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Flame King Hundred-Pound Multi-Valve Tank

This cylinder is recorded in my propane equipment purchases. Cylinder size and valve arrangement are the important identifying details when comparing it with the adapters and hoses elsewhere in the catalog.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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Flame King Hundred-Pound Multi-Valve Tank

The item in my kit

I bought Flame King Hundred-Pound Multi-Valve Tank as part of my camper van equipment.

This cylinder is recorded in my propane equipment purchases. Cylinder size and valve arrangement are the important identifying details when comparing it with the adapters and hoses elsewhere in the catalog.

Where it fits my build

My Day 87 plan put the body openings ahead of the aluminum framing, flooring and wall panels. I specifically included the shower drain and the openings for three water tanks in that order of work.

I removed cargo tie-down hardware to leave mounting points for the extrusion framing, and removed door trim for the later insulation and paneling. SketchUp helped me plan how those separate jobs would fit together.

The cargo floor during my preparation session before sound deadening.
The cargo floor during my preparation session before sound deadening.
Removing stuck-on residue during the floor cleanup.
Removing stuck-on residue during the floor cleanup.

My build notes

The useful part of this diary entry is the sequence. I wanted to finish the drilling while the interior metal was bare, so later work would not mean opening finished surfaces again.

The photographs show my preceding floor-preparation session. Sweeping, washing and removing residue created the starting point for the interior work I described next.

I planned the openings and mounting access before enclosing the interior.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The hundred-pound POL cylinder keeps a similar storage-capacity class with a different valve arrangement. The forty-pound OPD cylinder is a smaller-format alternative with different space and connection requirements.

Flame King Hundred-Pound POL Cylinder

Flame King Hundred-Pound POL Cylinder

This Flame King steel cylinder uses a POL valve and protective collar. It offers a hundred-pound cylinder format with a different valve layout from the multi-valve version.

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Flame King Forty-Pound OPD Cylinder

Flame King Forty-Pound OPD Cylinder

The Flame King YSN401 is a forty-pound steel propane cylinder. It uses an OPD valve and a smaller body than a hundred-pound cylinder.

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Questions from my build

What water-system work did I plan early?

My Day 87 notes name the shower drain and the openings for three water tanks.

What do these build photographs show?

They show my cargo-floor preparation before the later interior build-out stages.

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