New member frustrated!

[bill2 horsley]

I have recently returned from France after 14 years and am in the process of reregistering the French camper! So far so good!!!, However we hit a stumbl block in trying to get gas for the stove etc! Apparently no one will accept a French gas bottle and Calor are not selling bottles ! Does anyone have a Calor bottle hanging about or planning a long euro trip and prepared to swap? We are living in Lancashire and desperate enough to travel ! Help!

 

[otherclive]

I have recently returned from France after 14 years and am in the process of reregistering the French camper! So far so good!!!, However we hit a stumbl block in trying to get gas for the stove etc! Apparently no one will accept a French gas bottle and Calor are not selling bottles ! Does anyone have a Calor bottle hanging about or planning a long euro trip and prepared to swap? We are living in Lancashire and desperate enough to travel ! Help!

You could try EBay they go cheap for local collection or put an advert on a recycling site such as Trash Nothing or Freecycle or Freegle.

PS expect a post reminding me/you that the bottles remain property of Calor or Flogas etc 🤭

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

Bill
Also try shpock buy and sell site there always on there! I'l have a quick look for you, we are in warrington so not to far from you.

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

Here you go Bill nicola H instandish wigan selling 15kg butane for £15 calor ! Down load the app join its free then get intouch with her

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

2 x 7.5 kg in Maghull for £12 calor butane

 

[bertieboy1]

I have recently returned from France after 14 years and am in the process of reregistering the French camper! So far so good!!!, However we hit a stumbl block in trying to get gas for the stove etc! Apparently no one will accept a French gas bottle and Calor are not selling bottles ! Does anyone have a Calor bottle hanging about or planning a long euro trip and prepared to swap? We are living in Lancashire and desperate enough to travel ! Help!

Hi,
You can sometimes get an empty gas bottle at your local recycling dump.I'ts pot luck if one is available.Gas bottles are usually in a separate cage.

 

[Damian]

Calor are not selling bottles

Calor have never "sold" cylinders, they have a rental system in operation and have done so for more years than I care to remember.

 

[Beachball]

Hi bill2horsley welcome to the forum enjoy

 

[Buckman]

Why bother with Calor? Buy a Safefill refillable bottle which can be refilled at many places in the UK, Holland and France. I am not sure about Spain. In France an adaptor is required to refill.

 

[RogerL]

Why bother with Calor? Buy a Safefill refillable bottle which can be refilled at many places in the UK, Holland and France. I am not sure about Spain. In France an adaptor is required to refill.

If you use EHU for heating, it takes forever to repay the capital outlay on a Safefill - and it's getting harder to find LPG pumps as filling stations are gradually removing them.

 

[Buckman]

If you use EHU for heating, it takes forever to repay the capital outlay on a Safefill - and it's getting harder to find LPG pumps as filling stations are gradually removing them.

We have never had an issue refilling our Safefill as there are many places not associated with forecourts where one can get a bottle refilled. It does take awhile to recoup your outlay however it is one finger up to Calor with their silly prices. We have had our bottle a couple of years so have recouped our original outlay well and truly especially when the LPG cost is under £10 to refill a bottle and we do not need to wait until it is empty.

 

[Beachball]

Find your nearest B&Q near me ,, B&Q is a registered outlet Calor Butane / Propane Gas
Bring your Empty Bottle exchange for a full one
Not sure about your (French Gas Bottle you would have to ask them)
Take Care Keep Safe Everyone

 

[Raywood]

Our recyling cemtre takes in gas bottles including Calor. You might get lucky there, but if you are near a camp site most sell Calor and I am sure they will be able to help when they are able to open.

 

[otherclive]

Our recyling cemtre takes in gas bottles including Calor. You might get lucky there, but if you are near a camp site most sell Calor and I am sure they will be able to help when they are able to open.

Our local outdoors shop opened recently and swopped my empty Campinggaz bottle for a new one as we’d had far too many BBQs during lock down. If the OP buys an empty used Calor bottle there should be plenty big places that will do an exchange.

 

[RayS]

Try Flogas, offered by many tool hire shops, agricultural shops etc. Put a Wanted request on Freecycle.org.

 

[Woodentop]

Find the local FloGas stockist and go have a chat. I never paid any deposit when I started with them, and they don't differentiate between 6Kg and other sizes as Calor do, they are all the same to them.

 

[Beachball]

Someone was selling one a 6kg Propane on preloved (£5 ) he packed up towing he thought it was empty but it was full what a bargain

 

[Buckman]

We have a CalorLite bottle sitting in our garage. One day I will get around to shifting it!

 

[otherclive]

There absolutely no doubt given the advice in above posts that the OP should be able to get a U.K. gas bottle without paying an arm or leg, possibly even a free one. Surprised that the OP hasn’t responded saying “ problem solved”.

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

I thought the same clive! They can't be that frustrated