The only things we have to turn off when on generator are the big water heater and the A/C units . We still have a limited supply of hot water at the kitchen sink . Heating with wood is a bonus , we'll never freeze here - our backup is a propane wall heater hooked to a 250 gallon tank . One of these days I'm going to get a propane conversion for the generator , hook it to the big tank too .
I'll have to try them. How does the coating work? Dardas did the flat rate USPS boxes too. You can get close to 50 pounds of lead in one of those little boxes. The postal service must love that.
I've never had a problem with Wolf primers. I don't think they've used Tula in a while because of the sanctions.
I went back to my recipe books from the '80s. You don't see it in the charts anymore but Herco works fine for 9mm. I think I scored some HP38 too. I've got to do an inventory.
The local gun show has turned into an over-crowded antique show with a few guns. The last time I bothered was to get an AK bayonet. They weren't the most polished things when they rolled off the assembly line and it helps to pick the best of the litter in person.
I like Unique for .38 Spl and .45 ACP . Some of the magnum pistol powders make great sub velocity loads for cast bullets in 30-06 and other rifle cartridges .
On the small tanks you save $14 per gallon or more (probably more because $18 for a gallon of propane at Walmart was the BEST price anyone can find).
But on the five-gallon tanks, you only save $1 per gallon due to the minor difference in cost between delivered bulk propane & U-Haul local refills.
That's really the main equation. How much do you use the 1-pound canisters. And how much do you use the 20 pound (5 gallon) tanks. That's what matters.
One gallon of propane weighs 4.2 pounds so the $18 Walmart four-pack is roughly about $18 per gallon so it's easier to justify saving that cost.
It only takes as few as one set of those $18 Walmart 4-packs of the 1-pound canisters to break even but it takes about 50 5-gallon tanks to break even.
To give concrete examples, you can buy for $18 the Walmart 4-pack you mentioned & then buy an $18 Harbor Freight Propane Bottle Refill Valve.
After that $36, you can refill those disposable one-pound tanks from your
20-pound tank as many times as you want (or until the cows come home).If you already have the four empty disposable one-pound propane tanks, then the Harbor Freight refill valve (SKU: 63607) already paid for itself then.
While it's a no brainer to refill the one pound propane tanks (if you have a 20 pound tank, that is), it's not the same with the Nash Fuel Hose.
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