How to Transport Propane Camp Stoves
Do you plan on going camping with your propane camp stove, but you aren’t quite sure how to transport it? You need to be safe when you are dealing with explosive materials, as one misstep can cause you a lot of grief and misfortune. There are a few steps you can take to transport your propane camp stove to your camp site safely.
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Instructions
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Put on your safety goggles and gloves. Sometimes when working with propane, it can shoot out at you. You need protection on your eyes and hands just in case this happens. If propane touches any part of your body, it will freeze that part of your body almost instantly. Be careful.
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Unhook your propane tank from the stove. You always want to make sure that all of the explosive gas is unhooked from your stove before transportation.
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Place the propane tank for the propane stove in your vehicle. Make sure that this is stored in a place where there is some shade in the car. Also make sure that there is nothing pointy or too heavy that can fall on the tank, as the tank is under extreme pressure, and a sudden trauma from the outside of the tank can trigger an explosion.
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Disassemble the propane stove. This procedure varies from stove to stove, however, usually it just consists of folding the metal legs in underneath the stove itself. Some of them require that the parts be physically removed from the stove, but even in this case it’s a pretty simple and quick task to perform.
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Place the disassembled propane stove into its box. This makes transport easier, as the stove isn’t rattling around in the back of the vehicle. It makes it a lot more compact, also.
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Place your propane stove in your vehicle. You will want to find a place for it that it won’t get banged up. The gas lines on the stove are very sensitive, and you do not want puncture one accidentally only to find that you have a propane leak while cooking a dinner at your campsite.
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Tips & Warnings
Always use safety when dealing with propane; it is a very hazardous material to work with.
Don’t leave your propane tank in your back windshield of your truck or car, this can heat the tank up way too much and trigger a gas explosion.
