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Use the on board tanks 8 29.63%
Carry an extra tank for the Grill 14 51.85%
20 Lb Tank 6 22.22%
30 Lb Tank 0 0%
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Old 05-13-2020, 01:36 PM   #1
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BBQ Grill: On board propane or seperate tank?

Hey all, I have an Arctic Fox TT with two 30 Lb, tanks. also has a propane bib to hook up a grill. I'm wondering how fast a grill will empty my tanks?

Should I pick up spare tank to carry in the P/U instead of using the Bib?
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Hey all, I have an Arctic Fox TT with two 30 Lb, tanks. also has a propane bib to hook up a grill. I'm wondering how fast a grill will empty my tanks?

Should I pick up spare tank to carry in the P/U instead of using the Bib?
The grill will probably use about 10 - 15% of the rate of burn you see when running the Propane heater in your TT.

I use this as almost everyone has an idea of how long the propane will last when using their heater

We use the onboard tank but then again we have a large 42GA (176lb) propane tank and now that we've replaced the propane fridge with residential it is only used for our Blackstone grill and propane heater (off-grid only). We typically only fill propane every 18-24 months

Hope this helps
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Old 05-13-2020, 02:01 PM   #3
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For probably 25 years I used a 2-1/2 gallon tank for use with my grill and 2 burner outdoor stove. Even when I was camping 45 to 60 days a year that tank would last me a full season. The small size make it easy to store and carry.
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Using a separate tank allows for more flexibility as to where you do your grilling. You can set the grill and separate tank over by the picnic table or set it up wherever you want. We carried the tank in the rear of the towed car and took it out as soon as we got parked. We grilled almost nightly.
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Separate tank makes it much more flexible as to where to set your grill up. Plus with the shorter hose you waste less Propane when you unhook your grill and if you travel alot that adds up.
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Hey all, I have an Arctic Fox TT with two 30 Lb, tanks. also has a propane bib to hook up a grill. I'm wondering how fast a grill will empty my tanks?

Should I pick up spare tank to carry in the P/U instead of using the Bib?
If you know the BTU rating of your burners you can calculate how long the fuel will last. One gallon of propane contains ~91,000 BTU’s.
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My small portable RV grill will keep running for about 10 min just on the propane in the 12' hose, after I turn the tank off !
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We had the propane outlet on a previous RV. You need a grill with no regulator to use it because there is already one at the propane tank. As others have pointed out, you are limited to where the hose will reach. A grill does not use much propane and our solution was to buy a 1 gal (5 lb) Manchester tank. Easy to carry around, easy to store and lasts quite a while. I get it filled whenever we fill the 16 gallon tank in the motorhome.
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Using a separate tank allows for more flexibility as to where you do your grilling. You can set the grill and separate tank over by the picnic table or set it up wherever you want. We carried the tank in the rear of the towed car and took it out as soon as we got parked. We grilled almost nightly.
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OK folks Thank you for the replies.
I'll start shopping for a 5Lb tank for the flexibility it will provide. Next question will be which grill to get.

I'll start a seperate thread for that...
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I like the small portable tank, e.g. a 5# or 10#. Good flexibility for locating the grill and no long hoses to deal with, plus easy to store or carry yet still plenty of capacity (vs the little 1# bottles).



I'll also mention that my two of my three coaches had the propane tank on the street (driver) side, so awkward for using a hose tee'd from the LP system.
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Our first Arctic Fox had the rail affixed to the side of the RV and came with a grill (Camco Olympian 5500 Stainless Steel RV Grill) that hung off that rail. It was directly above the hose bib connection.

The second Fox we owned had a sticker on the side of the RV marked for installation of the BBQ rail - telling us where there was blocking in the sidewall to install it safely. So, we purchased the same Camco grill and it came with the rail. So, we installed it in the same place.

It always worked great for us. So, that's all we ever used.

Our Motorhome now, doesn't have a place to hang a grill, though there is a hose bib. Now I carry a 1lb propane jug with me.

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We use a Weber 100(Baby Q) with a 20 lb bottle. We have used this set up on a couple 5&1/2 month trips and the bottle lasted more than one season with pretty heavy use. The versatility of putting the grill anywhere due to the different locations of campground equipment(mainly picnic tables), works well for us.

We use a plastic table cloth and the Baby Q doesn't harm the table cloth...good feature. The Weber Q is well constructed(heavy aluminum and cast grate...also easy to keep clean). When you get ready to buy a grill, might want to have a look at the Weber...the Qs come in different sizes as well.
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We use off the onboard tank (motorhome) but do carry a couple of the 1 lb tanks if the hose won't reach the tables.
as for the grill , use a cheep Bi-Mart $19,95 single burner.. big enough to burn some dead cow.. small enough to store anywhere.
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