Camco 59833 Olympian Grill Propane Hose | 12 Foot

The Camco 59833 is a simple piece of gear that solves one specific problem. You've got an Olympian 4100 or 5100 Elite gas grill, and you want to run it off a full-size propane bottle instead of those little one-pound throwaway canisters. This 12-foot high-pressure hose is how you do it. One end connects to a full-size propane cylinder with a Male Prest-O-Lite (POL) fitting. The other threads into your grill's 1 inch-20 throwaway cylinder port, the same port that normally takes a disposable canister. Hook it up and you're cooking off a big refillable tank that lasts all season. It ends the little-canister shuffle for good.

The 12-foot length is the real value here. Those little green canisters are convenient right up until they're not, and they add up fast when you're grilling every night at the campsite. With this hose you can set your propane bottle a comfortable distance from the grill and still have plenty of room to work. Twelve feet gives you enough slack to keep the tank off to the side, out of the cooking area, tucked next to the RV or under the picnic table. No more balancing a canister on the grill itself, and no more running out mid-cook. For a busy campsite or a long tailgate, that extra reach is the difference between a relaxed cook and a scramble.

Here's the part people ask about. This hose comes without a regulator, and that's on purpose. The Olympian 4100 and 5100 Elite grills already have their own regulator built in, so the hose carries high-pressure gas straight from the tank to the grill's regulator. That's why it's called a high-pressure hose. Don't try to run it on an appliance that expects low-pressure regulated gas, and don't add a second regulator in the middle. Match the hose to the grill it's built for and you're good to go.

The cylinder end uses a Male POL fitting, the standard connection you'll find on a full-size propane tank valve. The grill end uses the 1 inch-20 throwaway cylinder thread, so it screws right into the spot where a one-pound canister would normally go. That makes this a direct swap. You're not re-plumbing anything or hunting for extra adapters. Camco built the 59833 specifically for the Olympian 4100 and 5100 Elite family, so it fits the way it should the first time. One less thing to think about when you're setting up camp.

A few things worth knowing before you fire it up. There's no thermal protection built into this hose, so get in the habit of shutting the propane off at the tank valve after every cook, not just at the grill. The first time you connect it, check every fitting with soapy water. Brush it on, open the valve slowly, and watch for bubbles. No bubbles means no leak. Hand-tighten the connections snug. You don't need a wrench cranking down on them. And if you're grilling in cold weather, the hose can stiffen up, so give it a minute to warm and flex before you route it into place. None of this is complicated, it's just good propane habit that keeps every cook safe.

This is the hose for RV owners, tailgaters, and anyone running an Olympian 4100 or 5100 Elite off a real propane tank. It's a straightforward upgrade from the canister life. If you camp for more than a weekend at a stretch, or you grill often enough that the little bottles start to feel like a tax, the 59833 pays for itself pretty quick. And if you ever need a different reach, Camco offers this same hose in other lengths, so you can match it to your setup. Camco has been making RV and outdoor propane gear since 1966, so it's a name that holds up around a grill.