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You Better Know This EMERGENCY HEATING TRICK | DIY 1LB Propane Tank Refill
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- Panic buying will strip these off the shelves first. If you’re like me and you do any kind of outdoor camping, hiking, or have emergency heat set aside for winter power outages, you’ll be getting gouged by the cost of the small 1lb propane tanks. Learn how to refill your 1lb propane tanks for pennies on the dollar.
FLIP THE 20LB PROPANE TANK BEFORE YOU ATTACH THE ADAPTER AND 1LB TANK!
ALWAYS CHECK FOR DEFECTS AND RUST. DO NOT USE IF ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR DEFECTS!
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0:00 Intro
2:05 Refill Process
3:49 Other Refill Option
4:51 Risks, Don't Overfill
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DO NOT REFILL IF ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE, DEFECTS, SWELLING, OR RUST!!
Try this at your own risk in an emergency. Use the refillable canisters when possible.
Hope this helps anyone out there! Let me know if this has worked for you!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video! I already bought the adapter but had no idea how to use it.
They are designed with a proper vent so you can get that delux fill
WARNING,,,,,,,,I REFILLED MY TANKS,,,,ONE DAY I REFILLED AND THE VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN LEAKING PROPANE,,,,,I PUT IT ON MY HEATER,I DIDNT SMELL ANYTHING,I IGNITED LIL BUDDY HEATER AND IT BLEW UP !!!!
I'd love to see a video on refilling with scale to get the most in the smaller tanks. Thx so much!
Las aventuras de pinocchio
I would love to give this 100% approval, BUT I can only give you 90, as 10% GOES TO THE BIG GUY.
lol. Few comments make me laugh, thank you
lol. Yes
😂
It more than he's worth but it's not nearly as much as he thinks he's worth!
FUNNY...😂😂😂👍
One important thing that I have not seen mentioned so far is about overfilling the small tanks. If you manage to overfill one, especially in the cold outside, when the small bottle gets warm it will vent itself out of the valve on the top edge. You will have a small fountain of propane gas/liquid rising out of the small tank until it balances itself. Inside of a vehicle or an enclosed building could be very dangerous. It's better to under fill three or four than overfill one. Be safe!
Excellent explanation, will mention this again in a couple days
really ?
U didn't watch full video.
5:04
@@RESISTAGE YOU are the idiot that has a problem with reading comprehension. I did listen to the entire video. He does talk about overfilling but he never mentions that the small tank will vent itself. Bring a cold overfilled tank inside, hear a pop and a loud hissing sound while propane is sprayed into your car or house can be very dangerous. Try to pay more attention.
Your suppose to chill them in the frig (or ice from a big gelp soda and a cooler) for twenty minutes. Then fill for only one minute (open valve). I put mine in a freazer bag, so I can see if they leak, it will pop my seal open of the plastic bag first.
I agree. I'd rather replace the little tanks a little sooner than risk over filling
*If you are in an emergency, or SHTF type scenario, then I highly suggest using alternative fuel sources to Propane or Gasoline. If you require heating and cooking then may I suggest you use Sterno, or gel based fuel type burner solutions, which can be used indoors, don't emit dangerous fumes, will not explode in your face, plus you can make at home. All you need to produce your own alternative fuel is a mortar and pestle, some Crayola white coloured chalk, some household White Cooking Vinegar, and any kind of alcohol, such as, grain based, rubbing type, or isopropyl 91 to 99 %. All you do is find a nice pyrex glass high temperature dish or cup, or use a small can, such as an empty sterno can or something of similar size as your burner setup. Take two or three sticks of white chalk and grind them to powder in your mortar and pestle. Once your sticks of ground up white chalk is a powder you now have a substance commonly known as "Calcium Carbonate." "Carbonates" burn ! Now take about 10 Millilitres of your ground to powder white chalk and poor that into an open faced bowl or large open faced empty can. The active ingredient in White Vinegar is "Acetic Acid," but there's only about 5% of that key ingredient in the Vinegar, while the rest is water, so you are going to need to poor in 200 Millilitres of White Vinegar to Ten Millilitres of your ground up white Chalk Powder. Slowly add the Vinegar to the white chalk powder and listen to it hiss and suds up. Now complete adding the remaining 100 Millilitres of Vinegar until all the white chalk powder is dissolved in solution and the milky-white liquid suddenly turns CLEAR. Now you have chemically REACTED the "Calcium Carbonate" and it has turned into "Calcium Acetate." Now add 75 Millilitres of Alcohol to your Calcium Acetate Solution and it will suddenly turn into a wet gel substance resembling wet snow or slush. BINGO ! You have now a very flammable but stable fuel which burns a very long time ! This is home made STERNO !!!!*
Supposedly you can also do this with eggshells.
@@4saken404 Yes you indeed can. Eggshells are also pure Calcium Carbonate. 👍
Bro... if you are stuck without fossil fuels in some kind of dissaster over multiple years, you might as well just get a wood stove rather then make your own fuel gel....
@@peteraugust5295Actually both choices are good. 👍 😊
You can buy calcium carbonate already ground into powder; I use it to make chalk paint
I have been refilling them for as far back as I remember . 30 -40 years . I have never had any issues yet with them so far .I refill every spring .
The vital imact ammo crate holds quite a few of these . A nice way to store the full ones .
Awesome news, thank you. Few stating there a serious dangers.
@@PracticalPreparednessThe biggest "danger" I've seen, after using five 15#, up to 40#, tanks inside our home for 8 years is that the government doesn't want us refilling the disposables because it's not as advantageous to the economy, nor as detrimental to the consumers' finances. It reminds of the situation wherein they claim it's not safe to can butter, milk, etc. It's perfectly safe, but they want us to continue buying with the ever-increasing prices.
