Saving gas

Unfortunately when starting a post, there is no way you can know which way it will go.  Some posts stir up strong feelings, one way or another.  Those who use electricity to save gas think one thing, those who prefer to use gas and save electricity have opposing views.

In a club with a large and varied membership, those people are never going to agree, but it's best to treat it all with a sense of humour - and not to take it all too seriously or express views that those  people are 'pathetic and sad' - they're not!  Take a middle of the road view, and don't think that those who post wildly alternative views are people you won't like if you meet them - some of them are the most charming people face to face!

Good point Valda, when I first started reading about solar panels I thought ,"what a waste of time and money ", but then I thought there must be something in these things , I now have solar panels on my shed a solar panel at my shop ( we often have power cuts) to power some lights and the till and now I am setting up a solar panel at my dads house so he can use it to power his fish pond pumps and save a bit of leccy, So some times a thread can change a persons view in my case ,for the good......

One thing that I take into acount is flexibility - and this Christmas/New Year  I packed the solar panel just in case all else failed.  I didn't find myself without leccy - but it seems to have happened in some parts across the country!  Belt and braces maybe but it gave me peace of mind!  My heart goes out to those people with flooded houses etc - and hope they all manage somehow. 

One thing that I take into acount is flexibility - and this Christmas/New Year  I packed the solar panel just in case all else failed.  I didn't find myself without leccy - but it seems to have happened in some parts across the country!  Belt and braces maybe but it gave me peace of mind!  My heart goes out to those people with flooded houses etc - and hope they all manage somehow. 

Write your comments here... We had to go further Pippah, we returned home after a week's break at New Year to find the central heating pump had failed. The house was down to 8c and we could not get it fixed until the following day. At least we had the caravan handy running on gas with the solar panel keeping the battery topped up.

Unfortunately when starting a post, there is no way you can know which way it will go.  Some posts stir up strong feelings, one way or another.  Those who use electricity to save gas think one thing, those who prefer to use gas and save electricity have opposing views.

In a club with a large and varied membership, those people are never going to agree, but it's best to treat it all with a sense of humour - and not to take it all too seriously or express views that those  people are 'pathetic and sad' - they're not!  Take a middle of the road view, and don't think that those who post wildly alternative views are people you won't like if you meet them - some of them are the most charming people face to face!

I apologise unreservedly ValDa if my comments upset you or anyone else. I participate in a wide variety of online forums ..... I should have guessed that the "difference of opinion" snake would eventually rear its head, with the obvious comments it attracts

Hi Moonchip -  don't worry you didn't upset me at all.  There are always those who take opposing views, and this topic is moderate by comparison with the Arrivals and Departure Times threads!

Hi Moonchip -  don't worry you didn't upset me at all.  There are always those who take opposing views, and this topic is moderate by comparison with the Arrivals and Departure Times threads!

Thank you ValDa

I won't tempt fate by joining in on those threads - my laid back views on such issues (I really couldn't care less about either !) is bound to upset someone

Hi folks, been away for some time but the title of this thread caught my eye. I wonder if I am on the right tack but here goes.

Saving gas? On a CC site with hook up..Not cheap unless one of the 'deals' that the club does. Now, if, like many thousands of caravanners, the OP is on Calor or Flogas, I can understand to a certain extent why you would want to save gas (at £24 a pop so would I!!) But surely, it would make little difference to the overall cost of a break if you have plumbed for a CC site? For me, it's the bottom line that counts. For arguments sake, let's stay on a CL with hook up at £14 a night for a week in April say. Fees £98 and let's say you use 1/2 a 6kg cylinder. Another £12 Total £110.

Now, because I have fitted the kit to stay non EHU, I stay down the road on a non EHU site at £5 a night.Fees £35 + I have used perhaps double the gas as I haven't got electric but with Safefill I have only paid about £11 for 10.3kgs so let's for arguments sake say that I have used £6 worth of gas Total £41. Now, I acccept that I have spent money on the equipment to allow me to be able to do that but that's 1 week! £69 saved and at no diminution of comfort as I can run microwave, toaster and even whip around with the 240v vacuum if I wish. That's what I call a saving. The equipment I fitted has paid for itself by saved fees. A good investment I would say. Just a thought.... 

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Merve, we can only make that judgement if we know the price of all the equipment, the solar the inverter etc plus the Safefill. The latter I believe having a finite life to be taken into account.

Also is a £14 a night site with EHU directly comparible with a £5 site without, ie just for a EHU a premium of  £9 ?

I feel the argument you are making is far from like for like and missing out the true cost.

I am a fan of  solar and would like to be a Safefill user, but I feel the savings are being overstated.