I'm stock piling 20 pound propane tanks.
Unbelieveably, I bought two full tanks yesterday at a garage sell for $15.00 total for both. No kidding. The guy selling them does foreclosed HUD Housing 'clean-outs' and sells the stuff he cleans out...these two tanks were included. I have about 25 now. The gas does not go bad over time.
Good deal! I can’t get one refilled for $15.
I would LOVE to do that. But the tanks are so bloody expensive. 30 bucks for a tank and ~17 bucks to fill. And the new ones need to be purged first...requiring an additional fee at most places.
If I could get them cheap enough, I'd convert my generator to propane and I'd be set. But 50 dollars or more per unit. Too much. Check the date of manufacture on the pair you got for 15 bucks. After 12 years they won't refill them.
Where/how do you store it? That’s the part that makes me nervous.