The Silver Streak E-mail ListArchive Files[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [SilverStreak] size of propane tanks
Jason, I have never seen a 10 lb. propane tank on a travel trailer, the smallest tanks I have seen for trailers is 5 gallons. If it were me I would try to get a minimum of two 7.5 gallon tanks, two 10 gallon tanks would be ideal. YOU WANT WEIGHT ON THE TONGUE! The trailer will exhibit less sway if you have 12-15% of the total "loaded" weight on the tongue. Propane is only about 7 pounds per gallon, so an additional 5 gallons of propane will only weigh 35 lbs. + another 8 lbs for the bigger tanks. Many years ago I had a 16' "Cardinal" trailer with two 5 gallon tanks on it and I would go through both tanks on a 5-7 day camping trip, with about the same equipment you list. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: sslist-admin@tompatterson.com [mailto:sslist-admin@tompatterson.com] On Behalf Of Jason Parks Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:23 PM To: Silver Streak Subject: [SilverStreak] size of propane tanks I have a 18 foot SS sabre and would like to purchase 2 aluminum tanks -- Vintage Trailer Supply has the best prices I could find so far. I'd like to keep my tongue weight as low as possible and therefore am thinking of purchasing 2 - 10lb tanks. I've never camped with a trailer before so I don't know if I will go through these tanks in a day or will last me for a while. I can get the bigger tanks no problem, but again just trying to keep the weight down.
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