Calor Lite 6kg propane advice

Two of these?

Donna

If you want to continue with lightweight cylinders you will either have to go for a refillable solution or perhaps change over to Flogas Light. The Flogas are dumpier so you would have to check the storage in the van. Calor do a 6kgs steel cylinder but its heavy compared with the to the Calor Lite. 

David

Hi euro traveller from Cornwall, thanks for that what size are these please and do you know how long they last in comparison to the lite’s?

Thanks Davidklyne, I thought refillable went against what the caravan club recommended?  I presume changing to flo gas would mean I have two bottles I can’t trade in so I would have to start from scratch?

Given that you say you won’t be using EHU, I would have thought a refillable would be the way to go, as you will be getting through quite a bit. The fridge alone will get through a fair bit, add on water heating for washing up / showers and possibly a bit of heating and using Calor will get rather expensive. Using a refillable, 6Kg will cost you between £7 and £9, as compared to £20 / £25 for Calor. Worth checking if you have somewhere convenient that will let you fill them. Morrison’s garages that stock LPG is one supplier that allow it, and the price is very reasonable at 58p a litre.

Depending how long you are going to spend away, you may also need to look at how you recharge your leisure battery. Possibly a solar panel. 12 volt is required for the fridge control panel, water pump and heating controls, plus of course lighting.

The 6kg calor lite are being withdrawn the normal 6kg calor  cylinders are the same size but made of steel. Although they may be heavier They are the same dimensions  as the lite, 

May I suggest you take your full light to a dealer and ask if you can judge for yourself if it would be too heavy for you

Also if you look on the aluminium Collar. of your cylinders it will give the weight you could check that against a 6kg steel to see the diference 

Hi Steven, I had a solar panel knowing I won’t have much access to EHU. So only really running fridge and hot water from gas and maybe a bit of heating, am usually only away max 3 nights so far.

really do need to sort an alternative though ASAP.

I thought the 6kg steels were quite a lot bigger? 

Why not have a look at the offerings from Flogas?

I thought the 6kg steels were quite a lot bigger?

As JVB mentioned the 6kg steel Calor is exactly the same size as the light, but a fair bit heavier. The refills are also usually a few pounds less than the light. Although you are buying the same amount of gas.

I thought that there was a current shortage of 6KG, steel bottles (propane) have to say that I have had great difficulty in getting one without success so far.   

I am not prepared to pay the prices quoted on Amazon for full bottles.