010 by VermontHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I can see why your considering it now....I saw a 2-pack of these recently for under $4 I can see where it would make sense if your using a heater in multiple locations or camping and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Real men don't need heaters when they hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Real men don't need heaters when they hunt Really ,,, I invite you to the Northeast and what it has to offer for winter weather. I can usually take a day or so of cold weather hunting but a week solid or longer can be a bit much. I don't know how those Northern Canadian's do it ,, must have something to do with acclamation I guess .. My getting older, has made me less tolerant to cold ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msman825 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I would just put me a 5 gallon bottle out back of my shooting shack and run a copper line in side. and paint my bottle camo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I would just put me a 5 gallon bottle out back of my shooting shack and run a copper line in side. and paint my bottle camo lol We are talking multiple locations with just one portable heater available ... or I would just setup a 20 lbs. tank and call it all good .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'm just teasing Luke. It is super cold out there! I'm dreading working out in it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 just remember the story of the parachutist who's chute wouldn't open. as he was falling, he passed a man coming up and yelled "how do you open a reserve parachute?" the other guy yelled back, "how do you fill a 1 gallon propane tank???" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'm just teasing Luke. It is super cold out there! I'm dreading working out in it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 just remember the story of the parachutist who's chute wouldn't open. as he was falling, he passed a man coming up and yelled "how do you open a reserve parachute?" the other guy yelled back, "how do you fill a 1 gallon propane tank???" lol You're not helping my friend .. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 ROTFLMBO @ Steve...Good One!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Luke, we sure do know what harsh hunting weather is like. Remember when it was 90 below in Wyoming a couple Septembers back? We had to retreat to the coffee shop to stop the noise of our chattering teeth scaring the antelope away. Yep, them tropical climate guys just don't know what real hunting is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Luke, we sure do know what harsh hunting weather is like. Remember when it was 90 below in Wyoming a couple Septembers back? We had to retreat to the coffee shop to stop the noise of our chattering teeth scaring the antelope away. Yep, them tropical climate guys just don't know what real hunting is like. What Wyoming are you talking about willis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Luke, we sure do know what harsh hunting weather is like. Remember when it was 90 below in Wyoming a couple Septembers back? We had to retreat to the coffee shop to stop the noise of our chattering teeth scaring the antelope away. Yep, them tropical climate guys just don't know what real hunting is like. I surely do my friend ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 We were just talking about this over the weekend. If you get one let me know how it works out. We have about 50 empty bottles from the last 4 or so years. We don't have electricity, so we use 3 or 4 lanterns for our light in the evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterwebb Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 all you do is turn the 5 gal upside down on the 1 lb bottle the little pin pull it wile the gas is going in till the 1 lb about full a lot cheaper do it this way then buy 1 lb i do it all the time o yes you connect the 2 together i go through 1 lb a night fishing in the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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