Buying a gas bottle in France/Spain

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emmitdb

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Greetings All,

I/We need a quick answer to this one as we are off on Thursday!!! for five weeks.

A decision has been made to buy a gas bottle (and tail)when we are abroad.

Do we buy a French one and if so can it be swopped in Spain or do we wait until we get to Spain(assuming we get that far this time.)

I cannot say which country we will spend most time in but if pushed I would say France over Spain.

Thanks in advance
 
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JimF

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Del, For touring on the Continent, we use CampingGaz, which is widely available in Europe, the bottle/regulators etc are avaailable here in the UK, so you can get sorted before you leave.

Have a great holiday!!
 
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DavidKlyne

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Why not take two full bottles of Calor with you that should last 5 weeks if you are mainly using it for cooking. Alternatively you could use Camping Gaz 907's as these are readily available in Europe and they used to be very good value in Spain.

David
 
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cooky1

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I use CampingGaz all the time,mainly because the bottles are light and they can be exchanged all over Europe.

Graeme
 
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KeithJ

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I agree with using Camping Gas in the Summer. It is subsidised in Spain, therefore cheap, and it's light for travelling - but it's no good for heating because it is butane and doesn't work at low temperatures. So can anybody answer Del's original question about using French or Spanish bottles - I would be interested also.

Keith
 
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cris_408518

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Unless you are camping a top a mountain in France or Spain how cold do you think it will be, it was warm enough for short sleeves and shorts outside Barcelona today. Unless is around freezing point you are unlikely to have a problem with Camping Gaz.
 
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KeithJ

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Unless you are camping a top a mountain in France or Spain how cold do you think it will be, it was warm enough for short sleeves and shorts outside Barcelona today. Unless is around freezing point you are unlikely to have a problem with Camping Gaz.
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The NIGHT temperature is 7 degrees centigrade in Barcelona today - cold enough to have have the heating on, and I still think Camping Gas is not ideal for that. Del did say a decision had been made to buy a French or Spanish cylinder, so that is what he wanted advice on. Still he's probably already set off on his travels now!!
 
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cris_408518

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Butane / Camping Gaz still works quite fine at that temperature in our experience and with the bottle in a gas locker it's not exposed to direct air temp.

We've only had a really noticeable performance difference when the temp is hovering around freezing point.
 
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KeithJ

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OK Chris. I always use Camping Gas anyway, especially in Spain - just haven't been away as early as March before. (I still think you haven't answered the original question though!)
 
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emmitdb

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Greetings again All,

Thank you to all participants (Even those who went off at a tangent and didn't answer the question!)

I have decided to buy a cylider from a supermarket and source the tail from a dealer.

I know I could have taken bottles from this country BUT,

by doing what I am doing I only will need to take one cylinder with me and, by buying my gas on the continent I will be saving money, a subject close to my heart..

Once again, thankyou
 
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cris_408518

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Sorry, but I thought the earlier Camping Gaz post was a reasonable answer.

As far as I know Gamping Gaz is the only Pan European standard bottles that can be exchanged and Spain is said to be one of the cheapest sources when exchanging for a full bottle.

Repsol and CEPSA are the main gas bottle suppliers in Spain I think their regulators fit both bottles but are different to French bottles .
 
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Lutz

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Just another note. It's not going to help in Del's case (France and Spain) but for anyone contemplating an extended trip in northern Europe, the new BP Gas Light bottles are exchangeable throughout Benelux, Germany, Austria and Scandinavia.
 
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emmitdb

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Sorry, but I thought the earlier Camping Gaz post was a reasonable answer.

As far as I know Gamping Gaz is the only Pan European standard bottles that can be exchanged and Spain is said to be one of the cheapest sources when exchanging for a full bottle.

Repsol and CEPSA are the main gas bottle suppliers in Spain I think their regulators fit both bottles but are different to French bottles .
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Chris,

Don't take my comment personally.

I didn't mention you!!!
 
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cris_408518

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Sorry, but I thought the earlier Camping Gaz post was a reasonable answer.

As far as I know Gamping Gaz is the only Pan European standard bottles that can be exchanged and Spain is said to be one of the cheapest sources when exchanging for a full bottle.

Repsol and CEPSA are the main gas bottle suppliers in Spain I think their regulators fit both bottles but are different to French bottles .
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No worries, Reply was re Kieths post.
 
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DavidKlyne

Mar 14, 2005
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Greetings again All,

Thank you to all participants (Even those who went off at a tangent and didn't answer the question!)

I have decided to buy a cylider from a supermarket and source the tail from a dealer.

I know I could have taken bottles from this country BUT,

by doing what I am doing I only will need to take one cylinder with me and, by buying my gas on the continent I will be saving money, a subject close to my heart..

Once again, thankyou
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Are you really going to save that much money to make it worth while? I assume that you will have to revert to UK cylinders when you return.

David
 
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paulktnichols

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Whilst Camping Gaz is a widely available option in France (last year) it is expensive!

I rented one from a local Hypermarkets fuel station standard Butane (6kg I think) for less than a 907 refill in the same Supermarket - a SuperU.

I didnt need new "tails" used the current ones on my van but I did need a new "Clip on" conector which I sourced from the fuel station.

My van is 2005 model so it has the bulkhead regulator, if your require a regulator as well then they were available from the hypermarket for not too many Euros.
 
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emmitdb

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Are you really going to save that much money to make it worth while? I assume that you will have to revert to UK cylinders when you return.

David
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David,

Once I get bottle from France it will be my intention to just take that one to France (when I go)

Therefore, I am saving weight and I am buying it cheaper.

Makes sense to me.
 
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RayS

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Just back from france / spain where I had to buy Camping Gaz 907s.

Campsite price in Spain 9.5 euro

LeClerc filling station price in France 21 euro. This does not compare favourably to Flogas prices for 7kg. in UK.
 
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