Buyzen
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Hi everyone,
I'm getting close to finishing the main things on my short Chevy bus. I'm taking off in 5 weeks and just need a simple propane setup for now without resorting to those green bottles until I can afford something more permanent like copper lines. After hours and hours of research it seems this area is quite the wild west with a variance of opinions.
I am planning to mount my 5lb propane tank on the top of my shuttle bus rear door (photo 4) so it clears my motorcycle on my hitch carrier. I however do not plan to have a permanent propane line to the tank. I plan to connect and disconnect an extension hose from the tank to the tee (photo 3) under the bus each time I use the propane or setup camp and bleed the lines when done and disconnected. Reasons for this are safety and ease of setup right now.
I plan to run two, 15 foot stainless steel braided hoses (traditional rubber inside) from my water heater and stove through my cabinets to a hole in my floor under my bed on the rear that connects to the tee under the bus. Does anyone see any issue with this and running two 15ft hoses mainly inside or using a stainless steel hose?
Hoses: Amazon.ca
I don't have the time and money for a copper line setup right now. I am also leaning to run the SS hoses inside the bus instead of under the wheel wells and frame rails as there's not really much for me to attach the hoses to under the bus nor do I want it close to the brake line or tire in case of a blowout. I figured running it inside for now would work but have heard mixed opinions on stain-steel hoses though these are not the CSST hoses for one time setups just your traditional rubber ones with extra protection.
Open to all feedback or how I could even do this better.
My first plan was just to drill a hole in the floor straight down from the stove and have the two connections under the bus ready to be used but that setup would require me to dismount and remount my propane tank each time but have less propane lines inside the bus. Again both options would be temporary and no permanent line to the tank for potential leaks.
I'm getting close to finishing the main things on my short Chevy bus. I'm taking off in 5 weeks and just need a simple propane setup for now without resorting to those green bottles until I can afford something more permanent like copper lines. After hours and hours of research it seems this area is quite the wild west with a variance of opinions.
I am planning to mount my 5lb propane tank on the top of my shuttle bus rear door (photo 4) so it clears my motorcycle on my hitch carrier. I however do not plan to have a permanent propane line to the tank. I plan to connect and disconnect an extension hose from the tank to the tee (photo 3) under the bus each time I use the propane or setup camp and bleed the lines when done and disconnected. Reasons for this are safety and ease of setup right now.
I plan to run two, 15 foot stainless steel braided hoses (traditional rubber inside) from my water heater and stove through my cabinets to a hole in my floor under my bed on the rear that connects to the tee under the bus. Does anyone see any issue with this and running two 15ft hoses mainly inside or using a stainless steel hose?
Hoses: Amazon.ca
I don't have the time and money for a copper line setup right now. I am also leaning to run the SS hoses inside the bus instead of under the wheel wells and frame rails as there's not really much for me to attach the hoses to under the bus nor do I want it close to the brake line or tire in case of a blowout. I figured running it inside for now would work but have heard mixed opinions on stain-steel hoses though these are not the CSST hoses for one time setups just your traditional rubber ones with extra protection.
Open to all feedback or how I could even do this better.
My first plan was just to drill a hole in the floor straight down from the stove and have the two connections under the bus ready to be used but that setup would require me to dismount and remount my propane tank each time but have less propane lines inside the bus. Again both options would be temporary and no permanent line to the tank for potential leaks.
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