EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.

     Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. hereby consents to all references made to it in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the 1998 Employee Stock Incentive Plan of
Blue Rhino Corporation, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 17, 1999.


                            /s/ Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.
                            Chicago, Illinois
                            June 17, 1999