Truma Gas level control monitor

Hello and welcome to CT and a great hobby.

Not had one of these but have had the plastic?,  self stick on type which wasn't overly successful. Weight is a good indicator and the ability to carry a spare so you can swop over as necessary and replace empty when convenient

Neil, im guessing you have two bottles in your Benimar?

if so, why not runnthe first one right down until empty, then switch over to the 2nd one...

then, when convenient, exchange the 1st one...

then when the 2nd one runs out.....etc, etc....

with 2 bottles im not sure any sort of measuring device is really necessary?

of course, if you only have one.....

That was the plan, but due to the shortage Marquis could only supply us with one.

To be honest we're getting a bit close to weight limit (probably due to having stuff in there we don't really need, but as beginners we need to learn what not to take) so was wondering if one of these would be useful so we didn't need the second bottle.

id put the cost to either an extra Calor, or better still, get a Gaslow (or Alugas to save weight) refillable to use alongside the single Calor, far more flexible and best of both worlds re avaialbility...

fill with cheap LPG when available, if getting low switch to (expensive) Calor gas until LPG next becomes available 

you could even dump the Calor altogether, save weight and sell it on ebay for a fortune!

A Safefill bottle is translucent. You can "see" there gas level. Plus the gas is about 20% of Calor's ripoff prices.

We have the Truma thingy, its in a box somewhere in the shed. Was a freebie as part of a show offer. Didn't work when tried it once.

Had the magnetic ones that work on Camping Gas, but not Calor

Now have a Safefill reliable bottle.

Check out Mopeka Gas Level.  I got one for £50.  Works the same as the Truma system in that you fit the sensor to the base of the cylinder and the gas level can be read on your smartphone.  I have one and it works just fine.  The accuracy is a tad questionable, but well within reasonable tolerance.   It seems to read slightly low, but that's not a bad thing.  I tested it on both my Calor Lites.  Tank 1 has 1.6 kg and the other 5.68kg.  The sensor said the first had 19% ie 1.14kg and the other 93% or 5.58kg.  The latter measurement only 1% out.  

All in all great value for £50.

Mr LR

I like the idea of the safefill but heard people say it's difficult to find places that let you fill up is that so?

I forgot to add.  You can't forget to transfer the unit if you swap the sensor when you swap tanks.  I only have one sensor so it's not an issue.  

A few garages are a bit twitchy but Morrisons supermarket petrol stations for one allow filling of them. The benefit of them is that you can top up with LPG whilst on your travels. You don't have to wait until the bottle is empty. I've just finished a months tour of Scotland and topped up three times at various places en route, so very convenient. If you're travelling abroad, you can refill. You can't get Calor south of Dover! The big plus is that it's about 20-25% of the price that Calor charge for their gas.