There was a discussion a while ago here about lampworking in small premises such as a boat in the UK.
I'd like to offer our recent experiences here. We live on a narrowboat, and have Calor propane tanks aboard for use in our cooker. As MAPP is expensive in the UK and not available in bulk it was rapidly becoming very costly to make beads using the small tanks. We did a lot of research on the topic of propane tanks and the necessary equipment to hook up a propane tank to the Calor tank of propane and found a company that provides a complete set-up that will take you from tank to torch without needing anything else. The company is an Australian one called Ozziebuddy, and we found them very helpful, careful to make sure the setup is a safe and complete one. They shipped to us promptly and we're now able to use our 13kg tanks of propane with the Hot Head torch with no trouble at all. It does take a bit of getting used to as the propane burns differently to MAPP but a bit of research online showed that putting the beads higher in the flame reduced the problem of burning the glass or getting scummy glass or altered colours.
Ozziebuddy has a website at