Sorry in advance as I know there’s been a lot of posts on the Forum about gas bottles in Europe, but a lot of the discussions are what can be done in preparation for a trip, whereas I’m afraid we’re away already. ?
It’s our first trip to France and Spain, and we thought we’d got everything sorted and were advised to have a second leisure battery and second 6kg gas bottle fitted (Calor Propane), but we’ve missed a crucial point that we really should have gone for refillable gas canisters..... and we are kicking ourselves now!
So we’ve just cutover onto the second 6kg Calor Propane bottle. We are staying on a mixture of Aires and Sites, and have got as far as Northern Spain and hoping to continue touring around for another week or two, or longer if possible. The gas will be used, for heating and hot water when necessary, and cooking.
[ETA I originally said that we were using gas for the fridge when travelling, but as per Lenny’s reply, that’s incorrect and it runs on 12V when travelling - thanks Lenny!]
Would it be best to find a Motorhome workshop in Southern Spain when we get there, to update the gas setup to allow us to use a locally bought gas bottle? I think when we get home we’ll be getting the refillable gas system installed, so we just need to get fixed up so we can use locally bought gas whilst we’re over here.
Any suggestions gratefully received - and sorry for being such numpties! ?
It’s our first trip to France and Spain, and we thought we’d got everything sorted and were advised to have a second leisure battery and second 6kg gas bottle fitted (Calor Propane), but we’ve missed a crucial point that we really should have gone for refillable gas canisters..... and we are kicking ourselves now!
So we’ve just cutover onto the second 6kg Calor Propane bottle. We are staying on a mixture of Aires and Sites, and have got as far as Northern Spain and hoping to continue touring around for another week or two, or longer if possible. The gas will be used, for heating and hot water when necessary, and cooking.
[ETA I originally said that we were using gas for the fridge when travelling, but as per Lenny’s reply, that’s incorrect and it runs on 12V when travelling - thanks Lenny!]
Would it be best to find a Motorhome workshop in Southern Spain when we get there, to update the gas setup to allow us to use a locally bought gas bottle? I think when we get home we’ll be getting the refillable gas system installed, so we just need to get fixed up so we can use locally bought gas whilst we’re over here.
Any suggestions gratefully received - and sorry for being such numpties! ?
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