Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

I am considering mounting a medium size propane tank on the tongue. My question is, what’s the best way to get a hose to the galley? Should it be run inside a protective “sleeve” or conduit or something? Just run along the trailer frame?

Scott F.

I put the hose in a piece of 3/4 EMT (electrical steel tube).
I have 2" rigid foam insulation under the bed so I ran the steel tube inside the insulation. I had the propane hose made at the local Hoseman shop with fittings that will slide through the steel tube.

Scott, You could use 1/4" or 3/8" black pipe threaded at both ends located within the chassis. Shortest possible rubber hose to tank regulator. Flexable metal line with shutoff valve to stove. Propane parts store should be able to set you up with safe equipment. Happy trails, Fred - the worlds' farthest North teardrop builder.

alaska teardrop wrote:Scott, You could use 1/4" or 3/8" black pipe threaded at both ends located within the chassis. Shortest possible rubber hose to tank regulator. Flexable metal line with shutoff valve to stove. Propane parts store should be able to set you up with safe equipment. Happy trails, Fred - the worlds' farthest North teardrop builder.

I agree, almost all of the campers I have had were plumbed this way, but usually with 1/2" pipe. I did have a pick-up camper that was plumbed with soft copper with flared ends, but it was all ran inside of the campre and not exposed to weather, rocks, etc. The rubber hose will rot after a while, and it's much cheaper replacing the ends than a complete rubber hose. Pre made ends for the bottle side usually run $15-$20 depending on the length, and include the new style (wrenchless) nut. The other problem with the rubber hose is that the rubber hose would be suceptible to chafing.

Hi

Metal pipe is certainly the way to go, but keep it out of bad weather, insulate it, most of the "its not working" problems that I have ever dealt with are due to exposed LPG pipe, not what you want in cold weather.
Propane fairs much better than Butane in cold weather.