I can’t get the bottles to take. I tried over 15 bottles and only a few took gas
@@robbiecox5014 , it mght be your adapter . I bought 2 lately from harbor freight that do not work right .
I bought another adapter from Amazon and no issues after that .
I've been refilling these for many years too. Repetition, rinse and repeat as you Americans say. Definitely nothing nasty happens. It's always stoopid new government laws that mess with our lives....silky woke people who have no outdoor practical skills and or backbone.
Yes please do another video on how to refill the green tanks with using the scales. This video is very valuable for people who don’t know how to do anything like this.
Already on it as we speak!
As someone that works with those tanks, I can tell you that the larger ones are actually less likely to rupture, or be affected by heat. This is due to the thicker material used in their construction.
Obviously, however, if you don't feel comfortable using them, then you should not. To each their own.
I personally only have propane as a emergency backup to my backup of heating with wood. So I'm not one to judge, heh. Just wanted to give a little peace of mind to those deciding to use the larger tanks.
Thanks for this, it makes sense. Appreciate you helping folks out
I’ve seen Mythbusters shooting at the big ones for tests and they are pretty damn sturdy. The biggest risk comes if it is an old tank that has been sitting there a long time that it might leak if the seal/thread has worn down or rusted.
I mean I wouldn’t recommend throwing it down onto hard surfaces or anything, but they are otherwise pretty tough tanks.
The biggest problem with having a 20lb or larger in your house or garage is it leaking and causing a explosion lpg stays close to the ground and does not rise and float away like natural gas
On the 20lb or larger tanks, if they were filled in the cold properly (ie someone opened the bleeder screw while filling and stopped and closed both the valve and the bleeder screw once white gas came out of the bleeder screw), taking the tank into a warmer area would cause the tank and propane inside to expand. Once the internal pressure goes over what the safety relief valve allows, the tank will vent propane through that valve.
If you want to bring one inside, out of the cold, you should use it a bit. I have had good luck with using the thing on the grill to cook some ribeye's. After that, the tank is run down enough that I don't smell a leak when I bring it inside and the tank heats up.
I only use a hose to a 20 or 40lb tank with my Mr. Heater. I have six of the green bottles, but don't bother refilling. If you do use a 20lb or larger tank, rather than the 1lb green bottles, I do recommend using the Mr. Heater hose, because it's a high-pressure hose and keeps the hose from bleeding oils out of the hose that would end up, over time plugging up your Mr. Heater, unless you use the F273699 Fuel Filter. It traps the oils, Mr. Heater says.
Anyone who has put their spare tank or even smelled propane from you tank in a grill, during the summer, it's probably NOT you tank or hoses leaking, it's probably that relief valve, doing its job, when the sun is heating up your new tank. Check for the smell and hour after it's gotten dark, and you have ventilated where the tank is.
Those stores that refill or sell refilled tanks will happily take your perfectly good tank and sell you a new one that will leak in the sun, too.
@@ne-adv- Thanks for suggesting the Me Heater hose as I bought one on Amazon so not sure how it would work as haven’t had to use, emergency prep. I know people get a little wacky over having the large propane bottles indoors but I lived in South America where there was no central heating and at 850 ft in the Andes it got cold as the average temp is 55-75; so propane heaters was the nor: and their bottles are 60 Lbs. Had my handyman put it on casters for ease of movement as most of the floors are tiles, kept me warm!!
I have that tool I've had it for years. My father taught me how to do this, and it still blows peoples minds when I do it in front of them!! Your instructional is spot on. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing!
There are a few things to keep in mind. After awhile filling the small tanks the Schrader valve will start to leak. They are the same Schrader valve that are in tire valve stems. You can also the brass screw on caps usually used by hikers and campers. Also filling in the winter or cold outside you will never be able to overfill these tanks, 60/70 % fill tops. For better fills, I use the adapter and pull a vacuum on the small tanks. Then place the tank in the freezer or winter leave it outside. Then I take the 20lb tank and warm it to 80/90 degrees, typical hot summer day temperatures and your still well within the tank limits. Get a scale and zero it out with the small tank on it. Then do what's shown in the video to fill it and measure the weight in oz. The tall tanks are around 14 oz and the small fat tanks are 16oz in weight. If you plan on doing this on a regular basis id suggest also getting a electronic propane leak detector. They are cheap on amazon. Do not use soap and water, it will start to rust out (even if you blow it out)and will leak sooner. Also use common sense.
Awesome adds, thank you!
For clarity... you are saying that overfilling the tanks in Winter is dangerous because when the tank is later heated in warmer seasons, the pressure will go up and the tank could fail and explode. This is a super important point to make absolutely crystal clear.
DO NOT OVERFILL THE TANKS IN WINTER. WHEN IT GETS WARMER, THEY COULD BLOW UP !
@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy
No, when both the 20lb tank is cold and 1lb tank is cold, you get a partial fill. The vapor pressure is lower when its colder. Look up lp tank heaters. Weight the small tank empty and weight it after its filled. You never see it close to 16 oz which is the tank size when factory filled. I never said over fill the tank. Re-read my original post. In the winter heating the 20lb tank will get you a better fill on the small tank.
A warm 20lb tank will have slightly higher pressure, this will force more of the propane to stay as a liquid when filling before both tanks pressures equalize. Also the small tanks have a pressure relief valves, unless these small tanks are thrown into a fire, they will vent off pressure before exploding.
