Autogas, a concern?

You’re welcome Micky as always. It’s probably a bit easier for me as I have a Safefill of all three sizes. Depending where I’m going determines which Cylinders I take. If I know that LPG is available in the area I will take my 10kg and 5kg, empty or not but if I’m not sure I can get gas -  it’s always the 10 and the 7.5 so I know that no matter what happens, I’ll be OK for gas. Our nearest point is at Corby 10 miles away so I can always nip there fill up and know I’ll be OK. I just hope that the refillables market can build a head of steam now that Morrison’s have accepted Safefill and it will encourage some LPG fill points to stay open!! 

Just received an email from Matija Matvoz @myLPG.eu singing the praises of the newly updated and improved website which is supposed to provide up to date information about the supply of LPG.

Out of interest I checked those service stations I mentioned earlier in the week which I unsuccessfully attempted to purchase fuel from and guess what? 

Oh dear!😠

Topped up with LPG at Murco, Winterbourne Stoke on the A303 today. Took me several goes to get the nozzle to grip though. Seemed a bit more fiddly than the usual nozzles.

Which type of nozzle was it, CJ?

The news that Calor are now abandoning the lightweight market completely may promote that head of steam. Calor are actually saying that the growth in popularity of fixed refillable tanks is one of their reasons for dropping the product from their range. Let's hope this situation improves or at least maintains the availability of autogas around the country.

I'll take a guess that the one you had trouble with is this type :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FBewiV3FJA

I find these ones far far easier :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsun2rYfaU4

I think there are only the two, in the UK at least.

Sorry that will be both fixed and removable refillable tanks which Calor will be referring to I'm sure, apologies!

I do understand the position this places our fellow caravaners who do not have these which the loss of calorlites wil bring mind. 

I do understand the position this places our fellow caravaners who do not have these which the loss of calorlites wil bring mind. 
 

I am not sure how popular calorlites are. I have never had any interest in calorlites as for me, personally, they are totally pointless. I am always on EHU when sited and over 120 nights away we use no more than 6kg. A 3.9kg propane bottle weighs around 10kg whilst a calorlite holds 6kg weighs 10.5kg and is bulkier to manoeuvre into the locker. Presumably because of being less popular they are not as common it would seem. Whichever I chose I would still carry two bottles. I have never considered them to be an advantage over the 3.9kg for those reasons. 

Calorlites are perfect for us, where every extra Kg. Counts against travelling overloaded, and yet providing useful gas supply. 3.9kg are nearly the same weight yet with just over half of the gas. 

A shame that Calorlites are being discontinued at the same time as Autogas self fill pumps are being removed from forecourts of filling stations.

Surely with Diesel vehicles being slowly forced off of the roads NOW would be the time for large engined LPG converted petrol  tow cars and Motorhomes.  Electric Vehicles have no real infrastructure to  compete or pull our large Caravans and Motorhomes.

So if Calorlites are hard to come by use Gaslight, plenty of stock at Flogas outlets. My 10kg bottle lasts me all touring season at £29 per swap, and they will deliver for free although there is a Flogas nearby for me.

Unfortunately Flogas have a few sparse areas also, but my outlet is only 6 miles away.