Camp Chef Bulk Tank Hose Adapter - Propane Tank Adapter Hose for Outdoor Cooking

Works great.

Does what it's made to do

Excellent craftsmanship with top quality materials. Super easy, safe and secure installation between stove and propane gas tank. Highly recommended, top value purchase.

We have a Camp Chef Ranier stove. Although the little 1 lb propane bottles work fine, they add up to a significant cost if you use them a lot. And refilling them (yes, you can do it) is a pain and you never seem to get a consistent fill. The Bulk Tank Hose Adaptor solves all those issues. The fittings are made of brass so you do have to be careful. Also, the hose is a little more flexible than I like but it works nicely for storage.We have two 20 lb propane bottles we use for our backyard gas grill, one we keep full and the other attached to the grill. When we take off camping, mostly for weekends, we just grab the bottle hooked to the backyard grill and make sure it is at at least 1/4 full or more. For longer trips we grab the full bottle. When we get back from the trip we just hook the bottle back up to the backyard grill or put it back in the storage area.The Ranier will run about 6-7 hours on 1 lb of propane. Throughout the day and evening though we like to have coffee, tea, hot chocolate, popcorn, and hot water for our camp showers. Plus we usually cook all three meals a day. We learned that the 1 lb bottles just wouldn't last the weekend for us. With the bulk hose adapter we never have to worry about running out of fuel.

The only reason this is not 5 stars is because It's difficult to get excited about a Hose. The overall system configuration I have is a Camp Chef Everest 2-Burner stove, this Hose, and a Worthington 4.5-lb (1-gallon) Propane Cylinder. The hose is long enough to go from the regulator, at standing height, down to the propane cylinder (which is shorter than the standard 20-lb cylinders). The length is good.My only qualm w/ the overall system is that the Regulator on the Camp Chef Everest is designed (Dimensions and Angle) to accept the 1.0-lb disposable bottles. However, when using a Bulk Tank, there is no Strain Relief on the Regulator, which then Torque's where the Regulator attaches to the Stove. This may be causing problems, as on occasion the stove will not put out a full flame (Yes, I checked all the connections and Valves). Something seems to restrict the Flow, and I wonder if it has to do w/ Torquing the Regulator when it's in the Bulk Hose Configuration.

Nothing to complain about with this hose. Sure, it's a little stiff, but no more so than any other LP hose I've ever felt, including those on several grills over the years. I use this with a Camp Chef camp stove and everything fit nicely. Easy to seal. Plenty of length. Collapses and twists small enough to fit inside my camp stove when not in use.On a constructive note, and perhaps this is already available, I recommend that there be some sort of alternative connection method than using the brass arm fitting designed for the little LP bottles. Sure, some distance is needed from the stove for heat and material reasons, so there is probably a need for intermediate metal, which probably makes this idea prohibitive. But dealing with that arm was the only annoying aspect. My 'vast' (read: limited) experience with camp stoves tells me that is the norm. If Camp Chef gave me a reasonably priced option, I'd probably swing for it. This is in no way a negative reflection on this hose.

I haven't as of yet used the hose but it seams like I got the item as described from the posting. When I first opened the box and started looking on how it would hook up to the New Camp Chef Oven, I thought I purchased the wrong item. I want to use a 5 gal propane cylinder and not the small individual one use cylinders. I'm used to the hose with the regulators attached and when I was confirming that the hose would fit I noticed that the regularator was missing and that the fitting wasn't the right one to connect directly to the oven. On reviewing the manual, yes I read them, I realize that Camp Chef ships the regulator with the oven. You attach the regulator to the oven and then then hose to the regulator. We setup a field camp for four weeks in the summer and the small cylinders would be too expensive and wasteful. This hose will work well and will save time and money.

This adapter hose seems to be of good quality. Its been working just fine the last few times I've used it. I bring a 5 lb propane tank along when camping and forego the green disposables. Much more economical.I've primarily used this with a Camp Chef Everest High Output 2 Burner Stove stove. Throughput of the hose keeps up with the burners at full power just fine.I've seen reviews on Amazon for adapter hoses from other manufacturers stating that they swell up or appear to have poorly connected fittings. It goes without saying, this is a tremendous hazard when dealing with open flame and flammable gas. I experienced none of this with the Camp Chef adapter hose. The others may be a bit cheaper, but I personally wouldn't risk it.