Mercedes Hymer gas locker capacity b 630

[NPea]

I am guessing the gas lockers on all the merc chassis (2003 era) will be the same or even better if someone with RHD 630 could advise. I am looking at fitting 2 x 11 kg refillable bottles but not sure if enough room for the rear bottle. I thought I had measured it but got mixed up between diameter and circumference. It is an odd shaped locker so any advice would be welcome. Currently have 13 and 7.5 in there.

 

[paddymcc]

My B525 from 2006 RHD has the gas locker next to the drivers seat. Enough room for 2 x 11kg refillable bottles, a bit tight getting them in but once in at least you don't have to handle them again. I had to take the collar of the gasit bottle s it's taller than the gaslow one.
I suspect your B630 will be identical.

 

[NPea]

Thanks. I will measure it properly but that give me a bit of confidence

 

[Brains]

On a personal note:
I'd refit like for like.
One big one, one small one.

Unless you are full timing, or parking up for a two week skiing holiday, or going somewhere where LPG is very limited, such as Morocco or Cornwall,
I find that one big Gaslow bottle will last half a summer, or at least a week in winter.
The smaller bottle then becomes the reserve tank, you know when you switch over that its a few days mid winter, or a couple of weeks in summer.

There is no point is lugging around another big bottle as the reserve tank when it's not needed.
You also gain valuable locker space.
(We keep all the 'smellies' in the gas locker. Loo tabs, bleach, BBQ gas canisters, and the EHU cable)

My current set up is a 11kg GasLow and a similar Calor.
In 5 years of use, we still have the original Calor bottle as reserve.
My intention is to use the calor bottle up next summer and then replace it with the smallest GasLow bottle as the emergency reserve.

 

[Lenny HB]

Hymer always allow for 2 x 11kg, and if it's a tall locker you will be able to get 14kg bottles in.

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[NPea]

On a personal note:
I'd refit like for like.
One big one, one small one.

Unless you are full timing, or parking up for a two week skiing holiday, or going somewhere where LPG is very limited, such as Morocco or Cornwall,

My current set up is a 11kg GasLow and a similar Calor.
In 5 years of use, we still have the original Calor bottle as reserve.
My intention is to use the calor bottle up next summer and then replace it with the smallest GasLow bottle as the emergency reserve.

Thanks, will be skiing and live in plymouth so tick and tick. I am half thinking the same as you but I think the weight difference is negligible enough to have the comfort of not being miserly with the gas when skiing. I have been surprised how long I have eked out the nearly empty big cylinder, though I am naturally miserly with the gas.

 

[NPea]

I can answer my own question - 2 x 11 kg do not fit, not even close. The only way would be horozontal and that would be tight.

 

[Barriesimpson]

I have 2x 24 litre composite refillable LPG bottles. The bottles themselves are extremely light and the gas will be around 19kg? They replaced 2x 13 kg metallic bottles so I get a lot more gas for less weight, I'm happy with that. Now I guess the 'experts' will shoot me down in flames for this, but I'm ready