Stuff You Carry.

[GAS]

In the process in changing vans and was up at the Storage emptying Wee Berthy my trusted 2 berth Elddis but like me she was starting to get old and leaky so had to go.
Was amazed at the stuff I took out my van . Filled my Picanto that much I had to squeeze myself in and need to go back for more. So this afternoon re assessing what I actually need in the spring sunshine... Sun out just wants me want to go away now....

GAS ....

 

[Bluetonic]

yep it's amazing what you find when you clear out your 'van.
We had our last van for 12 years whilst the kids were growing up and the c**p we had accumulated was staggering .
Oh, and all those gadgets that we thought would be a good idea but just lived under the bed for years.

When we bought our new van the payload was tiny, so everything got weighed before going in, and had to justify its existence.
We have since bought a bigger car and upped the payload in the 'van but still amazingly travel very light and have not missed any of the old clobber

 

[Hutch]

After having a new rear panel replaced, and having to empty "Everything" out of the van. We offloaded about 40kg of Stuff, mini ironing board and iron, a ten pack of Ant traps, A bottle of French, clothes washing liquid. Clothes drying post thingy. Spare awning pegs, (down to just 25 now)spare bottles of pink and blue.
And we are now just down to about 15 kg below MTPL.

 

[Bluetonic]

I've got a 360kg payload now. Even with all the clothes that my wife packs and never wears we are way way below that

 

[Buckman]

I've got a 360kg payload now. Even with all the clothes that my wife packs and never wears we are way way below that

Amazing how the payload increases when the kitchen sink is removed. LOL!

 

[Hutch]

I've got a 360kg payload now. Even with all the clothes that my wife packs and never wears we are way way below that

Wow, that is a massive payload, how much payload upgrade is it.

 

[Haslander]

I ask myself, "Do I really need to carry two 6kg cylinders", when we always use sites with EHU.

 

[Hutch]

I ask myself, "Do I really need to carry two 6kg cylinders", when we always use sites with EHU.

When I used to go to France between 4 to 6 weeks, I would take 2 calorlites in the van and another in the car. "Just in case" even in the winter we only ever used one full 6 kg

 

[Haslander]

When I used to go to France between 4 to 6 weeks, I would take 2 calorlites in the van and another in the car. "Just in case" even in the winter we only ever used one full 6 kg

I rest my case M'Lud!

 

[otherclive]

When I used to go to France between 4 to 6 weeks, I would take 2 calorlites in the van and another in the car. "Just in case" even in the winter we only ever used one full 6 kg

Same here in France and elsewhere for summer trips. One in van for the oven/grill or in case the supply to EHU failed. The other one on the pitch for BBQ. EHU for normal usage.

 

[RogerL]

I ask myself, "Do I really need to carry two 6kg cylinders", when we always use sites with EHU.

You need to satisfy yourself with your answer to the question "what will you do when your single cylinder runs out?"

 

[Buckman]

You need to satisfy yourself with your answer to the question "what will you do when your single cylinder runs out?"

If you are a refillable you refill it before its gets too low. Many modern caravans have one electric plate on the hob and also a microwave oven.

 

[Bluetonic]

Wow, that is a massive payload, how much payload upgrade is it.

194kg increase
1606kg to 1800kg
2015 Bailey Pegasus GT65 Bologna

 

[otherclive]

You need to satisfy yourself with your answer to the question "what will you do when your single cylinder runs out?"

When just going on short trips here I would often take a single 6 kg cylinder. You get a feel for usage and also it’s not difficult to lift it out and either shake it or weigh it. If I felt it may run out then the second full cylinder would be loaded. I had to take account that EHU would go off line so I’d include that in my decision. But not once can I recall losing EHU for more than a short while.

 

[Bluetonic]

I ask myself, "Do I really need to carry two 6kg cylinders", when we always use sites with EHU.

We have one Flogas 10kg Gaslight cylinder, generally lasts 2 years but only really used for cooking.
Handy that you can see how much gas is left in the cylinder and gauge when you will runout.
Only ran out once but we were 10 miles from a big Flogas depot and other times we have been within striking range of a Homebase and they stock it. No problem even last year when gas was becoming unobtanium in most places

 

[RogerL]

If you are a refillable you refill it before its gets too low. Many modern caravans have one electric plate on the hob and also a microwave oven.

Those (of us) who always use EHU and maximise the use of an electric hob and microwave don't use nearly enough gas to justify the capital cost of a refillable system - so what's the practical alternative to two gas cylinders in these circumstances?

 

[Buckman]

We have one Flogas 10kg Gaslight cylinder, generally lasts 2 years but only really used for cooking.
Handy that you can see how much gas is left in the cylinder and gauge when you will runout.
Only ran out once but we were 10 miles from a big Flogas depot and other times we have been within striking range of a Homebase and they stock it. No problem even last year when gas was becoming unobtanium in most places

IMHO heating and fridge are your two biggest culprits for going through gas.

 

[Buckman]

Those (of us) who always use EHU and maximise the use of an electric hob and microwave don't use nearly enough gas to justify the capital cost of a refillable system - so what's the practical alternative to two gas cylinders in these circumstances?

Microwave?

 

[otherclive]

Those (of us) who always use EHU and maximise the use of an electric hob and microwave don't use nearly enough gas to justify the capital cost of a refillable system - so what's the practical alternative to two gas cylinders in these circumstances?

Take one and gauge your usage. I never got caught out and we didn’t have electric hob, or microwave.

 

[Hutch]

Microwave?

We use ours quite a lot, for Scrambled eggs, and veggies, Baked beans, lunch time ready meals, ie Slimming World(not working for me) etc. And it's where we store our eggs.

 

[Haslander]

I have a small digital weighing scales designed to weigh holiday luggage. Just the tool for weighing the gas cylinder contents.

 

[Raywood]

We have dumped a fair bit when we have changed caravans although with the last one the dealer had our old a new ones alongside each other and we just moved everything across so not a lot removed. It is human nature to try to cover all eventualities though so we all end up with things we will probably not need but feel we might.
I have left spare cylinder at home when I have a new one and on last caravan with a bunk bed I did take it out until we changed the caravan as the bed weighed a fair bit and we did not need it. You do need to remember what you do with it all though, as I had to search for some items.

 

[otherclive]

We have dumped a fair bit when we have changed caravans although with the last one the dealer had our old a new ones alongside each other and we just moved everything across so not a lot removed. It is human nature to try to cover all eventualities though so we all end up with things we will probably not need but feel we might.
I have left spare cylinder at home when I have a new one and on last caravan with a bunk bed I did take it out until we changed the caravan as the bed weighed a fair bit and we did not need it. You do need to remember what you do with it all though, as I had to search for some items.

I did the same in removing the rear bunk assembly and it all went into the loft. One negative was that it made a naturally nose heavy caravan even worse, so virtually nothing could be stowed under the front interior lockers or on the front seat/floor whilst travelling. But there again it never gave any stability concerns either.