In the summer just chill the small tank for a better full. Iv never been able to over fill a tank. Then again iv never tried.
@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy just weigh how much gas goes in no matter what temp and you are good
You dont need cold understand the basics of heat and gas Bleed off the cylinders until its cold then it fills
Do what you need to do to take care of yourself and family. Never let another person that thinks they have power over you tell you what you can and can’t do within reason. Another thing to remember….these huge tanks sit directly under a large flame in a space that super heats (under grill) and they do fine. Still the mid can run a bit when it’s damn near in your lap 😮
Protect your family above everything
A good survival trick, many have used for years in the wilderness in cold and/or wet regions. Use a metal protective threaded cap during transport to protect the valve, threads, and avoid accidental leakage.
Good call out. Will cover this in a couple days
Another tip - avoid the "exchange" options for the 20lb tanks too. Or at least check pricing carefully, as well as the actual amount of propane in the new tank - often it is only 15lbs, despite the tanks being rated to safely hold a full 20lb (the "extra space" for expansion is already accounted for in the 20lb) - if you can, try to find an RV park or campground that will refill yours.
Yes this is a real thing. Thanks for sharing
Tractor Supply and some hardware stores are other places to get tanks filled. I have never had a tank filled at TS because by my calculations, they are more expensive than my local welding supply store. I get mine filled at my local welding supply store where 20 lb tanks are about $15 for 20 lbs , 30 lb tanks are about $23 and 100 lb tanks are $67 if I remember correctly. I am getting a 100 lb tank filled tomorrow. I have 4) 20 lb tanks for grills and such, 5) 30 lb tanks for the camper and generators, and 2) 100 lb tanks for temporary heating and other things.
Well, also, a lot of places got new Chineseum tanks with faulty valves that won’t even open. A buddy of mine that relies on propane for heat, has been getting screwed that way, all season. 😢
Was there not a warning a long while back against "exchanged" tanks when they were used by drug makers and would cause corrosion to the tank/valve? I'd be happy to remove this comment question if that story is an old wives tale.
Trivia 2; 20# tanks from Wally-mart store was coming in at 18 pounds. Someone said "for safety" but my opinion was, like a 20# bag of charcoal shrinking to 18, that was marketing and profit. Wait until a dozen eggs have ten in a package. A pound of coffee means it an old can, LO, or you want "1 can." The 3# size has breached the 32 ounce line, now AKA "the big can."
Had the Great good fortune to purchase 2 thirty (30) pound tanks on sale. Saved enough to fill one tank and part of the other....counting myself blessed as until then I only had 6 or so one pound canisters and around here they are now going for $9.99 to $12 each.
That's what I call an investment. Thank you for watching!
Where do you live that they're that expensive? Wow!!!
4 for 18 bucks or so here in Texas.
Thank u Sir for sharing this video I thought u were a big channel…I can feel it already. This was so unbelievably smart & practical. I'm in California and it really does not get to the super sub zero levels unless we go to Big Bear in the mountains. But during an outage or unexpected emergency this is ideal. Thanks again blessings!
Wow, thank you. Please use the refillable bottles if available to you.
Appreciate your support!
Been doing this for years. I bought a 5 lb. tank and use the hose for my Big Buddy heater in garage. Good vid!
Cool, thanks!
Excellent video. In the litigious society in which we find ourselves, he’s a very brave man to show us this technique. Subscribed.
Just want to say that my big winter prep this year that I hadn't really considered previously is 12v fleece heating blankets/pads, you can get them in 120v also but the 12v vehicle heating elements when paired with a sleeping bag are so good, without using space heating with a heating pad in a winterized sleeping kit you are toasty warm, and many preppers may already have their solar charging stuff down that charging during the day can make for warm heating at night and the heat travels directly into the body with the pads meaning that it is very energy efficient for heating a person, perhaps not a family solution unless you are all hudling togehter under the same bedding. AND this is a $20 so buy if you already have solar setup for grid down.
Just finished cleaning up the snow, I wear a USB powered heated vest with 10k mah battery lasted all morning outside I was sweating and warm .
Heard great things about the jackets. I like your setup and think similarly
@@PracticalPreparedness USB is versatile they make heated pads for sleeping bags you can stay warm and recharge batteries during the day using wind solar and river creek generators water powered.
Do the blankets give off emf?
@@DontStepInTheGreaseprobably however it would most likely be minimal and if your using one in cold temperatures too help you survive, emf radiation would be the least of your concerns.
I stocked up on not only those 1lb mini tanks (Coleman) but also accessories that will DISAPPEAR like the Mr. Heater Propane Tank Refill Adapter (brass two way valve) and Mr. Heater hose assemblies (extension hoses).
Always best to grab before you need them
The donator tank has to be warmer than the receiver tank. I like the hose refillers with a valve. I warm up the the 20# tank and put the 1# in ice bath. Tempature difference does not have to be allot. Warm to the touch to cold to the touch. The tempature difference produces a pressure difference that allows the liquid propane to flow into the 1# propane tank. Best to use a scale to insure you are not over filling.
Thanks for sharing. I heard the temp diff will matter a lot the bigger the difference are
@@PracticalPreparedness Although temperature and pressure are directly related in a closed system, it is the difference in pressure that matters, not temperature. When you invert the source tank, you are submerging the valve in the liquid propane. Liquid does not compress so it is not what is doing the work here. The pressures being created by the vapors in each of the tanks is what is doing/opposing the transfer. Once the vapor pressure in the destination tank matches the vapor pressure in the source tank, your transfer stops, temperature be damned. Someone else mentioned using a pump to pull a vac on the destination tank, and this would accomplish the same effect, again without regard to temp of either tank.
