Refillable Gas Systems

Posted on 03/11/2017 10:40 by JVB66

Calor lite have not been withdrawn unless faulty, they are just not manufacturing any more ,so a supply will be available for the the forseable future,it may mean less available,until the next generation of lightweight are available 

Posted on 03/11/2017 11:13 by OrionCalls

DSB

 

You’ve written We've been known to use the cadac and the caravan oven the same time, and I don't like using the BBQ point on the side of the 'van

Can I ask , is there a particular reason for not using the exterior BBQ point?

I use both the oven, gas hob and the exterior BBQ point for the Cadac quite regularly at the same time

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on 03/11/2017 10:53 by

Weight is why I carry two 3.9kg bottles - that and ease of handling. Weight for the 2 full is 20kg. (That also adds around 10kg to noseweight I think from memory). 

Full 10kg safefill is 15kg. If you are talking a second bottle where is the weight saving David? 

JVB uses one 6kg bottle and a bit in 130 weeks. I use a little less than one and a half  3.9kg bottles in 120 weeks and so very similar. For a low user I only see the Safefill lower weight as being useful if you insist on carrying twice as much gas as you will use in a year of touring. 

I have similar views regarding Calorlite

Posted on 03/11/2017 08:56 by DSB

Thanks Boff.  We have a Bailey Unicorn 3 Valencia (2016).  Any info. would be useful.  

We only use gas for cooking as we're on EHU all the time and are not ralliers.  We have another 3 nights away later on in the month and if we manage to get away in December it will probably be a miracle as the diary gets hectic. 

Thanks

David

 

Posted on 04/11/2017 12:48 by DSB

At the moment, I use 2 x 6kg calorlite, one which is connected to the caravan, the other which I remove from the gas compartment when I want to use it on the cadac.  These weigh 10.52kg each (total 21.04kg) when full.  The 3.9kg bottle weighs in as between 9-10.5kg according to my efforts on Google a few moments ago.  So 2 x 3.9kg is another option.

We do use a lot of gas with the cadac and wouldn't be really happy in taking any less than a full bottle of 3.9 into Europe for a 7 week stint - and that may well be cutting it fine for us.

Another option is to keep a 3.9kg and to go for a 7.5 safefill that weighs in at 11.5kg.  That wouldn't be a million miles away with the weight (at between 20.5-22kg) and giving me a max of 11.4kg of gas (as opposed to 12kg) and the flexibility of filling up.

I may have talked myself Into this configuration....

David

Posted on 04/11/2017 13:34 by young thomas

David, i agree with your thinking...

sounds like the gas bottle for the Cadac is the one that you need the flexibility on....ie, you use plenty of gas for outdoor cooking when away in Europe.

so, with the appropriate adaptor, this should give you piece of mind, when away, that with a GPL pump at many FRench supermarkets or at loads of Spanish filling stations, there will always be enough gas to burn the sausages...

as a by product, the Safefill could always work as back up, should you run out on your 'main' (smaller) bottle...