Gas Bottles
I realise this is a difficult question to answer, but we are going to France for 8 weeks and will carry two 7kg calor gas bottles in our caravan. What are we going to have to do to make the gas last. I understand that I won't be able to get refills over there.
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Hi CMart
I assume you are going to try and hook up to the mains as much as possible and use the leccy when you can?
If so I think you will have no problem with the gas - in fact I'd be surprised if you finished one bottle. I did 2 weeks in France last year, at least another 2-3 weeks in the UK and did not finish one bottle; that's with a family of 5 and a lot of caravan
cooking!Hope you have a great trip
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Last year we holidayed in France and started with a new bottle of propane. I weighed the bottle when we started and again on returning home. We stayed on EHU sites but did not cook any different from normal using the oven and rings when required - we do not have an electric hotplate
Gas consumption over the 50 nights away was less than 2 kg
Our first 6kg bottle finally ran out last week after 115 nights!
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I would think it depends if you use a gas barbeque. We do, probably three or four times a week, and get through between two and three bottles in our six weeks in France.
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Admittedly we use campsite showers on the continent, have an electric plate as one of our hob rings, use a barbeque three or four nights a week and used about 2Kg of gas in eight weeks as well. I`m always amazed when the front locker lid is lifted on some
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I also had the same concerns last year as Cmart so followed advice (given on here) and carried an empty Camping Gaz 907 and relevant fittings which could, if necessary, be exchanged at a large supermarket for a full bottle ( around 20 euros). Obviously
I did not need to exchange it but I will still take it again this year just in case0 -
For us that would be enough gas, allowing BBQs and gas hob but if you need to run the fridge on gas for more than a week it could be tight. This is based on measured consumption in southern France and without using electric hob (we never find that the EHU
outside of the U.K. is adequate for cooking). We always use electric kettle, occasional microwave and electricity 1 kW for hot water.Assuming you have a bulkhead regulator then it is difficult to plan for using a foreign bottle without knowing what adapter you would need, however, Camping Gaz is very popular in France so you could take a Gaz bottle adapter to fit your pigtail.
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We have been away for up to two months and usually only used one full cylinder in that time. We always made use of EHU which covers most needs even when only a 6amp supply. Obviously if you are going to use gas for more than cooking comsumption will be more.
David
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OK, we use the EHU for heating and hot water but cook with gas, either inside or on the gas barbie. Our last 3 calor lites have lasted about 90 nights each so I don't think you will run out unless you are a
really heavy user. Take two Calor Lites (assuming you can get hold of them) and don't worry.0 -
Google b1301 gas adaptor
It converts a propane tail to 21.5 mm si fitting which is butane fitting in UK but also fits gas bottles throughout Europe
I cannot vouch for every country but most of Europe is covered .including France .
If you need to buy gas just take the adaptor with you , just to make sure
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For a number of years touring in France we've always been on EHU and have gone for 5 to 8 weeks at a time. We take two Camping Gaz 907s, one for the van and one for the gas bbq. We generally have to change one every other year. The space in the front locker
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We have 2 Calor lite bottles and spend 8 weeks a year in France and Spain and about 4 weeks in the UK using mainly electricity seeing as its paid for as part of the overnight fee. I probably have to change a bottle every couple of years so I've never felt
the need for a backup. The fridge is the big consumer, if that is on gas then bottles will not last long.0 -
I would think it depends if you use a gas barbeque. We do, probably three or four times a week, and get through between two and three bottles in our six weeks in France.
In view of other comments I have now queried with this with hubby and he admits he probably made a mistake and it is one we use in France so sorry for misleading anyone.
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In 2013 we toured in Europe for five months so were concerned about the gas situation. However, we used electric as far as possible for the fridge, microwave, kettle. Thankfully we very rarely had cause to put the heating on. One of our most useful purchases
was a Cadac Safari Chef which runs on a Camping Gaz cylinder which can easily be replaced in Europe (replacements are often available in supermarkets). The Chef is very versatile and can not only barbecue, but has a griddle, hot plate, wok-type pan, plus we
bought an optional roasting pan. We use it to cook an assortment of dishes in the outdoors (bolognese, paella, drop scones) which is a good thing when the weather is hot. We paid about £70 for ours. All the kit packs away into a small neat hold-all too.0
