Buying Gas abroard (1 Viewer)

sleep e carr

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Hi we are going to be traveling around in Europe this year in our little camper,
we use Propane at moment, can take some spares but they are the small dumpy Botts don't want to take too much gas in trailer because of the danger in case of accident, so what is the best thing to do no room for bigger bottle,
some one told me that you can a bottle in Europe and get deposit back when you leave the country Can anyone tell me if this is correct please.



Regards George
 

SoapyTutti

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George,

Down here in Spain you can get a Spanish bottle and adaptor for around 18 euro gas is around 78 cents a litre at the moment shame you can't get gaslow fitted it would be ideal.
 

bobandjanie

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We have a little camper, and we have 2 x 11kg gas it refillable bottles. :thumb:

http://www.gasit.co.uk/index.php?_a=category&cat_id=2&page=all

In france its easy to buy a gas bottle, you could get your deposit back, but its only about a euro. ::bigsmile:

In spain is not so easy to buy one with a contract, but easy to buy one at a rastro or charity shop, then take it to a garage and exchange for a full one. :Smile:

But I would say refillable bottles are the way to go if your touring.
We have had them for 8 years and never had any problems with the bottles or refilling them in France Holland Denmark Germany Spain or Portugal. :thumb: Bob.

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Emmit

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Greetings,

Contrary to what has been said, in Spain you can hire (buy) a 6kgs butane bottle from Repsol garages of which there are thousands.
You will need a reg. or adaptor to fit on top of it and depending which you need (if its a reg then they are available with a spigot to which you can attach a rubber tube, or, if its an adaptor you need then the pigtail you need is a British type Butane with a left hand thread female nut.)
The bottle is lightweight and similar in shape to a BP bottle but smaller.
 

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I thought you might be interested in this which I posted on another forum, obviously if you went for a 6kg bottle it would be a bit cheaper

I've had a shuftie on the Hamilton website and to get a single 11kg bottle with an in-locker fill point (ie including a mounting bracket) would cost £243:

£114 = 11kg bottle
£66 = filling kit (with SS hose)
£18 = bracket
£45 = Connection SS hose

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I've also had a look at the Gasit site and you can get what you need there for an 11kg single system for just £171:

£161 = Kit including 11kg bottle, filling kit, mounting bracket
£10 = connection hose

http://www.gasit.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=379

However, this is for standard rubber hoses, not the SS ones, so if you wanted those you'd need to enquire how much it would add to the cost.

So, for around £170 you could get a refillable 11kg system which makes the cost much more reasonable!

When we got our single 11kg in-locker fill system with SS hoses from Gaslow it cost us around £242 (DIY) and if we had to replace it in the future I'd certainly consider the above suppliers!
 
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If you've only a small gas locker Gaslow do a 6Kg refillable bottle. Not sure whether any of the other suppliers do one this size, I know Alugas don't.

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Minxy

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can take some spares but they are the small dumpy Botts don't want to take too much gas in trailer because of the danger in case of accident

It might be wise to check out the requirements for the ferry/Eurotunnel on how you have to SECURE the bottles, to stop them moving around/so they can't be turned on by someone etc - if you do have to put some in your trailer I would think if it is a rigid one you might be okay, but if a fabric covered one I would doubt it.
 
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Hi,
Has anyone found a UK supplier for the new Euro adapter? tried 'Surfing'
No Joy! Annoying I bought three different ones last year and now they come up with another one. Any help appreciated..
Best Regards Mac
 

scotjimland

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Hi,
Has anyone found a[HI] UK supplier for the new Euro adapter?[/HI] tried 'Surfing'
No Joy! Annoying I bought three different ones last year and now they come up with another one. Any help appreciated..
Best Regards Mac


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DocHoliday

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How common is the euronozzle these days throughout western Europe? It's been a while since I ventured further than France, where the pump guns don't seem to have changed for years.

I have a Repsol cylinder for Spain, so don't need a euronozzle there.
 

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