taralabradog
Free Member
We have had the new motorhome since February and have used it extensively. However we were a little disappointed when the original gas bottles we had wouldn't fit in the locker because they were too big at 305 mm diameter. At the moment we have only one 6 kg calor propane bottle in the locker and we are using the the other half of the locker for storage which suits us fine in the UK. The trouble will come when we go abroad and want both bottles in the locker. I have also checked the size of some of the continental bottles and they are the same size as the BP Gas Light bottles that we couldn't fit in originally.
We went down to Autogas at Thirsk a couple of weeks ago to see if we could get an under-slung tank fitted. The answer is yes and we have a good quote from them.If we do this then we will have the original gas locker for storage but I have gleaned from different forums that LPG outlets are slowly disappearing and those that remain seem less disposed to let motor homes use their pumps.
Another thought was to just keep the normal gas locker and hire continental bottles when we get there as long as they will fit. If we go this way I would have one or two genie boxes (same as beanie boxes but located up north) fitted for storage.
So for those that do the continent a lot (we haven't yet) Do the continental bottles come in sizes that would fit our gas locker or do we fit the under-slung tank and hope the outlets don't disappear.
We went down to Autogas at Thirsk a couple of weeks ago to see if we could get an under-slung tank fitted. The answer is yes and we have a good quote from them.If we do this then we will have the original gas locker for storage but I have gleaned from different forums that LPG outlets are slowly disappearing and those that remain seem less disposed to let motor homes use their pumps.
Another thought was to just keep the normal gas locker and hire continental bottles when we get there as long as they will fit. If we go this way I would have one or two genie boxes (same as beanie boxes but located up north) fitted for storage.
So for those that do the continent a lot (we haven't yet) Do the continental bottles come in sizes that would fit our gas locker or do we fit the under-slung tank and hope the outlets don't disappear.