Propane usage survery

[S/V Antares]

(2) 10 pounders
7 weeks almost to the day on a bottle
full time onboard oct -may
2 burner cooktop with oven

[SV Maclas]

20 lb - 3 months
BBQ Only

[svmariane]

Originally Posted by Sid at SailAway

Our locker only holds two 10 pound bottles, but we get at least six weeks out of each bottle. Two people full time live aboard-cruisers. We use the propane for cooking and grilling. If we get caught in a cold snap for a few days we use a few 1 pound bottles in a propane heater to take the chill off..

What he said. Plus we have a backup 5 lb bottle - just in case.

But no propane heater aboard. Living here in the tropics, ya' know?

[NornaBiron]

10kg lasts nine weeks in summer and six in winter as I use the oven more then.
2 full time liveaboard.
General cooking, baking bread (on stove top).
Boiling water for showers in winter.

[Ram]

13-5 kg every 3 months

[Seagull111]

We use about 20 pounds per season( late April thru Oct in Maine, on the boat full time about 2 months of that. We use the stove 2 meals a day every day and oven and gas heater evenings and mornings quite a bit Apr-May and Sep-October.

[Roy M]

20 # horizontal tank lasts about the same. We carry two tanks, but that will change when I shift to a Lehr propane outboard.

[chuckr]

we have been out 6 years - but since 11-1-09 when we started to track our propane usage - we use a 10# tank about every 45 days or 1 1/2 months - seems pretty constant - over time

now we are in the med and using butane (we think) which has a lower heat (we have been told) so we should use it a bit faster

cooking only

[svBeBe]

20lb lasts 3 months, with 10 lb back-up tank for when run out.
2 persons
Stove, oven and grill.

Have used propane, butane and European cooking gaz all on the same stove with no settings or changes; no difference noted except the propane burns the hottest and therefore seems the most efficient. We buy whatever is available locally and find a way to make it work.

Judy

[sestina]

On average with two people onboard full time we went through 3.9kg of propane in about a fortnight. We rarely eat out. Interestingly, now we're snuggled down for the winter and with shore power for an electric kettle; propane usage has plummeted.

[zeehag]

just me. temperate zones, 20 pound tank every 6 months including warming shower water.
tropical zones... one 20 pound tank every 5-6 months. no heating of shower water needed....
i own 2 tanks.

ever run out in mid passage??? lol keep second tank full for cruising. coffee/mocha is needed for decency of attitude on board this ketch.


i do carry occasional crew for passages, and i actually coook real food while under way.

[jcapo]

20 lbs 3 to 4 months
Cooking and baking bread
2 adults
20 years live aboard
3 years full time cruising

[boatpoker]

Originally Posted by LeaseOnLife

• 20lb for every 2-3 month
• 2 adults on board
• cooking and baking bread

exactly same

[donradcliffe]

20 lbs lasts 2 of us almost exactly 3 months for stove/oven and BBQ

[Reach]

Originally Posted by LeaseOnLife

• 20lb for every 2-3 month
• 2 adults on board
• cooking and baking bread

Originally Posted by boatpoker

exactly same

Ditto.

Interesting, this usage seems pretty consistent throughout the responses.