So I have been wanting to add a quick disconnect propane fitting to my van for some time and finally got around to doing it. I wanted to have a place to use my On-board propane for a fire ring and propane grill. I considered running it somewhere outside the van and putting a dust seal of some sort that I could tap into but decided to keep it inside the van for protection and its a good location for the grill mount I am going to install next week.
So my van has propane for the generator and heater. I found this three way under the van I am going to use as my tap in point that is post regulator.....
Here are my supplies. After a visit to a local hose supply store and $115 later I had everything I needed with their help. I decided to use this cotton and metal layered propane hose that is durable and has these cool connections that screw onto it. This will be better than the hard lines and easier to work with (those hard lines have to be bent with a bender and the flexible tubing will be much easier and I can just cut it where I want it to end and add the connections.
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Turned the three way into a 4 way:
Used a couple brass hose mounts to keep it snug and away from the exhaust and drilled it into the heat shield to prevent new holes in the van floor. Then I used a hole that was already drilled in the floor that I had sealed up with spray foam to access the inside van.
Ran the tubing under my built in ice chest:
Then added the quick disconnect to wedge between the door and cabinet:
Final product works amazing, I have a T quick connect that I can add if I want to run both at once...
We love having the fire pit with 4 little kids as its super easy and most importantly QUICK with instant on or off plus no smoky eyes or stinky smell. Also you don't have to worry about fire bans as it is usually always legal even with campfire bans.