Ron Dickey wrote:dropped my old trailer off with a man who lost his roof and now has a roof over his head till he gets it fixed
Well done mate.
Myself, I did something I now regret.
I refilled a 1# Coleman bottle.
A friend gave me a really old propane camp stove he was otherwise going to throw out.
It had come from an old house he bought, then resold.
To say the old stove is a bit suss is to understate the situation.
But it came with a near full 4kg (9 lbs) propane cylinder.
I've got a few empty Coleman 1# bottles. Those things cost $13 each here - perhaps the most expensive cooking you can get.
So the temptation is to refill.
Anyway, I had enough right and left hand threaded parts and hoses to simply connect the 9# cylinder to the 1# cylinder. Hung the 9 pounder upside down so it had liquid propane coming out, sat the 1 pounder on a scale and turned on the taps.
I got 14.5 ounces back into the 16 ounce cylinder, before I ran out of patience.
Quite pleased with myself, but decided to check Google before filling all my cylinders. That's when I found out just how dangerous it is considered to be.
I'll use the one I've filled, and, no more.