Guilty, as charged, on all counts...lol
@@rottbot3361 the vaper pressure of propane is directly related to tempature. If you raise the pressure of propane above it's vapor pressure gaseous propane will condense into liquid propane. That's why if your donator tank is warmer than your receiver tank liquid propane will flow into your receiver tank. The vapor pressure of propane is lower in the receiver tank and hence condenses into liquid propane. You want liquid propane to flow into your receiver tank so that heat of condensation does not equalize the temperatures of the two tanks. This is also a reason you need to weigh your tank to insure you are not over filling your tank
Thanks for that bit more of info! I appreciate all and any info that helps.
Thanks for the demo and overall knowledge, information; definitely appreciate you for this. Keep pushin'
Thank you! There are refillable tanks too FYI
Absolutely! I learned how to do this years ago and it’s cheap to buy the adapters. My friends supply me with empty 1lb bottles so I have a dozen of them which I figure is fine. For a cheap 20lb tank, go to a nearby metal recycling yard and find a used one someone tossed, it’ll cost about $19 or less then us it to exchange for a full one. Of course, you can save money by going to a store that refills them.
Good stuff! Big money saver too. I'd use refillable if you have them but that's my pref
Costco refills them and they charge you by the pound
If some one tosses one to a recycling yard, make sure the date on it is not expired!!😲😲
I’ve been refilling those green cans for years. I boil water every morning for French press coffee. 1 green canister last me a month so I have twelve. I refill them about 4 times then toss them away. Glad you showed how to release air. When filling one I use a baking scale to get 1 pound of propane in it.
Great tip! Covering this in a couple days
why toss them after 4 uses? why not 44 uses?
Imagine everyone did that with tires. I toss my tires after 4 top-off inflations because refills weaken tires.
@@atlasgunther8947 because the rubber seals wear out over time. I’ve had them start to leak. I learned from experience to not refill them too many times.
@@billbradley2480 wear out? what force is there to wear them out?
Thank you for showing the way to refill these tanks. I’ve been nervous to do it.
Non problem. It’s safer to use the refillable cans fyi
For cookstoves, you're better off with white gas. One gallon will last longer than 4 cannisters of propane, and stores damn near forever. Had a 40 year old opened can of white gas and it still burned just fine. That's what you really want for SHTF. Propane bottles can develop slow leaks and then your fuel is gone when you need it. So, go with a duel fuel (white gas/gasoline) stove and get the propane adapter for it. Then you can be really ready for most fuels that come along.
Interesting, will check this out, thank you!
Agreed white gas all the way. I bought a few of the old school dual fuel Coleman stoves and lanterns from the 60s and a tin of white gas from probably the 80s and worked fine. Plus it's nice being able to default to straight gas if needed.
@@MrTenhighguy straight gas will clog the generators up a lot faster than white gas, BUT you can put fuel additives like carb cleaner into that gas and it actually burns cleaner for longer. Worth doing because most people don't know how to clean/fix the white gas generators. It's also kind of hard to find replacement parts.
I have a coleman white gas dual burner which is perfect for cooking + coffee and a brand new generator attached to the empty space below the burners, so I can swap it out if my original one stops working (though I'd try and fix it later). I expect it to last me this lifetime.
I also have one of the portable single burner white gas stoves and it's in like-new condition but I baby that one, they are pretty rare now.
What you call white gas , over here in NZ we call it white spirits or pegasol is another name , in very cold weather it gives way better heat compared to propane or what we call CNG ( compressed natural gas)
Hey , as a kid in the 70s we used Amoco pump gas ,supposedly white. Is this still true ? Where do you get white gas ?
Started stashing those one pound bottles years ago. Like you said, though, it’s a bit cost prohibitive now. Glad I got what I did.
The refillable ones are better for multi use but they’re all more expensive
I refilled and transported these many times....and I'm going to do it this weekend, again.
DETAILS ON REFILLING THE SMALL TANKS WOULD BE GREAT!! We have both types of tanks and the hose and the adapter. However, details on refilling the smaller ones would be a great refresher.
Thank you 🙏🏼!
You bet@
Very nice! I have a bunch of those smaller ones. I use them for work but only very seldom, so they last forever. I keep extra just as a prep standpoint. Great idea to have the option to refill them. Thanks for the video.
I'd use this as an emergency backup. Please use refillable cansisters when refilling if possible
Amazon has some with valves and gauges, feel safer with those!😲😲😲
Let's add this up-$500,000 fine and 5 years in prison for transporting refilled propane tanks, $500,000 fine and 5 years in prison for misusing DVD's, 20 years to life for taking the tag off your pillow, and $500,000 fine and 2 years in prison for using some types of radios without a fcc licence. We live in a world full of felons. We need more prisons.
It’s crazy when you think about it
" 20 years to life for taking the tag off your pillow"....IF your a seller, not a consumer.
How would the "authorities" know you refilled it if you didn't admit to it?
my daughter told me to go move in a cave, if I want live off grid, I explained that it would be against the law, need a permit/license to hunt, fish or cut wood...and most good cave are on/in national parks...they won't let you out, we are birds in cages...freedom is an illusion...
No vacancies on caves,Bears are renting.
A year ago I decided to buy the Flame King kit and 2 extra 1 lb cylinders. 3 total. More than enough in my opinion. Thanks for the video. 😊
Good choice! Going the refillable way is the way to go
Thanks, I've collected a few tanks and bought one of those refil connectors. Yes, I would love to see a follow up. Thank you.
