I got excited at the thought of refilling the propane bottles, until I remembered a movie I watched in a Hazardous Materials Incident Commander's Course. While I am not an engineer, the ones in the room were quite shocked at the stupidity of the guys in the movie stealing propane from commercial tanks. I can't remember exactly what the issue was, but one of the guys was arrested, in the hospital, after injuring himself. Perhaps some of the engineers or HazMat guys on the list can recall the dangers. I suggest this would take some research to make sure it is safe. It is probably illegal for a reason. Brian Blankinship >> I went out to the garage and checked my (recently purchased) Coleman propane bottles. The statement is still on the bottles. I guess if you don't tranport them, it's OK to refill them (wink wink). "DOT-39 NRC 232/290 M1110 Federal Law forbids transportation if refilled - Penalty up to $500,000 fine and 5 years imprisonment (49 U.S.C. 5124) " >> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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