Recently I've started using a propane firepit on baja camping trips, and a 20lbs/5gal. Bbq tank is usually good for a few days. But I realized that i
have no idea where to get those refilled in baja. Pemex station/ oxxo ? Availability? Cost? Any input would be greatly appreciated! weebray - 3-24-2017 at 08:57 AM
Almost any pueblo in Mexico had a gas farm. It is always located a few miles outside of town. They can fill anything you've got. I think it cost
about 6 bucks to fill one about a year ago but someone here will have the current number. They last forever.bajabuddha - 3-24-2017 at 09:13 AM
BV, where are you planning on camping? If you have a specific area someone could probably tell you right where to go... Baja runs on propane. Bajavanadu - 3-24-2017 at 09:26 AM
Apologies for not listing the area, mainly northern baja ensenada to san felipe.bajaguy - 3-24-2017 at 09:35 AM
Several propane fill stations throughout Ensenada. I'm sure San Felipe has at least one. What area of Ensenada??
Apologies for not listing the area, mainly northern baja ensenada to san felipe.
Bajazly - 3-24-2017 at 09:41 AM
When you are driving into San Felipe from the north there is a large propane tank on the left side of the road a few mile out of town, kind of near
the cohetes trailer I believe.del mar - 3-24-2017 at 09:45 AM
im seeing more and more pemex's with tank exchange, don't know the cost...bajabuddha - 3-24-2017 at 10:28 AM
im seeing more and more pemex's with tank exchange, don't know the cost...
I'd be leary of tank exchange in Mexico. They'll fill everything regardless of safety devices that are required in the States. I would rather keep
my own certified tank and have it refilled. I bought a couple of small half-sized tanks brand new just a few years back, and found out they were
worthless back home. Dunno if the exchange tanks have all the right pieces-parts down in Baja.bajaguy - 3-24-2017 at 11:05 AM
im seeing more and more pemex's with tank exchange, don't know the cost...
Russ - 3-24-2017 at 11:10 AM
Ask at the market you shop at they may be able to fill tanks off the tank they use or for sure will know where the locals go.bajabuddha - 3-24-2017 at 12:43 PM
AND ANUDDAH TING...
Some places and smaller towns in Baja do gravity-feed recharges, but you don't get a full tank that way (non-pressurized fill), only about half full,
maybe a scoche more... and you end up paying about twice as much for the propane as when you go to a Gas Pasa plant.
And I love the name of the propane co.'s..... 'Gas Pasa'. I resemble that remark. larryC - 3-25-2017 at 08:14 AM
Also if you are using a tank from north of the border you might want to bring your own adapter, I have found that not all fill stations are set up to
fill the tanks with the large external male threads that we use in the US.Udo - 3-25-2017 at 08:20 AM
Propane is currently at about 9 pesos per liter. It cost me $145 Pesos to fill my small propane tanks, I have 5 of them.
In Ensenada, they have propane fill trucks that roam neighborhoods in hopes of finding someone who needs propane in the home tank.
There is no difference in price if you fill the little tanks or fill the home tanks.
Almost any pueblo in Mexico had a gas farm. It is always located a few miles outside of town. They can fill anything you've got. I think it cost
about 6 bucks to fill one about a year ago but someone here will have the current number. They last forever.
pacificobob - 3-25-2017 at 11:03 AM
global gas a week ago , truck delivery to fill a stationary tank in pescadero, 10.77 @litermtgoat666 - 3-25-2017 at 11:27 AM
Apologies for not listing the area, mainly northern baja ensenada to san felipe.
Propane is everywhere where people are living. Just ask in any town, you will rarely be more than a mile from a vendor.
Don't worry, be happy.
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MrBillM - 3-25-2017 at 08:38 PM
Something New ?
"..........Also if you are using a tank from north of the border you might want to bring your own adapter, I have found that not all fill stations are
set up to fill the tanks with the large external male threads that we use in the US."
I have NEVER seen a valve with the external "ACME" threads that didn't also have the conventional internal threads. larryC - 3-26-2017 at 11:39 AM
You are right most if not all propane valves have the internal threads but the adapter you need has to have about a 1/4 or 3/8" long nose on it to
depress and open the safety valve to allow the propane into the bottle. Without that little nose on the fill adapter you can't fill the tank. If you
have a barbque set up look at the part that screws into the valve and you'll see what I am talking about. Also on the new tanks if you open the valve
without a regulator screwed in no propane will come out, that's because of the safety valve that needs to be depressed by the little nose thingy.
Larry8knots - 3-26-2017 at 02:03 PM
Sorry to be dense on this, but I have a couple of questions:
Can I get my 20 or 30 pound portable tanks filled by the trucks that service the huge home propane tanks?
What kind of adapter do I need to fill the 20 or 30lb tanks....picture or link would be helpful.
Thanks!
Not to Nitpick, BUT ...................
MrBillM - 3-26-2017 at 02:26 PM
Every P.O.L. fitting (early or late) among the multitudes that I have dealt with, extends far enough into the tank fitting to depress the
spring-loaded valve. It's hard to imagine that whatever the dealer uses wouldn't reach since that would mean there wouldn't be a positive seal on an
earlier tank.
Speaking of that spring-loaded valve, I simply screw an unattached P.O.L. fitting in when I wish to vent the tank for whatever reason like when it's
new and filled with compressed air.
On the subject of adapters, many years ago when the propane outfits in San Felipe first started servicing tanks south, they (initially) would also
fill the smaller (5, 7.5, 10, etc) on request, but didn't like it so the driver started saying that he hadn't brought an "adapter".
SO...................I went down to the local propane dealer and had a "Stinger" adapter built from parts. $40.00.
The next opportunity, when the S.F. driver said "no adapter", I said "no problema" and brought out mine.
That worked ONCE.
The next time (and after) he simply refused.
I still have that expensive (and useless) adapter.
As a result, on my permanent-mount tank, I fabricated and installed a Liquid-Fill valve so that I could fill my smaller tanks from the big
one. Simple to make using pipe fittings and copper tubing to reach "near" the bottom of the tank. Of course, the Big tank has to be empty to do it.DENNIS - 3-26-2017 at 04:00 PM
Thanks, Bill. Good info.Alm - 3-26-2017 at 05:13 PM
Recently I've started using a propane firepit on baja camping trips, and a 20lbs/5gal. Bbq tank is usually good for a few days.
Small green 1 Lb BBQ tanks are good for 7-8 days, if used for cooking. 20 Lbs tank would last a few MONTHS. Even when I run propane fridge in the
trailer off 5 gal tank, it lasts more than a week. Firepits and BBQ are terribly inefficient appliances.
Most mid-size towns would have a refill facility for tanks 5 gal and bigger. Just ask.
