How much do you pay for your gas ?

Bob2112 replied on 22/06/2016 19:16

Posted on 22/06/2016 19:16

Just cost me £32 for 2.75 kg of butane. A camping gaz 907 is the only thing that fits in my van but to make matters worse I gave them back 0.75 kg because I needed a full bottle  for Silverstone .l don't use much gas and mostly rely on a solar panel but CampingGaz make Dick Turpin look like a benevolent gentleman. Anyone with a campervan got a better solution ?

 

mbee1 replied on 07/09/2016 14:04

Posted on 07/09/2016 14:04

At my current average annual gas consumption a refillable system saves me £75 per year. 

I am not exactly on the breadline but that is not to be sniffed at 

That's some gas you get through. £75 of gas would probably last me 2 or 3 years including using the external gas point on the van for BBQs

peedee replied on 07/09/2016 14:07

Posted on 07/09/2016 14:07

How much is a 13Kgm calor these days, have the prices fallen in line with the fall in the price of LPG at the pumps? LPG has fallen by 40 percent since the end of 2011

peedee

Fysherman replied on 07/09/2016 14:11

Posted on 07/09/2016 14:11

I am only on EHU in the winter months. 

We prefer no facility sites such as THS's rallying and basic CL sites. 

Fully appreciate this is not for everyone but for those like us, a refillable system and a solar panel is becoming standard these days 

Fysherman replied on 07/09/2016 14:12

Posted on 07/09/2016 14:12

How much is a 13Kgm calor these days, have the prices fallen in line with the fall in the price of LPG at the pumps? LPG has fallen by 40 percent since the end of 2011

peedee

Don't know but the cost of gas will be dwarfed by distribution costs so won't fall much 

peedee replied on 08/09/2016 17:18

Posted on 08/09/2016 17:18

At my current average annual gas consumption a refillable system saves me £75 per year. 

My saving is not too dissimilar, averages about £70 a year. If prices stay as they are at round the 48p a litre for LPG at the pumps then the savings are going to be much greater.

Towsure's current price for 13Kgm calor refill is £29.99

peedee

Merve replied on 09/09/2016 22:26

Posted on 09/09/2016 22:26

My cylinders are now paid for by cheaper gas!! From here on in I am saving many a penny! Some of the comments about 'The odd caravanner popping in now and again' to fill up may have been true at one time. However, we now have a situation where there are over 1 million caravanners in this country, add to that, hundreds of thousands if not millions of campers, boaters,   Domestic users who need bottled gas to feed the millions of gas barbecues around the country and in winter to heat rooms, greenhouses, garages, workshops, and a vast array of other uses then the term "the odd caravanner "fails to impress. More like a steady stream!  I, for one, would be gutted if a fantastic little company like Safefill who work their butts off to bring a fantastic product to market were to fail through lack of foresight. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a major caravan manufacturer offering Safefill cylinders along with caravans that could go either on grid or, at the change of a plug, - off grid – the technology is there - I have proved it! But then we are talking about designers, who are notoriously bad at talking to the people they are designing for – us the customers!!!  Well done to everyone who is now saving money because of Safefill- you deserve it!!

SELL replied on 10/09/2016 01:05

Posted on 10/09/2016 01:05

We were at the Lawns Caravan show last weekend and Safefill had a stand there, it was very busy not sure if people were enquiring or buying though.

peedee replied on 10/09/2016 07:08

Posted on 10/09/2016 07:08

I have almost certainly paid for mine but cost savings were not why I went for a refillable system. It was about convenience, no carrying of heavy bottles and being able to refill anywhere in Europe.

peedee

Merve replied on 14/09/2016 21:21

Posted on 14/09/2016 21:21

I am hoping to be on the Safefill stand with Jacksons this Oct at the show. Be pleased to meet any of the old gang- and talk Safefill!

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