No Calor Gas bottles

I just found this, so the Lite bottles do offer some advantage. A 50% weight reduction on the bottle is significant whilst I appreciate on the full it would be a far less saving.

"The Calor Lite® weighs 4. 52 kg empty.  The existing Calor 6kg cylinder weights 9kg empty."

 

Colin

Last year around September time I bought a Calorlite from a Plant Hire Company in Leominster , Herefordshire and they had in access of 20 bottles for sale. I had never bought from these people before and was told about them from a neighbour who uses them. Apparrently Calorlite is used in the industrial world for Forklift Trucks and various other tools. So just a thought that other Plant Hire Companies may have Calorlite bottles for sale.

I am confused by all this talk of Calorlites. I have not seen hide nor hair of a Calorlite cylinder  from any supplier near me for what must be the best part of two years now, if not more. I thought they had been withdrawn. Unless some people use very little gas, I am surprised they still have Calorlite cylinders. I now have two of the heavier variety, and have done for some considerable time. I must say I do not find this a particular inconvenience. 

The much bigger, recent problem was getting a cylinder at all, but luckily a very small, traditional garden centre, located directly opposite the site where I store my van, has been able to secure limited supplies from time to time and I have been able to exchange with them and been able to maintain a supply at all times.   

The cylinders used on fork lift trucks are a completely differnt type as they use liquid take off rather than the vapour take off used in caravans.

Grayjames. I have 2 Calorlite cylinders full. As I use very little gas ( a cylinder will last me 2 years ) due to my habit of eating out, I expect them to be sufficient for me until I finish my way of caravan life.

Navigateur...That was what I was told but stand corrected. However it must be used in some other way for Arrow Plant Hire to stock it.

              

 

 Lots. Space heating, blow torches, tar boilers, even tea urns.  The light ones are easier to carry up a ladder so builders wanted them. Which seems to have caused the demise of that type of cylinder as they were not up to withstanding what builders do to them - especially throwing them off roofs!  

It does seem probable that building and, especially, roofing suppliers might stock them as blowtorch applications would get through a fair bit of gas.

I would go for Gaslite (formerly BP). Homebase and others were stockists. Lighter, transparent so you can check the level, great grab handles and a clip on 27mm regulator. A far better product than anything Calor has come up with.

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Unless you are seriously going off grid or using sites with no EHU then i wouid suggest that gas is becoming less of a requirement.

There are some very good camping induction hobs on the market for little money, and most new LV's have provision for a microwave so less of a requirement for the conventional gas cooker, and there are some very good camping griddles for that morning fry up.

We have a gas BBQ but seldom cook anything that takes more than 30 minutes so use little gas. Cant remember when we last used the gas fire and then only as a quick boost until the electric warms up, and touch wood, never had to use the fridge on gas. 

Really good weight reduction if you dispense with the gas cylinders