Quinte Fishing

In the past few years the disposable tanks have gone up over and over again from $14.99 to $16.99 to $17.49 and now I was shocked but not surprised to see $18.99 for 3 bottles containing about $0.75 worth of propane per bottle. You can buy a 4 pack at Costco for $14.99 but they consider them seasonal and only carry them in the summer. Myself I have a 5lb tank I try to take with me as often as I can but sometimes the extra weight is inconvenient so I purchase about 8 to 10 a year. I know you can buy the 1lb refill adaptors and refill these yourself but am not going to get into that as that is a whole different rant about the TSSA, you can just search here or google 1lb propane to get into that. These tanks are an environmental disaster, they cannot go into regular garbage or even to a metal recycling depot but have to go to a hazardous waste facility for proper disposal and unfortunately most people bury them in their garbage cans, just leave them on the ice or toss them on shore when they are done with them. If these are allowed to be sold the manufactures should be forced to create a deposit and exchange program to deal with the waste instead of municipal tax dollars being used.

Fortunately the end of all this is near and there are 2 companies (Manchester tank and flame king) that have seen this issue and have created 1lb legal in Canada refillable tanks. Unfortunately these companies are still in the process of signing distribution contracts and are not readily available. They are available online but finding a facility with the equipment to refill them is limited.

http://www.mantank.com/green/refillable.htm
https://www.propane-refill.com/ <3rd party online distributor for flame king. (google 1lb flameking tank for more info)

My reason for posting this on here is mainly to ask the question Are there any members on here who own or know someone who owns any gas stations or hardware stores in the Quinte/Kingston area? It would be great if someone started carrying these and set up a refill station locally. it would be a major win to protect the Quinte waters and environment. The flame king looks to be a much better product then the Manchester tank as they are the exact shape and size as the disposable Coleman style ones.

Maybe there is someone already set up locally to fill these, anyone have any info?

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the concept is there the technology is also there yet the Canadian government as usual just does not care even when they say they care basically a huge crock of sheet........... lets say someone was to outfit a refill place...... by the time they meet the safety standards. pay someone to refill at a rate of lets say 10 bottles an hour the cost would probably be close to what you were paying 5 0r 6 years ago for a 3 pack........ safety being the biggest factor since these cans were meant to be disposable in the first place even now using a refill adapter you can buy at many stores in the states you only get a few rechargers before the tank bulges and becomes very unsafe . the adapter does not come with any instructions. and the world is full of people with no common sense. its my guess why you cant buy an adapter here in Canada and why you need a licensed gas guy to hook up a gas stove Canada just does not trust you to be smart enough to do it by yourself........ proof about being smart is when you see an empty tank laying out on the ice along with all the other garbage you see left out there and think that person has to be a real brain child.......... I have always wondered why I don't need a gas ticket to hook up my BBQ