Gas again!

billieblue Moderator Shhh, it's been peaceful on here ???? Posts: 1,759 Likes: 674	Gas again! Jul 29, 2013 20:34:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by billieblue on Jul 29, 2013 20:34:00 GMT I need to get a new gas bottle. Who thinks it's worth paying for Calor Lite and why?

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Post by Firefox on Jul 29, 2013 21:51:09 GMT

I have Calor Lite. They were really designed to lighten the weight on the towball and rear axle if you are a tugger.

Pros

1. Easier to lift the bottles when full especially
2. Reduce rear axle load (tuggers only)
3. Increase payload (motorhomes - useful if you are short of payload)

Cons

1. Deposit costs more initially
2. Bizarrely they charge you more for bottle exchanges (even though you are now just paying for gas and have now already paid out for the bottle)

My Calor Lite story is that I paid out more for them originally because I wasn't sure of the final conversion weight and I was trying to keep weight down.

However I found I didn't need them in the end as I was well below. I would have probably swapped them for normal but for the fact I fill my own bottles so don't get ripped off by number two on the cons.

Unless you fill your own bottles, are desperately short of payload, or have problems lifting the normal 6kg ones then I'd say not worth it. If any of those do apply then go for it.

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landydriver Wild Motorhomer Posts: 310 Likes: 23	Gas again! Jul 30, 2013 18:37:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by landydriver on Jul 30, 2013 18:37:28 GMT After running out of gas in Germany I think I'll go the gasit/gaslow route. Depends if you go abroad I suppose.

billieblue Moderator Shhh, it's been peaceful on here ???? Posts: 1,759 Likes: 674	Gas again! Jul 30, 2013 18:41:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by billieblue on Jul 30, 2013 18:41:35 GMT Seems to be the way to go......

Etienne Le Croq Moderator Posts: 2,279 Likes: 366	Gas again! Jul 30, 2013 19:55:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Etienne Le Croq on Jul 30, 2013 19:55:42 GMT A tank or refillable bottles is definatly the way to go,I have a 38L tank and have only filled it once so far!
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Post by billieblue on Jul 29, 2013 20:34:00 GMT

Post by Firefox on Jul 29, 2013 21:51:09 GMT

Post by landydriver on Jul 30, 2013 18:37:28 GMT

Post by billieblue on Jul 30, 2013 18:41:35 GMT

Post by Etienne Le Croq on Jul 30, 2013 19:55:42 GMT

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