According to the link I provided, if you click on the ACCESSORIES tab at the middle of the page, it shows the hose and regulator at $29, and also gives a catalog number for these items, as well as ordering info. IT does say IN STOCK, so there would be no need to call, unless you don't have a20 pound propane tank. These are available at most major hardware stores and also BJs and Costco. Simply find a place where you bring the tanks to an they fill them. I bought a weed burner last summer from Northern and its a good thing that I checked, as I also needed a propane tank cart and a special accessory valve that allows the flame to burn at a low rate (acts like a pilot light), then when I squeeze a tab valve it goes into high pressure mode until I release the tab and then reverts back to the low flame. Much better than starting with a sparker every time I need the high flame.

All set up and ready to go. Guess I could have used photoshop to get rid of distortion, but was in a hurry. Checked out Beejay's wonderboard and it was perfect except they wouldn't cut the large board to size for me and I opted for a couple 12" x 12" ceramic tiles to make do. Don't think really need anyways because of the legs. 12' hose attached to regulator and 20 lb gas cylinder for now. The double burner unit is plenty big enough for my 5 gal stock pots and very heavy duty. Has the usual control valves plus air adjustment screws (only partly visiable) to get flame exactly right color. Won't be using today as have a bunch of scrambled egg, ham, cheese, onions and hashbrowns breakfast burritos to roll and freeze. Ketchup and hot sauce will be added. Thanks all for the suggestions! jt

Here is what I think is going to play out best for you if you are going to be in the house long enough and will heat primarily with wood. Keep in mind that I am an amateur with absolutely no experience in duct systems. I decommissioned mine at the first opportunity and installed mini splits. I'll gladly accept all criticism from anyone that actually knows something. Berto, you've already said that you are going to have ducted AC, (I'd look at mini-split heat pumps, but that is me and I don't have the time to split wood.) It ought to be pretty simple to make a dual furnace system with a wood furnace first in series with the (second) propane or electric furnace. Your thermostat turns on the AHU blower (for me, ideally, a variable speed blower with a proportional thermostat). If the wood boiler is supplying sufficient heat the secondary furnace does not run. If the duct temp between the furnaces falls below a set temp (which might slide depending on outdoor temperature) the secondary furnace fires up. If the day comes that you tire of cutting and splitting wood, you pull out the cheap furnace and put in a mod con furnace. It is no biggie to toss that first furnace because it was inexpensive to start with. The duct system has to be designed to support both heat sources and cooling. The furnace that you choose will have to be just good enough to run a cooling system well which might be more costly than the least expensive that you might use for (back up) heating alone. Keep in mind that a (complicated) super efficient furnace or boiler is not going to be a good investment in a well-insulated and sealed house that is primarily heated with wood. The ROI time will look like infinity.

Expert chiming in! You know, on occasion I also tell my clients "propane burns dirty." I have no idea why I say that, and really no proof of it. I have sold 10,000's of propane gas lanterns and maybe once every 2 years someone has an issue. With our gas fixtures, the fix is just to increase the small holes in the bottom pan of the light fixture to allow more oxygen to get to the burner, and then the sooting stops. We'd love to help!