I’ll do one on the refillable versions too
Thanks for this video! I totally learned something today. I didnt realize that overfilling the small canister was even a thing.
According to some it is not possible. I know the walls will eventually weaken if too much pressure is applied too many times though. Use the refillable canisters when possible.
I'm not planning to fill those but it was good to see how it's done. New skill aquired
Now you know!
😮I didn't know you can refill them with a bigger tank. Thanks for sharing this with me.
Thank you for the simple explanation on how to refill these 1 lb. tanks.
You bet!
Since we're on the subject of filling Propane tanks, I worked at a Fork Lift Manufacturing plant, where one of the Models we offered of course were Propane !
But not only did we build them, we used them, and a variety of others !
Long story short, obviously we had a refill station, located away from the Main building.
Nearly every new employee, whose job involved driving one of these Trucks, had to be shown the proper way to gas up their Trucks !
And you always made a point, to tell them how dangerous it could be.
So after a short time on the job, you'd see one of these newbie's heading out to fuel his truck with Propane.
You would then watch them from where they couldn't see you, and then run up on the blind side of the building and as the tank was filling, we would pick up a 2X4, or a piece of pipe, and loudly smack the side of the building, that made a GOD awful Bang, and scare the holy Hell outta the new guys, or gals for that matter !
Just a little something to pass the time a little quicker !
Fun times !
😂🤣😂
Remind me not to work with you! lol
@@PracticalPreparedness Fortunately, everyone was good sports !
It was kinda a,
" Blu- collar " right of passage !
Lol !
I mean you gotta do something to break up the monotony !
👍😉
🤣🤣Probably made them POOP in their pants!🤣🤣
Yeah ..sounds like great fun
@sleeve,. That ain't right. It's all fun n games until your on the receiving end. Course, you were used to it.
I use a hose with a shutoff valve. Using this method alone does not fill the tank. I’ve only gotten one cook on a gas grill with this method alone. I modified a pair of small needle nose pliers to be able to momentarily pull out the small valve needle while filling the tank. That’s the only way to get to full. Freezing the 1 lb tank is a good technique. Using a scale is also a good idea to ensure you don’t overfill the 1 lb tank.
Thanks for sharing
Informative, simple, and straight to the point video. You got me subscribed to your channel.
FYI, Northern Tool sells a refill kit. Very simple. I bought a simple light measurement scale from Harbour Freight. I fill the tank, bleed some air, measure and do it about 2 or three times. It is a little more work but I can get a full one pound of propane in the tank. Love the kit.
This video is gonna blowup
Is that a good or bad thing? Thanks for watching
Hell, I hope I never get to the point of having to refill my little emergency tanks, but this was good info . Now I see the adapter as a MUST HAVE.
Thanks!
Glad to help. Doesn't hurt to have. They have refillable canisters which are best for refilling too
I am going to get one with a valve and gauge, feel safer with that!😁😁
Thanks for the visual. I had recently purchased one of the adapters, and now need to get a larger tank. I have been buying the 1 lb canisters (about $10 for a pair - how Walmart sells them here in Texas) about once a week for several months. Our house is all electric, so these with a 1-burner stove and an area heater or two will get us through a typical power outage in the winter. For anything longer duration, I would want a 2-burner stove, a few area heaters, and some lights. Add in our wood burning fireplace (very inefficient design for heating but would work for cooking), and we could get by for a while. Given we are in an urban area. I look to other issues than the cold to be the real problem in a long term event like a Grid Down scenario.
Agreed, definitely look into the refillable 1LB tanks if you're going to refill often
You might look into kerosene heaters also for severe power outages!😁😁
Thanks for this video. I just ordered 3. 2 with a 5 foot hose.
Didn't realize it was that easy. Thanks!
There are refillable ones as well
I made my own adapter from an old bottle torch and a bbq supply line. I leave the setup overnight. I also fill the bbq tanks from the 1000 gallon home heating tanks the same way. Much cheaper.
Wow. That’s a system. Thanks for sharing
Yes, I’d like to see the detail of filling these tanks.
I have been accumulating some of the 1 pounders over time & was floored to see how they had gone up in price.
I do best with detailed & clearly able to follow along video instruction.
Please DO make this video for us who are so extremely cautious.
That would be me!!!
Should be out tomorrow!
We wondered about the small propane canister, thanks for the lesson!
I just subscribed. I like the practical, quick and easy. Good stuff.
Thanks for the sub! Use the refillable canisters when available
THANK YOU, for this video! I've got a couple of the little 1 lb tanks and a 20 lb out in my garage. I knew there was supposed to be some way to refill the small ones off the bigger one but didn't know what to go looking for. This is much appreciated.
Glad it helped
If you get the 1lb tank colder then it will pull more propane in as the tank worms up and expands slightly. Pulls a slight vacuum as it worms up.
Go-to temp they got em
You have no idea what your doing dont be stupid
Thanks!! I didnt know that was possible❤😊 thank you. Yess i want to see all yiur videos
Thank you for this helpful video. I have several of the one pound cans, and was aware that they could be refilled from a larger tank using an adapter, but I did not know exactly how to do it.
Glad it was helpful! If you plan to refill often I'd get the FlameKing Refillable tanks too
I love this! It’s good to know how to do this….thanks! 😄
Use the refillable cans as they’re safer
There adapters are illegal in Canada but I bought mine online years ago and have used it a number of times with no problem at all. I don’t fill a lot of them at one time but just a couple as I need them due to the fact that they might have a slow leak and I would lose the propane that I filled them with. Propane gas is expensive here but I fill my large tanks at Costco, I filled 3 25 pound tanks for around $45, at the local propane depot that would cost me close to $150 so I saved quite a bit. I don’t have a Costco membership but I have a good friend that does and I get him to buy me a gift card and I can go there and fill my tanks and buy some things that I need and if it’s over the amount of the card I just pay the balance with my debit card. Win win.
