In most areas I've been you can install a residential propane tank without much bother. I've seen 500 lb tanks in backyards and I can tell you 500 lbs is enough to last just about any household through the winter.

I haven't found a kerosene heater yet that catalyzes sufficiently. I can always tell when I am near one that is lit because my eyes burn after a while. I like their heat to fuel efficiency, and if it weren't for the off gassing of direct heat versions (those that the combustion process is directly vented to the surrounding environment), I would prefer them to propane as well. Indirect heating (where the exhaust is vented away from the combustion source and the local environment) eliminates this problem but reduces the heating efficiency considerably.

I bought an $8 hose with the right fittings to convert my lil buddy heater to run on the big 20 lb tanks instead of the screw in 1 lb bottles. I did not put an in line filter in mine, so after a year it quit when the oil in the tank hit the generator assembly and plugged everything up.