Spare gas bottle,

Poppy sore eye · Senior Member

Spare gas bottle,

jules47 · The Happy Helper

We keep a spare 9kg and a 4kg under the bed. The spot for gas bottles in our motor home has facility for 1 x9kg and 1x4kg.

first timer · Senior Member

Jules

I would highly recommend you remove both your gas bottles from inside your mh asap, as the ever slightest hint of one of them leaking means that any flame or spark could ignite a fire or worse an explosion, which would be disastrous.

Ashley

hammer · Senior Member

We have 2 X 9kg under the bus between water tank and spare wheel, I would not carry any inside the bus and not on the rear of bus.

brickies · Guru

All gas Cylinders should be carry in cradles on the outside of the vehicle or well vented compartment

D and D · Guru

first timer wrote:
Jules
I would highly recommend you remove both your gas bottles from inside your mh asap, as the ever slightest hint of one of them leaking means that any flame or spark could ignite a fire or worse an explosion, which would be disastrous.
Ashley

Couldn't agree with you more Ashley. Flammable gasses need to be stored in places where there is plenty of ventilation and where the gas cannot accumulate. The attachment shows what can happen when these rules are not followed - and this was caused by the use of the keyless entry of the van door imagine this was your van or motorhome and it was you lighting up the stove to boil a kettle.

Poppy sore eye · Senior Member

Hi brickies I agree and on your van that's easy on the A frame, what would you suggest for a MH ?

i have seen a couple of ideas but none that I am truly happy with. Someone suggested in a cradle on the rear or the motor home, at least 1mtr above the ground, to avoid direct impact! That sounds a bit dodgy to me but I am looking for suggestions. It's almost like its something the designers forgot about In the older units at least.

still seeking a solution.

Happywanderer · The Master

I would imagine a separate outside compartment down the side would be best. That is where my one gas bottle is contained. If I wanted to carry a 2nd I would have to get a 2nd compartment cut out the same as the one already there.

D and D · Guru

Here's a link to a safety alert from the Victorian WorkSafe Authority about safe storage of gas cylinders: http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/22983/Alert-Storinggascylindersinvehicles.pdf

and here's a store selling suitable cabinets: http://www.rolacase.com/onlinestore/gas_cabs who will ship them to you. There are probably more - google "vehicle gas storage cabinet" and set your search to Australian sites.

I think it's illegal to carry a gas bottle on the rear of a vehicle because of the dangers of an explosion in a collision.

MrD

Mike C · Senior Member

A couple of years ago while up near Broome we saw a couple that were carrying 9kg gas bottles in the rear of a UTE.
One of the kids bikes was sitting on top and somehow opened the valve.
Lucky they had to stop (kids toilet break) and smelt the gas, carefully opened the back and had to sit and wait for the fumes to dissipate (many hours) before it was safe to move on.
That was very close to a real disaster.

So I would strongly suggest that bottles only be carried in a safe external or externally vented area and never inside a vehicle or in a situation where loose items could cause any interference with the bottle.
In a motorhome the safest way is to create a compartment sealed to the inside and vented to the outside with outside access only and ensure that the bottles are fixed in position (straps or clamps) and store nothing else in there that has any possibility of causing problems.

cheers

Mike

George · Veteran Member

I agree that great care should be taken when carrying a spare gas bottle, especially inside. When I need to carry a spare, I carry it in the bathroom as it has a drain which would allow gas to escape and slightly open the hatch to create air flow. Otherwise, I wouldnt risk it!

Cheers
George

brickies · Guru

Gas cylinders if stored any where should be secured by a cradle or even a seat belt strap , I would hope the cylinder is not just sitting on the floor of your bathroom

Happywanderer · The Master

The old milk crates make a sturdy container for a gas bottle.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Even better if they are tied down with straps HW.

Big Gorilla · Guru

I carry 3 x 2kg bottles. Two bottles are in a separate compartment and the third is stored under the bed. The bed is high and runs east/west and is accessible from inside the MH or thru the rear doors.

NeilandRaine · Guru

Don't worry to much about the odd spark setting a fire, worry more about the slow death LPG can cause, I bet you would hate wake up dead because your bottle leaked.

-- Edited by NeilandRaine on Tuesday 23rd of July 2013 09:28:16 PM

George · Veteran Member

Strapped to the dunny brickies biggrin

brickies · Guru

Thanks for your reply George good to know you are using safe practice

Poppy sore eye · Senior Member

such a range of replays, I only asked for ideas on how to store a spare, smile doh smile biggrin .

thanks all an entertaining and informative thread, but I still don't know what to do with my spare bottle, maybe I will leave it at home. LOL evileye evileye

brickies · Guru

I think thats a good call not that hard to get LPG on the road if anybody is worrying about saving money the money good if your dead

Ontos45 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:
The old milk crates make a sturdy container for a gas bottle.

Stole my thunder Happy. I put my spare 9kg. bottle in a milk crate then lashed it in my roof rack on top of the 4x4. along with other stuff.
Peter