Our ERA 170M has a small (9 gallon) propane tank on the underside of the rig, basically exposed to the environment.
We were camping in a site at about 6000 feet elevation. the air temperature was in the low 40's, but there was snow on the ground.
The propane system died. The stove spluttered, the heater threw an error code, the generator wouldn't start.
Once we got to a lower altitude, the air temperature was basically the same, but the ground was apparently warmer, and the system came back to life.
in fact, we've camped at temperatures down to the low 30's before, with no such issues... although, again, there was no snow on the ground at that time, and we were at a lower altitude.
Is there anything we can do to harden the propane system against a cold snowy environment? Am I right in thinking it's the ground temp causing the issues?
We were camping in a site at about 6000 feet elevation. the air temperature was in the low 40's, but there was snow on the ground.
The propane system died. The stove spluttered, the heater threw an error code, the generator wouldn't start.
Once we got to a lower altitude, the air temperature was basically the same, but the ground was apparently warmer, and the system came back to life.
in fact, we've camped at temperatures down to the low 30's before, with no such issues... although, again, there was no snow on the ground at that time, and we were at a lower altitude.
Is there anything we can do to harden the propane system against a cold snowy environment? Am I right in thinking it's the ground temp causing the issues?