Camco 59193 Propane Feed Hose, 60 in, Type 1 ACME

The Camco 59193 is the feed hose that ties your propane cylinder to your RV or trailer's regulator. It's a 60-inch line with a Type 1 ACME nut on one end and a 1/4-inch inverted male flare on the other. Nothing fancy. It's the part that quietly does its job every time you fire up the furnace, the water heater, or the stove, and it's the part you replace when the old one starts looking tired.

Here's how it sits in your setup. One end threads onto the valve of your propane cylinder, the standard Type 1 ACME connection you'll find on 20-pound tanks. That's the big hand-wheel nut, and it tightens by hand, no tools needed. The other end, the 1/4-inch inverted male flare, connects to your propane regulator. That one does want a wrench. Snug it down, but don't gorilla it, especially if your regulator body is aluminum. Overtightening a flare fitting is the fastest way to make a good connection leak.

One nice thing about the Type 1 ACME connection is that it's built so you can't cross-thread it easily, and it seats with a back-check so gas won't flow until the connection is made up properly. Thread it on square, hand-tight, and you're set. If it doesn't spin on easily, back off and start again rather than forcing it.

A couple of things are worth being clear about, because they're right in the name. This hose comes without a regulator. It's a feed line, not a regulator assembly, so if your regulator itself is the problem, this isn't the fix on its own. It also comes without thermal protection. Some pigtails carry a built-in thermal shutoff feature. This one doesn't. It's a straight feed hose. If your rig specifically calls for a thermal-protected pigtail, check what your setup needs before you swap this one in. We'd rather you order the right part once than guess.

The 60-inch length gives you room to route the hose cleanly from the tank to the regulator without pulling it tight or forcing a hard bend. Tight bends and strain at the fittings are what shorten a hose's life, so give it a gentle path and let it hang natural. When you make the connection, do yourself a favor and leak-check it. Brush a little soapy water over both fittings, open the tank valve, and watch for bubbles. No bubbles, you're good. Bubbles mean back it off and reseat it.

Propane hose is a wear item, and it's an easy one to stay ahead of. Heat, sun, and time all work on the rubber. If you store your RV outside through the season, glance at the hose in spring. Cracks, brittleness, a chalky surface, soft spots near the fittings, those are all signs it's done and it's time for a fresh one. There's no reason to nurse an aging gas line. At this price, a new feed hose is cheap insurance on a system you don't want leaking.

Who's this for? Anybody running an RV, travel trailer, fifth wheel, or pop-up with a cylinder-fed propane system that uses a Type 1 ACME tank valve and a 1/4-inch inverted flare regulator. It's also a common fitting setup on portable propane rigs beyond the RV, so if your boat or camp setup runs the same tank valve and the same regulator flare, it'll do the same job there. The key is matching the fittings. Check both ends against what you've got before you order, and if the Type 1 ACME nut and the 1/4-inch inverted flare match your tank and regulator, the Camco 59193 drops right in. It ships in a clamshell package, ready to install.