Gas or genie box dilemma (1 Viewer)

[tonyidle]

The other important advantage of tanks or Gaslow/Gasit that hasn't been mentioned is: no more lifting / lugging heavy bottles.

 

[mitzimad]

i would think underslung tank is the best option as you gain the locker in storage space this was the main reason we did it worrying about being able to move them to the next motorhome when a new set is a fraction of the price of the next van seems silly to me unless you know your not keeping the van for long

 

[Shrimp]

Go for the under-slung gas tank and an external filling point, as said earlier some stations won't let you fill gas bottles as it is potentially dangerous unless you have the proper refillable bottles, trouble is as soon as you open a locker door to refill they stop you! So you are better off with an external filler!

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[MR. FUSION]

there is such a variety of gas bottles in Europe, that I doubt anyone knows all the sizes..

what I do know is that the 11kg refillable bottles, Gaslow and GasIt are the same size as the German 11kg propane exchange bottle.. and most continental vans have a locker that takes two x 11kg , which doesn't help much since you have an Eldis..

an advantage of refillable bottles are the can be removed and re-fitted in your next van..


sorry can't help further.

Gas-it use German bottles for their kit.

 

[MR. FUSION]

The other important advantage of tanks or Gaslow/Gasit that hasn't been mentioned is: no more lifting / lugging heavy bottles.

Probably also worth mentioning using a refillable system you are not breaking a gas tight seal to simply change a tank, of unknown provenance My 11L system is proving fine and long lasting & plenty of LPG stations in Spain & Portugal.

 

[taralabradog]

Thanks for all the contributions folks.
I now have an underslung tank fitted by Autogas 2000 and an empty gas locker just waiting to be filled with some more goodies.

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[Minxy]

Go for the under-slung gas tank and an external filling point, as said earlier some stations won't let you fill gas bottles as it is potentially dangerous unless you have the proper refillable bottles, trouble is as soon as you open a locker door to refill they stop you! So you are better off with an external filler!

Not in our experience - we've had refillable since 2009 and have to open the locker to fill so it is clear that it is for 'domestic' use and not propulsion - in all that time we've only ONCE been refused at a major gas station in Italy (on a major road), in fact most offer to help.

 

[Tincataylor]

Re fillable, whether it is bottle(s) or a fitted tank, is definitely the way to go. Ignore tales of poor availability, it just takes a little forethought and planning to locate the most convenient gas station on your route,

The Tincas