LP Usage

[F14man]

New Eagle 2015 28.5 RSTS. Up in PA and NY for Thanksgiving. So far have used two 30lb gas bottles. Seems high, don't smell a leak inside, and haven't noticed anything outside. Anybody else has experience on usage for a few 30 deg days.

[Sledgehammer]

That seems like a lot. Were both tanks completly full to start with?

We've camped 4 nights in our 29.5 in 25-30 degree temperatures and never used a complete 30lb bottle. During the day i turn the thermostat down so the heat doesnt run as much. Set at about 72° at night.
Not sure how much difference it makes, but we also run a 110 utility heater at night to keep down on the propane useage. The electric utility heater wont heat the trailer on its own, but does help the furnace from running so much.

[F14man]

It was a new RV from the dealer, assumed they were filled. I had one filled when it ran out 3 days after getting it. We had a MH with one 30 lb bottle that lasted a almost a year, so I was surprised that we would use so much. Back to the dealer to have it checked.

[tnmcouple]

We run 2 20# tanks and kept temp at 72 with an outside temperature in the mid thirties at night and up into upper forties during the day. We ran through both tanks in 4 days. Any more cold weather camping will be done with a couple of electric heaters.

[ALJO]

Seems pretty normal for the unit size. I had a 33 ft 5er and used that much or probably more. But keep checking all the flare nuts they can come loose. Even from the factory I have found 4 loose ones on the appliances.

[qwed94]

I have had a very loyal customer bring me his 30# bottle for refill every 3 days like clockwork. This has been going on for 4 weeks now. I dont ask, I just charge him for 7 gallons of propane every 3 days

[Camper_bob]

That seems to me like a lot of gas. You might check your pigtails for a slow leak? I know you said you don't smell any gas, but get some soapy water on your fittings and find out for sure. One of my pigtails went bad really quick, and the new one is way nicer than the old one.

[Seann45]

Depends on how warm you kept it inside.. and if you left the HW on propane all the time

[SMS1115]

We have found that a 30lb cylinder will last us about 4-5 days in the cold running the heat and some hot water. We run the propane to assist in recovery when showering. But, during the summer, we can go all summer on a 30lb cylinder.

[33 RLDS]

I find the same. I wont even go through one 30lb tank all summer but went through the rest of both the week I was living in the TT in October while re finishing my floors. Temps were below freezing at night and I also used the electric fireplace and an electric heater in the bedroom.

[Jrmay25]

Our 2012 365BHS would suck a 30# tank dry in 2 days keeping the camper at 70 and outside temps in the 20ies unless we supplemented with electric space. On our 375BHFS, I have yet to use either of my on board tanks. Since we leave ours seasonally parked, I had our local lp distributor set a 100gallon tank for us and now we run our camper, patio heater and BBQ off the big tank. Mine always seems to take the first night to get the walls and inside really warmed up, and by the 2nd night it seems to run quite a bit less.

[Brownie]

While camping in northern LP Michigan during firearm deer season, the temps never got above 22 for a week straight. I was using an electric space heater with the furnace thermostat set for about 55 - in theory, to keep the pipes from freezing. Well, the water lines froze up anyway. I turned the furnace up to about 80 to thaw them out, and I went through a 30# tank in 3 days. So for a rig the size of yours in cold weather, your LP consumption doesn't seem abnormal.

BTW, turning the heat up didn't thaw out the pipes, but (like chicken soup) it couldn't hurt. I headed south after three days of dry camping, hoping to get into warmer weather. Outside temps didn't get above freezing until I got into southern Missouri. The water lines finally thawed out - a week after they originally froze up. Fortunately, there was no damage from the freezing/thawing.

[F14man]

Just got it back from the dealer, no gas leaks, guess I need to use the fire place more and gas heat less.

[RDNX0528]

I have a 345 bhs and I ran through 3 1/2 30# tamks in six days. it was 5-30 degrees and I never had the trailer above 68. the fivers use a lot of propane to keep warm because of the size and design. the bedroom upstairs was extremely warm while the back bunk room and living area/kitchen was still pretty cool. I didn't use any electric heaters either.

[namusmc65]

We will be camping for 10 days during Christmas this year. I normally go through one propane tank during this time frame. Normally our temp will be in the high 20's and low 30's for the low and high 60's for the high. We also like to use our fireplace to knock the chill off and a lot of times do not even need the furnace except during the night. We will see what the usage is this Christmas.
Happy Holliday to all.

[F14man]

Let us know!

[gypsmjim]

During hunting season this year we used our 2015 195RB for the first time. The fridge was on 100%, as was the furnace. The furnace was set all the way down (50 F) all day, except about an hour at lunch and 3 hours in the evening. Turned up for these 4 hours it was set at about 68 F. Outside temp varied between about 25 - 30 F.

We used 5 pounds per day. I have a scale and the tanks were weighed.

In contrast, our old 1964 14 footer with a gravity furnace used 5 pounds per day, but it wasn't turned "down" for 20 hours a day, it was turned OFF.

Very happy with the Jayco's efficiency!

[charlank]

Unfortunately it looks normal. We took our first trip in our new 375 BHFS over thanksgiving and used about a tank and a half over the 4 day weekend. In our previous 31 ft travel trailer we never used a tank in a season but didn't camp in the winter.

[namusmc65]

Well it has been unseasonably cool here in Georgia so far this winter. Been in the low 30's every day for the past couple months. We usually save money during the winter but our electric bill just jumped $50 over last month and also same amount over last year same time. If it stays like this the next couple weeks, I would expect our propane usage on our 10 day camping trip will also increase. Can't wait to find out!

[KLGard]

We have used 30# in four days when the temp. were below freezing in WA. We keep the temp. around 65 and wear sweaters etc. When we are in campgrounds we do use our elect. fireplace/heater to help our furnace keep the temp. up. Find we use less propane this way. In the summer our propane lasts a very long time.