I’ve got several of these empty steel propane tanks from heating the chicken coop during the recent cold weather before I got an adapter to run the heater off of a larger refillable tank. Any ideas on what they could be repurposed for?
Seems like there should be some use for them besides tossing them in the recycling. I’d assume I’d need to poke a hole in them before recycling since they are/were pressure vessels.
I know there are adapters out there to refill them but now that I can use a larger, more easily refillable, tank I don’t really have any inclination to do so.
My only thought so far was to cut the top off, drill some holes, and make a little stick burning camp stove. But, that’s not something I’ll ever use.
I’ve got a fairly extensive workshop and metal working tools so pretty much everything is on the table. I can even do really shitty welding if required.
I refill and reuse mine, I got an adapter I can use a grill tank to fill them up with and take them camping for my lantern and camp grill
Put them next to chickens and take a photo that makes it look like you have enormous chickens.
Here you take them back and you get a discount off the next one.
Maybe you could use them to store gas
I would take them to a recycling center that advertises that they accept fuel / propellents.
Under no circumstances should you puncture the container. It’s still a pressure vessel with flammable gas in it and will explode if you try.
You’re not my supervisor!
Make a pulse jet engine
Nothing. It’s why they are being phased out. recycle them at any place that sells propane tanks.
I hadn’t heard that. What are they being replaced with?
Reusable ones. Looks like it’s only California: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/camping-with-propane-canisters-in-california-is-set-to-change-how-to-choose-what-to-buy-now/
They’ve always been refillable with an adapter from the hardware store but it’s an enormous pain, so few people bother. I’ve always hoped Coleman would start an exchange program at REI or somewhere similar.
If I recall, the adapter hooked to a grill tank but to fill the green cans you had to have the larger tank above the smaller one and it’s impractical for most people.
And upside down, and that will still only fill it 2/3 or 3/4…
I’ve read tricks like chilling the cylinders. And depressing the Schrader valves. But some sound pretty sketchy.
My and my buddies get excited when we run out, we use them for target practice. More if a rifle thing where you can get some distance, they are rather unpredictable depending on how you hit it and if gas is still present.
I watched my dad set a forest on fire like that once. We got it out, but it was pretty intense.
Turn it into a big ass flask, they can’t arrest you for drinking good 'ol clean burning propane, I tell ya hwat
If you absolutely have a desire to do any of these artistic, repurpose or whatever with these: put them out 100 yards and put a bullet through the top of it to make sure there is no propane left in it
They’re fun to use as shooting targets, just do it at 100+ yards
Terrorism.
*resistance
Mini Probot of course…
What about exploring using your metalworking skills artistically? Maybe some interesting sculptural possibilities.
