Gas bottles blue/red whats the difference

I didn't think of cuddling the bottle - I just put 3 night lights under a saucepan and 3 under the kettle - we soon had enough hot water for two cuppas! 

The original question is worrying. If you have had previous van and used blue -did it mot occur to you then that others were using red and there was probably a difference.

Caravan Club this need to be emphasisied in training and communications.

Is it worrying really?  Blue used to be far more commonplace than it seems is the case today - and there are plenty of caravanners who only go away in the warmer months.  As long as the right pigtails are used - all should be well? 

But what is the propane more expensive per kg when inside a lite cylinder?

Yes they charge more for filling the Calor lite - but the OP has blue cylinders from earlier caravanning days - so could use those up in the summer and then swap to red as the blue are finished. 

Pippah that is what I did.  I actually purchased my old blue bottles on EBay, the two cost £15 and one was full, when empty I just exchanged them for red.  I use red all the time.  We actually use so little gas as we do not caravan in winter, my last bottle has now seen us for 4 x 5 weeks holidays plus short trips and is not yet empty but we use site facilities whenever possible and BBQ a lot! (Note to self - must change bottle before next season!)

Yes they charge more for filling the Calor lite - but the OP has blue cylinders from earlier caravanning days - so could use those up in the summer and then swap to red as the blue are finished. 

but why do they charge more in the lite cylinder for just the same weight of propane? 

Yes they charge more for filling the Calor lite - but the OP has blue cylinders from earlier caravanning days - so could use those up in the summer and then swap to red as the blue are finished. 

but why do they charge more in the lite cylinder for just the same weight of propane? 

When the issue of cost difference has been raised before the answer has been that the extra cost of investing in lightweight cylinders requires that cost to be recouped hence the extra charge for a Calorlite compared to the standard cylinder. At least that is reasonably transparent, it would be so easy to charge the same for either cylinder but no doubt at the higher price

David

Its that kind of rip off that has moved me to Safefill to refill my own! 

We use the red propane cylinders because of caravanning all the year round.