LP 5/11/20 lb fill-ups on the cheap..

[McGurk]

I wish I had an answer to give, but hopefully someone has an idea where you can get a 5/11 lb fill-up without paying the 20lb price. Where I'm at there are simple 20 lb fees for fill-ups, not pay by the pound. It's not that much fun to have to pay full 20 lb price to top off a semi-full tank for a long weekend; that's 10 bucks that can go towards minnows!

I appreciate any and all responses to this, especially for locations in the sw metro.

[Wookiee]

$7 bucks cabin fever for an 11

[danwilliams]

Hill's in Onamia...

$7.50 for a 11#, $13 for a 20#

[HarryG]

WOW! I was unaware of the fact the you have to pay full price for a top off. Many places have a scale and you weight it before you fill it and weight after and pay the difference. I worked at a gas station a long time ago, and that is how it was done. Maybe be more demanding with the attendant.

[Gus]

I've never run into a place that charged a flat fee for any size tank. A lot do not go by weight but they still ask what size tank you had filled. Sorry, but it looks like it just sux to fill a tank near you.

[McGurk]

That's what I grew up with, HarryG, but no one seems to want to read the scale. They all have scales but they just look to see whether or not it's at 20 lbs or not. I'm paying 16.00 after a 2.00 coupon for each 20 lb fill-up or top-off in Bloomington.

[Ace]

I work at a hardware store, and we fill from 5's to 100's and anything in between. In my experience, people who have found themselves in situations such as yours are dealing with someone who can't figure out how much propane to put in a tank if it isn't a 20#er. I doubt you want to go that far, but the Ace Hardware in New Richmond(WI) will fill any size, or top it off for ya. An easy way to figure out what it should weigh is to take the tare weight (T.W. followed by a number on your tank) and add it to the pounds of propane it should hold. Example, a regular 20# tank usually has a TW of about 17 or 18. Add that to the 20# of propane you're putting in, and the scale should read about 38# or so, give or take for the hose...If you can find a place that charges per pound, they will more than likely just top it off for ya.

[Gissert]

McGurk -

If you are heading to Ottertail, stop at the Cenex in Battle Lake. You will pay only for what they put in your tank.

[nitroant]

Mike's L.P. Gas in Maplewood. L.P. gas is what the guy does. You pay by the pound and the person filling your tank knows what they are doing. Otherwise there are a few Toll gas and Welding supply stores around, these guys have it figured out too. You might pay a $1 or 2 more, but its worth it to not deal with the kid at the local gas station that has no clue.

[wayne123]

Anybody know a place near Brooklyn Park that doesn't use the flat rate?

[BIG DS]

I didn't realize there was still people doing that. Apparently they are not getting any training from the gas company. If you end up in the Madison Lake area Reel Fishing and Tackle does anything 5# though 100# and by the gallon also for RV's and such.

[Shawnny B]

Why not hit up an RV place, the one right in Forest lake just South of Gander does it by the pound, the service guys there are great, just avoid the sales guys !

ShawnnyB

[LoonASea]

I fill my 5, 11, 20 lb tanks at U-Haul they charge by the unit (5lbs per unit) the cheapest place I have found in the Duluth area any way ,,I just filled my 5 11 and 20 lb tanks for $23.10 tax paid

Randoid

[G_man]

When pressed - I'll fill up my 5#er at Leroys in Bloomington but that station is fairly expensive.

The consistent and best deal I've found is in Robbindale. I take C.R.9 (Rockford Rd) east into Robbinsdale from work. The NE corner of the first main intersection east of Hwy 100 is the place. I think its a Shell gas station but it could be something else. Cheap and good service.

[Zzapp]

I believe Charlie Browns' Shell station off US10 in Elk River charges per their scale - and you can get bulk kerosene there, too.

TJ