Be safe, don’t use in enclosed areas, personal and home use only, preferably with refillable cans. Crazy they are illegal in Canada
Everything’s illegal in California. Except for crystal meth, shitting in public, and looting.
Everything is illegal in Canada
@@gmgdanielo well our death rates due to hand guns is probably a lot lower then where you live and I will “live “ with that fact any day. Have you ever seen a gun shot at close range to the chest of a person and looked in their eyes as they are dying, if you have let me know please?
I got the flame king filler with a couple refillable to try and it’s nice because you release the pressure as you fill. Gets it full on first try without risk of over pressure.
Gonna show this very soon!
Just ordered the refill adaptor!! Thank you so much for the information!! I will be using it!!
Hope you like it! If you plan to refill often I'd get the FlameKing Refillable tanks too
I have been heating with a Big Buddy heater and 20lb. grill tank for YEARS! They are made to allow this, and perfectly safe!
Definitely is best for most situations not requiring portability
I've been refilling these for years. An empty green canister is 13 oz and a full one with a pound of propane is 29 oz. So, when the refilled canister reaches 29 ounces, you know it's full and don't want to put any more propane inside it.
Thank you for these measurements of weight
Weighed new ones from Walmart, all were ~32oz full. I refill them but stop at ~30oz.
I literally just bought mine and received them from Amazon a couple of days ago. I’ll be ready in a couple of days.
I did another vid recently showing the refillable canisters which are better in my opinion. I use the disposable can adapter for emergencies. Thanks for watching
very simple and to the point. great video.
So we can't take a 1 pound propane cylinder in our car for refill or we get a fine/prison but we can hike over a border illegally with a backpack of fentanyl for a loaded debit card/hotel?
Makes total sense lol
How would anyone know if you refilled them?
Now You're finally catching on to our Government policies. Congratulations, and welcome to Clown World.
@@tylerhurd9569 I had the same question. And a $500k fine?? Plus 5 years in jail??? What's with that?
Trump was building that wall to stop a military invasion he foreseen years ago that’s starting to show its head now….it wasn’t for just keeping Mexican illegals out
I take a paint marker and write "28" on all my 1 lb propane tanks. A brand new full bottle weighs 28-30 ounces, so I just fill my tanks until they weigh 28 ounces on a digital scale.
You can feel it when they are full or close to full. When you shake them you can feel the liquid inside sloshing around.
I know a few that use this method too. Thanks for sharing
*SAME*
Yes you can connect a hose to a 20lbs and your Little,Big,Portable Buddy with no problem! I Have been doing this for the last couple years after I contacted Mr Heater ... the 10 foot hose is the only one that doesn't need the filter all the others do . Use 1 Season and then you get a new one. Every HD or Lowes carries them.
Thank You for the information.
This is exactly what I do. It is noted in the video that you can put them in the freezer but the uploader does not. My method is after the tanks are spent I leave them in the sun for around 20-30 minutes to build the remaining pressure in the spent tanks and then use a ballpoint pen to press the valve down to bleed off the pressure built. After I do this I put them in the freezer until ice cold and then fill. This is my method and it works for me.
Thanks for sharing it!
This was great thank you very much for sharing
You are so welcome. Appreciate you commenting
I hooked mu buddy heater up to the big tank and use it in my tiny house all the time. I also set the propane tank about eight inches from the heating element to warm the tank. Works great especially ially when the tank is near empty. Might be wrong according to some but my experience is that it works beautifully. Just don't put the tank too close to the element. Even if you do the tanks are well engineered to prevent failure and explosions. Be mindful.
Appreciate the share
Yup, when I was a little kid that is exactly how our classrooms were heated in the winter
Flame king makes refillable 1 pound bottles and a fill valve with a handle to press to fill. Works really good. Well worth the money.
WOW 🤩. IVE NEVER THOUGHT IF THIS TRICK 💯 ❤
I prefer my 250 LB propane tank outside running to my Gas Logs in the two fireplaces we have and also to the propane wall units we have mounted in the house. Makes it all easier on us elder folks. We use the wall units mainly if the power goes out, and just to have a fire going in the fireplaces.
Like what you did though for your purpose though.
That sounds like a nice setup!
If you use the connector hose be sure to use an inline filter. There can be contaminants in commercial refillable propane tanks that can clog or damage your heater. It's also a good idea to use the inline filter and a hose when refilling the small bottles from a larger tank rather than a direct connector (for the same reason). I keep a 100 pound tank in my (freestanding ie. seperate from the house) garage with a regulator and an inline filter to use in case of a power-out emergency. It supplies plenty of refills for the one pound bottles and even a few for twenty pound tanks to use for indoor heating and will still run my dual fuel generator for a good number of days to recharge my Bluetti solar generator/power bank if the weather is severely overcast or constant precipitation prevents effective solar recharing. That allows me to save more of the limited amount of gasoline I have in storage on hand to use in my vehicles.
You are an inspiration, great setup and I have taken note on the larger tank idea. Thank you!
The contaminant comes from the propane rubber hose itself. The pressure of the propane inside the hose forces out the oils from some propane hoses and can foul lines and burn element. They are really just traps vs a real filter, they are meant to trap the oils. There are hoses that do not suffer from this, excrete oils under pressure. Do not remember the names though I own 2 of them but they are easy to find on the web. I still keep two traps/filters on hand any ways.
