Refillable Gas Systems

Vote for Safefill. Light, well made, cheap to fill. I know the payback is a long time but the weight saving over 2 calor bottles is substantial.

Phishing the weight is a big plus for me - I got mine out of the locker today to top up and its somewhere around half full - the big one so has to come out of the locker on its side - and even with all my back/neck problems it was easy to get into the car and is now belted in awaiting a trip tomorrow.  I was going to try a garage that refused me once before armed with the paper but I don't think I will have enough time!  So Brayford again this time. 

Today I went to Brayford to top up my tank - all of £3 worth fitted in!  And I did find out that Motorhomes cannot access their LPG pump but since there is not a shortage of gas in Petrol stations I don't suppose it will affect anyone. 

Yes I filled up at Jacksons and they disappeared with my cylinder- not sure I like that- I prefer to fill it myself. 

Sorry DD, I hadn't noticed this post. No it hasn't!! And it's about time it was. This is the sheet that the large suppliers have been quoting to the garages and misrepresenting the facts about Safefill. Thats why we haven't many places to fill up. There is no reason why sheet 26 cannot now be rewritten - particularly as they have promised they will -  but when you know the UKLPG is dominated by people from the big suppliers, perhaps it's very easily worked out why a new sheet 26 hasn't appeared. I have written a strongly worded email to Greg Clark, Minister at the Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Stratergy (as we all should) about this appalling situation. I hope he sorts this out for all our sakes I will keep all informed as things happen.

I quite like the idea of a fillable gas bottle, but the footprint of the Safefill bottles are two big for my gas locker. I would want two bottles and they wouldn't fit in the 'feet' provided in my caravan.

David 

Really David? - my large Safefill fits pretty well over the calor frame - height is quite tight but there is room for another beside it.  I would have said it should be easy enough to adapt the locker? 

I certainly need to address the place I take it in the car to refill - on Friday it fell over on the way home being belted in the back passenger seat but I wedged it with some shopping!  I obviously went round a roundabout too briskly! 

If that's all that's stopping you David, don't worry. They don't fit exactly but mine are fine and the strap holds them firmly. I have two but you don't need two - you only need one because it can be topped up whenever you want before it runs out. 

Thanks for the posts Pippah and Merve.  I might look at this again - especially as it's going to get more difficult to get calor lite bottles.

I would prefer two though, Merve.  I'm not a fan of using the gas BBQ point on the caravan.  I prefer a free standing bottle close to the Cadac so I can move it where I want and there are (albeit rare) occasions when we have used the Cadac and caravan oven at the same time.

David 

Merve I have only filled mine up once myself - I suppose I should get some practice in - but since my first place closed I don't know any other self serve places in Lincoln.  Unless the garage I tried has changed its policy.  It was Shell I think or BP and it was a young jobsworth who gave me a big no.  I will try again next time I need a top up - which won't be for quite a while I suspect.  It's too nice to leave home and too many beans growing in the garden!  And my Barn is going on the market once the Estate Agents get their act together. 
What is it today with people who can't write plain accurate English?  I have had Solicitors who can't write properly which I find really scary - one even sent the incorrect address to the Land Registry!  Grrrr