If you've been following along at home, you might have noticed a common theme with our camper build....Cheapness! When it was time to secure our propane tanks, it was no different.
Originally, our tank was held in place with a wing nut and a prayer.
Many recommend j-hook style tank retainers, but they are pretty expensive online and not available nearby. I also didn't think they would fit our weird tank mount well.
Last weekend, while working on the screen door, adding a doggy door for our precocious pup when I realized the turnbuckle style door support might work.
So the girls and I went off to Ace and picked one up for $7. You can save a few bucks on Amazon, but I wanted to try it out.
It took less than an hour to drill a couple holes and bend the rod by hand and we had something that looked halfway decent. I put a little shrink tubing on the end and voila!
The first hook went on great with the wing nuts I also bought. As I tried to get the nut on the second hook, I realized yet again that I am not a smart man. For the turnbuckle to work, one side is reverse threaded...doh! Luckily a lifetime of being a slightly dumb guy had made me resourceful, so I cut the turnbuckle in half, which actually works out well as you get a lot of thread engagement and it's easier to reach from underneath.
Yay...I made this!
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