Gas Locker Lid

[lunar2000]

Hi All,

Anyone had any experience of the gas locker lid on a Lunar not lifting above the horizontal?

I have arthritis of the spine and I am finding it increasingly difficult to lift my gas bottles in the the front locker. Any modification to either:

a) lift the lid off altogether?

b) Adjust to a drop down lid?

c) Lift the lid vertically with a longer central stay?

Would prefer the easiest method possible as I'm off for a week next week,

Thanks in appreciation for any answers,

Pop

 

[coljac]

Im not to conversant with the gas locker on your caravan but i would think the easy way would be a longer central stay.

If your gas locker will take the new 12kg BP gas, light weight cylender then that could be the answer to your problem . I understand that BP will be introducig a 6kg cylender in the future. One way you could try is to fit a gauge to your cylender and when it is low exchange your near empty one for a full one ,most retailers would be happy to change it for you.

Coljac

 

[lunar2000]

Thanks for your ideas coljac. The new gas bottle from BP could be the answer to my prayers? 6kg bottles would be easier to handle and if I can find a longer stay that would also get me out of trouble.

Thanks once again, Pop.

 

[trevor11sqdn]

Coljac, the new BP Gaslight bottles are in fact 10kg available now, and I think, 5kg available soon. I have just fitted a 10Kg with a Truma 27mm adaptor (and Butane pigtail) but I did find the bottle only just fitted into my gas locker,, the problem being the height, its a tight squeeze.

Good luck Pop, the new bottle is definatly lighter.

 

[joeby]

Hi Trvor i was thinking of buying the 10kg bp gas light ,i dont know what gas set up you have in your front locker . we have the Truma automatic change over system with 2 pigtails for 2 cylinders in our Senator Indiana ,i intend to do away with 1 pigtail and just use the 10 Kg cylinder ,what i would like to know is does the adaptor fit butane or propane pigtails

 

[coljac]

For any one who is interested the new BP propane cylenders are

Height=587mm

Diameter=305mm

Weight full=16.7kg

Weight empty=6.7kg

Coljac