😮wow i didnt know u could refill those! Thats a game changer.
Brilliant! Thank You So Much For Sharing. I Did Not Know This Was Possible.
Glad I could help! Use the refillables when you can
Great demonstration
Appreciate you Gumby
I have about 16 of the 1 lb cans full that I bought 12-13 yrs ago on sale at Walmart or Big 5 for my lantern and camp stove, but never used them all. I tried to sell them late 2019 to late 2021--DURING COVID--while purging to move from CA, but there were no takers. So we brought them with us. I was throwing away the empties, but now I also have a refill adapter if they do run out. I also have the adapter that lets you run a camp stove off of a large tank if needed.
Sounds like you bought at a discount!
You were smart to move out of California......Keep prepping....Things are going to get ugly....
I’ve been using this for about a year👍why I don’t come up with this idea years ago😡 it could save me lots of money!!👍
Use the refillables if you can!
@@PracticalPreparedness I got those empty ones like 10 of them and I use them when I’m going fishing, go camping overnight
But I still have to buy those Propane Lantern Mantles that are quite expensive
I do this as well. Best to do it in the winter. No smoking at all. That little relief valve on the side of the main connection if pointed up, you can pull open & with an angled pair of needle nose plyers open it and fill it until liquid pours out. Very much danger. But you will have a full refilled charged bottle. This vid method just gave me a little pressurized recharge. You got to get the gas out and fill with liquid.
I can only get about 7 out of a possible 16 oz in the tank with out freezing the tank first. Just to let you know, amazon has refillable 1 pound tanks with a vent on them that allows for a full fill without overfilling that are also legal I think. I also don't like to run the big tank in an enclosed area just in case the hose blows, but if you do , don't forget to use the filter on the Mr Buddy to prevent oil and debris from getting in your heater. ( Hey Hey Have a nice day, stay safe out there )
Great share, so true. If you plan to refill often I'd get the FlameKing Refillable tanks
If you use the genuine Mr Buddy hose you don't have to worry about it leaching oil from the hose so no filter is required in that case!😁😁
Very true , Thanks for adding that bit of information. @@wallychambe1587
I have 40 - 1 pound bottles ,6 - 20 pound tanks; 2 - 40 pound tanks; and 1-100 pound tank.
Several adapters (multi duplication) and short and long hoses.
The largest tank when filled is too heavy for me to move alone - so in the city I keep it empty.
When I move to the country it’s gonna get filled and I’ll likely get a much bigger one to bury in the yard for the house.
Propane is a great fuel to have
Never buty a propane tank. The inside will rust out quickly because of condensation. Thats why they're always exposed not buried where you can't see them. Google it if you don't believe me.
Thanks something else I didn't know anything about. Thanks for the educational video.
Glad it was helpful!
I like to put the small canisters in the freezer prior to filling them. The temperature difference equals pressure difference and they fill faster. I always use a scale because you can overfill them.
Good video, but you get much better results if you chill the one pound small cylinder in your freezer first. It will fill completely. Also don't toss out the little black cap and nobody will know it was refilled when you replace the cap.
Those caps are handy to have regardless! Thanks for the tip. Pretty sure I added a note in the vid I hope I didn't lose it!
@@PracticalPreparedness I just did a bunch for our hunting blinds
@@PracticalPreparedness that fill would last an hour though
I changed over to refillable 1 lb tanks once I noticed my disposable tanks starting to leak after being refilled. Some would last for a few fills, a lot will start leaking the first time.
Will show a vid on this soon. Thanks
Useful info.!
Big time diversions of LNG / LPG ships around Africa are happening on that route from the ME to Europe that WAS going through the Red Sea. You can imagine what that does to voyage time, and with transport capacity already stretched thin (not to mention that big gas terminal in Russia getting whacked by the Ukies a few days ago), that means less gas delivered from the ME and more demand from Europe for US gas. Great for US gas suppliers, not so great for most of us...
Thanks for this very informative video. Please show more vedos as im learning more and more when it comes to prepping.
More to come!
Put small 1 pound tanks in the freezer and make sure the 20 pound take is around 70-80 f. Then you will get closer to the 1 pound of LP to transfer into small tank.
Great tip
I did this just prior to the arctic freeze we had in TN in 2024. I also do not fill to max. I use what you show here. One thing to keep in mind that while it is not illegal to refill these tanks, you are not supposed to transport them in vehicles. DOT rules. Of course there are also adapter hoses that allow you to connect your propane heaters directly to a 20lb tank. As stated by PP, there are 2lb tanks that are specifically design to be refilled.
Nice video, I will be using mine just for grilling in ski resorts parking lot. I ski over 100 days every year so I'm going to order 2 refillable 1 lb bottles on Amazon for about $33
Been refilling my 1# canisters for a number of years now. Used to sweat about filling them to an actual pound, tinkering with the Schrader valve, etc, then it dawned on me: so what if I've only filled it to, say, 70%--when it's empty, just screw it on to my 15# tank, turn it upside down, open valve and after a few minutes remove it. Good vid as usual.
Thank you, as usual! Saying it often, use the refillable canisters when possible.
Excellent survival advice. This could have saved a lot of lives in Texas a couple of years ago when the wind turbines froze.
In a pinch like that I think it’s worth the risk. The refillable tanks are much safer though
@@PracticalPreparedness I run a buddy heater in my cold shop daily off a 20lb and have never felt unsafe. If you are paranoid use your nose and/or spray soap water to check for leaks. if there's no leak well hey, you're good for 80 hours.
