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Ruark wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:24 pm

AndyC1911 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:14 pm How does one refill a 250-gal propane tank, out of curiosity? I'm pondering something similar for stove and possibly a dual-fuel genny.

Well, the propane company sends their big truck out to refill it.

Cool - thanks.

Ruark wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:11 am One thing that can be very beneficial is a propane tank. We have a 250-gallon propane tank we use JUST for the range in the kitchen, as we hate cooking on an electric range. It will last through 2+ years of cooking easily. No electricity needed.

How does one refill a 250-gal propane tank, out of curiosity? I'm pondering something similar for stove and possibly a dual-fuel genny.

tomneal wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:14 am What about rotating your gas cans?
Fill them, then pull one each month and add the gas to your regular vehicle and refill the empty?

Same way we're supposed to rotate our food-stash, yep. In this particular case it was more a matter of seeing if I could stretch the gas to a year - and promptly forgot about it until I needed gas

2farnorth wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:26 am I'll probably catch a bunch of grief for this statement but what the heck; A year from now most people will have forgotten that it happened and will be no better prepared for the next event.
Most families have only 3-5 days food on hand. With out electricity much of that will spoil.

2farnorth wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:26 am Keeping gas in cans for more than a couple of months is not advisable since it to will "spoil".

I actually did an experiment a few years ago:

I filled a 5-gal can with regular gasoline in July 2015 and added 2 oz of Sta-bil (from AutoZone) as per the instructions - cool little measuring method in the Sta-bil bottle, btw. In late November 2016 I used it and my car engine ran perfectly fine - pretty interesting considering that that gas had been stored in my garage for 16-1/2 months and gone through half a summer, a full winter and then a full summer again.

I'm not fond of the idea of keeping a flammable substance like that in the garage, but 1) I had no other place and 2) consoled myself that it was in a new military, metal jerry-can with good seals.