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Nesano Feb 3, 2020 @ 3:08am
What do you guys do about propane being finite?
Propane (for blowtorches) seems to run out very quickly and I was wondering how you guys work around that. I've found a grand total of 2 propane tanks so far and I'm about 1-2 months into this current playthrough.

It feels like I'll run out very quickly unless I use the torch very sparingly and, if I do, I won't be able to level the relevant professions very much.

I'm currently testing out a mod that adds a big propane tank to gas stations that allows you to fill up there, and the tanks seem to have a very generous amount, but it's still finite. This stings a little because I'm used to having an unlimited source of petrol refills from gas stations.

I don't have much experience using propane and propane accessories in this game. Can any Hank Hills out there give me some wisdom?
Last edited by Nesano; Feb 3, 2020 @ 3:09am
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non_curo Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:01am 
Dismantling stuff doesn't cost any propane (except for the wrecked cars) and you can level up the 4 first levels that way pretty easily with the required skill books.
I usually begin with motels (lots of bathrooms) and laundry places.
After that, that's luck. You can target propane bbq on the map, always have full tank in it (right click on it to get the tank)
If you want a full metal base, you're going the hard way. Metalworking is greedy on propane AND welding rod.
I once succeed to max level up this skill after dismantling any kind of metal half of Muldraugh. Long and tough job.
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runtheball Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:07am 
I use custom sandbox mode with virtually every type of loot set to rare, but I still find at least 6-8 propane tanks on any map. But maybe you'll need to travel to another map to find what you need.
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Meat Machine (Banned) Feb 3, 2020 @ 6:06am 
Propane Tanks are noticably rare.

It'd be nice if there was some kind of unique loot cache outside of Giga Marts that had a few propane tanks in them, since they're pretty common outside of many American supermarkets.
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WillieSea Feb 3, 2020 @ 6:53am 
Not so common back in the 90's.

But some gas stations did have big fill up tanks for propane. With the new 'rarity' of propane tanks in the IWBUMS version, I think the developers should also add the big propane tanks to some gas stations.
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Death (Banned) Feb 3, 2020 @ 9:14am 
Originally posted by WillieSea:
Not so common back in the 90's.

But some gas stations did have big fill up tanks for propane. With the new 'rarity' of propane tanks in the IWBUMS version, I think the developers should also add the big propane tanks to some gas stations.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1501156223

Edit: It does work on build 41.
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Nesano Feb 3, 2020 @ 2:00pm 
Originally posted by Death:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1501156223

That's the one I subscribed to. Seems to work pretty well. Propane is still finite, but there seems to be enough propane at one gas station tank to fill a propane tank like 50-100 times.
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WillieSea Feb 3, 2020 @ 2:50pm 
I prefer to only have my one mod in the game so I know what changes are in my game, and can control them. To that end, I created a recipe to create a full propane tank. A little cheaty, but I have never used it since I have never really used a propane tank in the game.
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Nina Feb 3, 2020 @ 2:53pm 
Originally posted by WillieSea:
Not so common back in the 90's.

But some gas stations did have big fill up tanks for propane. With the new 'rarity' of propane tanks in the IWBUMS version, I think the developers should also add the big propane tanks to some gas stations.
every gas station and many grocery stores in my area (north west ohio) had a propane cage out front. about a dozen tanks, each in their own little cubby hole. half of them may of been empty tanks that were being exchanged though.
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WillieSea Feb 3, 2020 @ 3:44pm 
Originally posted by nina:
Originally posted by WillieSea:
Not so common back in the 90's.

But some gas stations did have big fill up tanks for propane. With the new 'rarity' of propane tanks in the IWBUMS version, I think the developers should also add the big propane tanks to some gas stations.
every gas station and many grocery stores in my area (north west ohio) had a propane cage out front. about a dozen tanks, each in their own little cubby hole. half of them may of been empty tanks that were being exchanged though.
In the mid nineties? I never saw that, I had to go to the gas station and have the attendant fill my empty propane tank.
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Socks n' Sandals Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:01pm 
God dang propane I'll tell you what man, gon..gonna go gas station and fill me up man , some that there propane I'll tell you what man, god dang propane. Ain't propane for Boomhauer man.
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Zuul Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:11pm 
Originally posted by WillieSea:
In the mid nineties? I never saw that, I had to go to the gas station and have the attendant fill my empty propane tank.

Depends on where you were. Blue Rhino for sure started popping up in the mid 90's.

Edit: Finding solid information is a massive pain in the ass. Some solid numbers though. Blue Rhino started setting up locations in '94, by '96 they had ~6,500 locations in 41 states. By '97 they had ~12,000 locations in 47 states. Also by '98 Amerigas had at least 3,500 exchanges, although that's getting more to the late 90's at that point.
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WillieSea Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:16pm 
Originally posted by Zuul:
Originally posted by WillieSea:
In the mid nineties? I never saw that, I had to go to the gas station and have the attendant fill my empty propane tank.

Depends on where you were. Blue Rhino for sure started popping up in the mid 90's.
Yeah, but this game is in Kentucky, the rural area around West Point.

Blue Rhino? Never heard of them. First time I saw prefilled propane tanks for exchange was at a Home Depot.
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Zuul Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:22pm 
Originally posted by WillieSea:
Originally posted by Zuul:

Depends on where you were. Blue Rhino for sure started popping up in the mid 90's.
Yeah, but this game is in Kentucky, the rural area around West Point.

Blue Rhino? Never heard of them. First time I saw prefilled propane tanks for exchange was at a Home Depot.

See my edit to prior post for exact figures. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised to see Blue Rhino in Kentucky. They were for sure in Indiana in that time frame.
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WillieSea Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:37pm 
Between 94 and now I have lived in Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, Idaho and Washington states. For being in 47 states, I find it interesting that I have never heard of them. Perhaps they go by different names...
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Zuul Feb 3, 2020 @ 5:46pm 
Originally posted by WillieSea:
Between 94 and now I have lived in Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, Idaho and Washington states. For being in 47 states, I find it interesting that I have never heard of them. Perhaps they go by different names...

Well, that explains it. It started out in the south and east. It started up in North Carolina and spread from there.

A bit of fascinating history to it. The whole thing kicked off because a Wal-Mart manager asked the future founder of Blue Rhino (he was already in the field, just not exchange) in '93 if he could set up a national propane exchange service to service the Wal-Mart customers buying propane grills. That's pretty much what kicked off the large scale propane exchanges we have now days.
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