After watching several RU-vidrs showing how to refill Coleman 1 lb. tank then I found out about Flame King refillable 1lb. tank system, I got one from Home Depot and it included 3 tanks. This is the safest way to refill 1lb. tanks. I might order a 4 tanks kit from Flame King.
What a great product. And you're so right about the inability to recycle those canisters. You'd think someone would figure out a way to make money off the recycling of those
You can actually refill the store-bought ones. They are just not DOT approved for commercial transportation. That being said they should be carefully inspected for any weak spots or corrosion.
I couldn't agree more. Those green tanks generate a ton of trash. But very convenient for sure. Good gear unboxing. It is nice to know that there is a safer and approved way of refilling 1lb propane
Thanks for dropping by. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and ease of the kit. I will probably use more propane now camping as I really hate to just use and throw those cylinders away-seems like a colossal waste.
$23+ for a 3 pack of propane up here. And in some stores, a limit of one per customer. At one time, Coleman propane came with a device to release all the propane from cylinder. Then, the theory was that they were ordinary trash then. The device was not removable once it was used. This looks like a good system to have. I will have to see if they are available in Canada. I buy a lot of full and half full tanks at yard sales. Thank you for the awesome review, Dick. Stay safe and stay cool
Great review! I converted my smaller grills to use the 20 pound tanks but I don’t do a lot of camping so I could definitely see how this would be cost-effective and if I start having to use one pounders again I will definitely be getting something like this.
Thanks for checking in-yep the 20 pounder direct for home is the way to go for sure. For travel in a Jeep they are just big and heavy and would last forever out camping I expect unless you have a big RV or decked out trailer.
Great question. Not being an expert my expectation is that the tank is set to begin venting when you hit that 80% or 1 pound fill level as you shut the valve when the venting starts. That is what I have seen done when we fill our 20# tanks from a larger tank at the coop, vent and close.
I have not seen the kit without the stand and their website doesn't sell just the fill tube. I did see this fill tube on Amazon. You would have to confirm it would work with your bottles but looks very similar without the tank key. amzn.to/44d1vQn
No kidding, for that price I will make my money back in a year I expect. I just noticed that Menard's now has them for $55 but with 11% off comes to just under $49. Very easy to use as well.
I bought one of these kits 4 or 5 years ago($40, came with 2 tanks)and I agree they are faster and most importantly safer to fill than the coleman style 1 lb tanks that are meant to be used only once. If used correctly you can fill a tank in about aminute once it's set up and it is virtually impossibe to overfill. I used to fill the one time use tanks and have used every common method devised to fill them. It is fairly easy to over fill the old style tank and in my opinion weighing them is a must to avoid this.I still weigh all my tanks, even the Flamekings and find and find the Flamekings will always be almost exactly filled to the called for amount if you close the blowoff screw when you see liquid coming out. I have 4 Flameking tanks and that suffices my needs. The only thing I don't like about the kit is the stand is not particularly user freindly or stable , so I made a better one out of plywood that isn't quite as tippy. Having said all this I wouldn't tell anyone not to fill the coleman's if extra caution is excersized in the process. Weigh them for sure and never fill to over 80%. I never messed with the schrader valves either, as I don't think their particularly reliable to begin with. I did a lot of them with the old freezer method and although typically I'd get about a 3/4 fill on the first try, I overfilled a couple and found the bottoms bulging when they were warmed up to summer temps. That was scarry and I bought a scale and never put in more than a pound again.If you're in it for the long haul, and using a moderate amount of gas refills, this kit is a great option, definetly the safest ,most straightforward and fastest way to a 1 lb tank.Hey, nice video!
This thing looks awesome. I've been seeing those knock off things in Amazon and been considering buying them for a while. This looks way safer which is important to me. I just don't know if this thing is available in Canada. Those little tanks here are over $10 Canadian, but the real challenge is finding them. Stores have been so low stock.
I am so surprised about the supply up there. I live in Chicagoland and a lot of our propane comes from Canada-those Coleman bottles are everywhere here, in fact I went to get some additional Flame King bottles but they had been replaced by a whole rack of the Coleman juice. Maybe you guys just camp more! I hope you can get your hands on this-it really works great.
@@dickinaroundoutdoors8609 I found the kit on Amazon Canada for 150$ Canadian. Just need to evaluate how many one ponders I go through to determine if it's a good investment for me or not. The waste reduction is a no brainer but I'm shocked with the cost of the kit on Amazon
@@DCOutdoors I think that is too much (I calculate $105USD) if the kit only has 1 propane cylinder. It might be more palatable if it has 3 (I have seen some that come with extra cylinders). Prices must be up but I would look around more as that is a big markup. I did notice that Menard's where I bought mine has raised price $5 to $54 but you get 11% off.
How is the supply/availability of Coleman Fuel (white gas) and butane canisters up there at the moment? I am heading to Tuktoyaktuk in about 3 weeks and trying to decide on my kitchen set up. You guys have said the propane is in pretty short supply.
Can you recommend a coupler that could go between the Flame king adapter and the braided hose adapter (show in another video, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lDUbF-DCgoA.html), for those who would prefer to use both, together? ALSO, do you know of any similar type of stand, that would be compatible with a smaller, 5 pound propane tank - or universally adaptable, for tank sizes of 20 lbs., and under? Thanks
I am not aware of any sort of adapter that would let you add a hose to the Flame King fitting. I expect they wouldn't make one as that would defeat the safety device built into the refillable tanks to avoid use with non-refillable tanks, but I am not sure. As to a stand for 5 pound tanks (or 20 pound for that matter) you can really use without the stand by opening the valve before you turn it over and then just resting on the table (or whatever it is sitting on) so I would think you could do that with a 5 pound bottle. You might want to keep the bottle you are filling lower or even with the tank valve so that the liquid runs freely, that would be the only consideration I would think.
Yes, they can be refilled using an adaptor. They are not, however, designed to be refilled and are not DOT legal to be transported if refilled. How much that matters to someone is entirely up to them of course. I simply choose to support the Flame King product as it is designed, engineered and certified for refills and to achieve a full tank of fuel when refueled.
