[dennisw]

Accumulate propane tanks. I have 4, and they all look very spiffy because Amerigas gave me nice shiny new ones for ratty rusty old ones.

Me local Walmart is half a mile away. Amerigas has a robot automated gas bottle dispenser outdoors. You put in your old 20LB propane and they give you a new one. Of course you must pay $19 for a filled up new tank/ You have ratty old propane tanks? Trade them in at Amerigas! Or your local robot equivalents.

[blam]

"Accumulate propane tanks. I have 4, and they all look very spiffy because Amerigas gave me nice shiny new ones for ratty rusty old ones."

Me too.

I buy empty ones at yard sales for $3-4 dollars each and get them filled at Costco for $9.00 each. Watch the dates stamped on the propane bottles, they do go 'out of date.'(I've forgotten what that date is, sorry)
I got careless and got 'stuck' with a number of out of date bottles.

This past summer I used propane that I bought for Y2K...so...it does last forever.
I built a special 'stand-alone' shed to store my 28 propane bottles.
(BTW, I live in hurricane alley)

[Two Kids' Dad]

Good idea