hi,
today i called into my local calor gas depo, just for a barbecue part.
i asked ,whilst i am here whats the price of the 15 kg calor exchange bottle.
he said 40 quid when we have any , but we dont.
oh i see says, i.
we dont have any of the other sizes either, butane or propane.
only bottles we have is, the large propane "static caravan type" bottles.
and we have a waiting list with 200 names and numbers on, for when we do get some in.
reason was due to covid ,and shortage of workers and drivers, also the one of the calor factories was hit by lightning, and burnt down
didnt give me any indication when any supplies were due, lets hope its before our first booked trip in may
Phew, thank goodness I've got five full ones and a 3/4 full one.
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That's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons this summer with all the newbies joining our ranks. I too am a Safefill convert but hope this news, if it is confirmed, doesn't result in folk panic buying,that really does nobody any good.
Dave.
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Quote: Originally posted by macquatic on 02/3/2022
I'm useing Flogas and have been for a couple of years. I changed over after Calor started withdrawing their Calor-Lite bottles.
I did the exactly same and for the same reason too. I thought it was the best option for us rather than going down the Safefill route as we don't use that much gas but just needed to be able to obtain a refill when required.
Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 02/3/2022
I did the exactly same and for the same reason too. I thought it was the best option for us rather than going down the Safefill route as we don't use that much gas but just needed to be able to obtain a refill when required.
Yep.
I probably use a bit more gas than you, as we go to quite a few festivals over the year, so fridge on gas most of the time.
The refills are a little more expensive but are readily available.
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I’ve looked to go down the Safefill route but I can’t justify the price for the bottles.
I only use around 1x 6kg bottle of gas per year, it would take a long time to recoup the cost of a Safefill bottle.
Flogas is more expensive than Calor!
We are 100% leccy apart from the cooking on the bbq.Even then, a 6kg bottle lasts a good few months. I dont know what some folk do with their gas, the number of refills they seem to get through.
I was once given a free, full 13kg butane bottle. I used it for the best part of 3 years on and off, then sold it half full for a tenner when i got sick of the weight of it.
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I have also looked at the Safefill and Flogas options, as other have said I don't use enough to justify the cost.
I have stuck with calorlite and currently have have 2 bottles (one 3/4 full and a full one). I exchanged that later this weekend from a local supplier with good levels of calorlite in stock.
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Quote: Originally posted by meandmygirl on 02/3/2022
I have also looked at the Safefill and Flogas options, as other have said I don't use enough to justify the cost.
I have stuck with calorlite and currently have have 2 bottles (one 3/4 full and a full one). I exchanged that later this weekend from a local supplier with good levels of calorlite in stock.
We don't use that much gas, but at under £10 to refill a 7.5kg cylinder we have recouped the cost of the cylinder as we bought ours in 2017. We see no necessity to carry two cylinders if the one is refillable.
We use the 7kg butane Calor bottles, and currently have one 75% full and one full one. If we can't get a refill for the next two years it won't be a problem. The amount we use, what we have will probably last us for 3 years at least. We only use it for cooking now.
try going on sites without electricity my caravan is on free site in Anglesey no electricity. This last two weeks my fire been on 5 hours a day and i gone through two 6 kgs of calor red. If i was o n site with electricity my bottle would last 3 years.So its costing me £27 a week for a 6KGS of calor red every week i am away so its a cheap week camping,Hope this answer your question how folks using so much gas
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