Filling your own 1 lb Tanks

[jd524]

I won't refill Ive played with fire and lost before. I really want to know what to do with empties.

I just found a possible solution to your question. I haven't seen one before, but here is the link.

Coleman green key

[TravP]

Nice to see that coleman is doing something about this.

[fishlakeman]

Well I stocked the darn things about 20 times when I worked at Fleet Farm, we'd go through a pallet a week. I'd say on average, 1 of every 4 pallets had one that was leaking or already empty. We'd be in the stock room and get that rotten eggs smell. I'd sold many of the fill adapters also, and never heard of any complaints.

[leech~~]

JD, thanks for the link. Maybe I will email them and ask them why they can't reuse and resale them?

[MNmikew]

I have been re-filling mine for years and have never had a problem (leaker). I would like to hear of someone who has actually had a newer-in great condition re-filled 1lb'r leak-not hear say. Like I said in an earlier post, the only 1lb'r I had leak was a new one.

I had a buddy refill a dozen for me last year. There was always the smell of propane in the garage. That is until I removed the box of newly refilled 1 lb'ers. Never again for me. Besides, the empties make great targets for the AR.

[Gissert]

GotOne -

As I stated earlier in this thread, I had one leak - badly - in elk camp. This was the first time it was refilled. We had just refilled about a half dozen of them. About 30 seconds after we filled the last one, it started to hiss loudly out the pressure relief valve. One of the guys grabbed it and tossed it out in the meadow. It was empty in a couple of minutes.

After that, I have no interest in refilling them except in elk camp when space is at a premium. After we fill them, they all stay outside away from the tent until they are ready to be used.

For those looking to recycle the empties - any waste transfer station should take them.

[leech~~]

Gissert, I know the recycling place in B/Park will not take any gas tanks. I tried to unload some of the old 20lbs, and they told me I had to go to a gas company and they would take them for a fee!

[Bottle Fish]

Gissert, I know the recycling place in B/Park will not take any gas tanks. I tried to unload some of the old 20lbs, and they told me I had to go to a gas company and they would take them for a fee!

Isn't there usually a fee involved?

[Gissert]

I take mine to a transfer station in central Otter Tail County - they have segregated bin just for one pounders.

There is no charge.

I don't know if they take larger tanks.

[Bigslugger]

The green key tanks are very spendy, around $7 a tank

[Tippman]

The green key tanks are very spendy, around $7 a tank

I've seen them at Home Depot and Reeds for $3.50 a piece

[icehousebob]

The green key ones don't seem all that much more expensive than regular ones. I've been using a depresserizing tool for years made by Ruger. Remington and Winchester also make them. The inserts used by these tools cost about a buck,twenty per box of fifty. Very easy to use.

[Wayne R Peterson]

The tanks that you get at the stores are filtered propane. If you refill the with a 20lb tank, this is unfiltered. Therefore, if you are using these with a Buddy heater, you will most likely clog your pilot assy.

[GrumpyOldCrappie]

I've seen the little filters you can attach to the refill adapters.

I guess it might be a good idea to use one.