Heating with Mr. Buddy portable heater

[campers]

Hi Everyone - We're new to van camping and very excited about purchasing a Chevy cargo van. Sportsmobile will do a partial conversion, and we'll do the rest ourselves. We'd like to heat it occasionally by using a Mr. Buddy Heater attached by hose to a 20 LP cylinder that will be outside the van when in use. Our question relates to transportation of the 20 LP cylinder. We've read that we should transport the cylinder in a compartment totally separate from passengers. We don't see how that is possible. We're looking for information on how others transport these cylinders and what safety precautions they follow. Thanks much for your help.

[Ford_6L_E350]

We've carried the BBQ and propane tank in either a trailer or in a Stowaway II storage box on the back of the van.

http://www.stowaway2.com/

Mike

[jage]

One of the Aluminess bumper boxes would work as well. I believe they can be mounted to the stock bumper if you don't want the full bumper (I know the spare carrier mounts and the boxes are just the mirror of this, but best to check with Aluminess to be sure)

There were some posts about DIY propane tanks, it might be worth it to put the money towards one of these that you can either fill or not and always have mounted under the van. It seems like overkill just to fire a Mr. Buddy, but I would not want to drag a trailer around just for a propane tank either.