Funny thing is the power loss from failed natural gas facilities was 5x that from renewables but Gov Abbott couldn't resist dissing renewable energy in the national media while only acknowledging fossil fuel failure days later in local media.
Politicians running an electric grid is what caused Texas to have deaths
Good information!
Glad I stumbled on this. Just bought a blackstone griddle that uses the small tanks. I was shocked how fast it went through them. Was planning on buying/ making an adaptor for the 20lb bottle, but wasn’t siked on lugging it around. So I’m definitely going this route. But what’s with putting it in the freezer prior to refilling it?
Thanks for the risks and warnings. That Shrader valve doesn't push down easily, if at all. And you run the risk damaging the valve. I recently purchased reusable 1 lb propane cylinders. They cost twice what the one time use tanks cost, but after two or three times they have paid for themselves. And they completely fill without risk.
Great point! Covering this in a couple days. Thanks for the share
The shredder valve needs to be pulled "up" to release air to allow the propane to enter the canister as it's being filled.the Schrader valve must be at 12: o'clock, when open, when the canister is @ 1 lb gas will start to escape showing it's full, just like when a 20lb tank is being filled the operator will turn the fill screw "in" at this point knowing it's full...I made a small tool to hold the Schrader valve open as I'm filling the 1 lb canister, when gas starts to appear It is full...I've done this for years with the same canisters without any problems.
@@gastonbelanger5346 Hmm. I'll take a look at that. In the mean time, filling the designed to refill bottles is like a mini version of going to the propane store.
You should *always* wear gloves when messing with propane valves. Not because of that perfectly normal little spritz you can get either. You wear them because the risk of total valve failure is very real and boiling off liquid propane is very cold. It can give you frostbite. Thick leather is best. Heavy rubber gloves will do too. It can go right through cloth. Don't even think about the nitrile/latex disposables.
I drove a forklift in a factory for a time. Fueled with propane tanks. Had to change them usually twice a shift. Once at the start and once just after lunch. I would say I experienced a valve failure approximately once a month. The first several scare the crap out of you.
Edit - Oh, speaking of valve failures, always make these connections outdoors away from any potential ignition source.
Great tips. I ran a propane fork lift too but never had this happen thankfully. Thank you!!
Thanks for this knowledge
Welcome!
I have 100 of those 1lb tanks in storage for use with my Coleman heater. I am getting a couple of 20gal. tanks for my Coleman stove. I have a wall mounted propane heater on my wall in the living room that is supplied by a couple of 100lb tanks outside.
You will not come close to filling the 1 pound cylinder if both tanks are same temperature. Suggest you put the empty one pound cylinder in the freezer for a couple hours. The temperature difference will allow more propane into the one pound cylinder. You will get much closer to filling it.
Appreciate that, I don't mind not meeting the full capacity in the disposables, but I'll make this point in a vid in a couple days too!
here in michigan they are saleing the 1lbs for 2 for $9 at wally world and most sporting goods here.
Still higher than what it should be imo
They used to be in a 3 pack for under 6 bucks. I saw a 2 pack at Tractor Supply yesterday for $12.98. insane
You can get proper pressure adapters for using the larger tanks. Never had a problem and I 'feel' safe using them instead of trying to refill the small ones.
I modified that hose to work as my refilling adapter kit . Couldn't find the proper one.
Saved myself many hundreds of dollars. Saskatchewan Canada, ice fishing season ❤
Interesting. Use refillables if you can
I don't have a problem with consumers refilling the small tanks, I would add a couple details however.
You are correct in that to get it full one needs to relieve some of the non-liquid gas pressure in order for the liquid to fill the volume. Also extremely important to leave expansion room, don't ever fill completely with liquid.
But here's the part many don't know about:
An additive is introduced into the tanks. This is the awful smell, it is also a liquid, and does not evaporate at the same rate as the propane. That's why when you shake an empty twenty pound tank you still feel something sloshing. Each time one of these BBQ tanks are refilled law requires introducing more of this oderant. Eventually, it can consume a significant volume of the tank and deprive the purchaser of the fuel they paid for, as its weight is counted towards the full twenty pounds. The other two problems are, 1) some BBQ sized tanks are designed to expell only gas while right side up, and others to expell only liquid. So when unverted the liquid designed tank may expell only gas and not fill the one pounder hardly at all. And 2) this oderant may and usually will exit first filling the one pound tank with useless stench.
That is all news to me, thank you for sharing!
@@PracticalPreparedness yeah, I worked for a local propane company for a while. When filling the large tanks behind a house it's necessary to open the small bleeder valve in order to vent the gas that boils off while filling a warm tank, otherwise the pressure will equalize and the liquid will stop flowing.
The oderant is quite a sneaky way to cheat the customer .
@@PracticalPreparedness I would reccomend trading in your BBQ tank for a brand new one occasionally to avoid excess oderant rather than refilling although most outlets have refilled tanks anyway.
Honey, there is 1.5 lb of ethyl mercaptan per 10,000 gallons of propane. This amounts to 25.14 parts per million (ppm) of EM in propane. That means there is 0.000025 lbs (0.0004 oz) of EM in your 1 lb tank. So you could fill your 1 lb tank 10,000 times and still have 3/4 of the capacity left if NO EM was removed from the tank. I don't know about the little tanks, but the 500 and 1000 gallon tanks have methanol in them to absorb water out of the propane. I doubt the little tanks have the methanol, but the sloshing may be water.
When I get my 20# pound filled they purge it first.