I appreciate all the info here; some propane tank work has been on my list.

What's the best procedure if the tank is full?  (Will a shop be able
to recover or drain the propane?)  I had a recent fill, and mine runs
only the stove, so it will be a few years before it's empty again of
its own accord.

Have any of you mounted the regulator to the van body, and used some
sort of a high-pressure flex line from there to the shutoff valve?  I
damaged my shutoff valve offroading, and I'm interested in replacing
that and getting the regulator out of harm's way.

Thanks,

Alex