Lightweight gas bottles

Dee · June 17, 2008, 04:53:34 PM

I found this info about a lightweight gas bottle http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=149 I liked the idea of being able to see how much is left as well as being light. Is it any good for us or am I a prat? (Well, I often am a prat but am I being a prat now?

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Bluebottle · June 17, 2008, 05:05:13 PM

Hi Dee, I don't know if you are a pratt or not

but I've only seen these bottles for barbecues and the connector is different, but it might be worth asking your gas supplier if they are available with a screwed connector, I've not seenthem at my supplier.

Mike

Mary · June 17, 2008, 05:07:52 PM

It wouldn't work at my supplier, they don't refill tanks, they swap for a full one. The refilling is done at the depot.

Sulis (Hazel) · June 17, 2008, 05:16:06 PM

There seems to be an adapter available for the connector - which would be great. Hmmm - I wonder how much they cost in comparison and what they are made from if not steel?? Must read on!

Lush! · June 17, 2008, 07:23:39 PM

When I bought my set up I got BP gas from Homebase cos I liked the idea of a light bottle .. then discovered the connector didn't fit, and they couldn't offer an alternative - so I had to go for Calor instead.

Redhotsal · June 17, 2008, 08:13:54 PM

It's not immediately obvious from the website but isn't this LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas? Ok for running your Range Rover on but I'm not sure you can run a Minor Burner on it??
Not sure I'd trust what I'm guessing is a plastic bottle over a steel one........

Vicki · June 17, 2008, 08:22:30 PM

Quote from: Redhotsal on June 17, 2008, 08:13:54 PM

Not sure I'd trust what I'm guessing is a plastic bottle over a steel one........

I was just thinking along those lines, I'm sure the bottles are thick for good reason

Dee · June 17, 2008, 08:40:23 PM

Hmmm, thought it'd be too good to be true

Mary · June 17, 2008, 09:47:15 PM

Well my central heating runs on propane, and the tank says LPG. It's not deisel, that's what my old boiler used!

Bluebottle · June 17, 2008, 10:02:29 PM

LPG ( Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is just a generic term for any gas produced from petroleum ie Butane, Propane etc and is the same stuff wether it goes in your Land rover, minor torch, central heating, camping cooker, cigarette lighter etc etc.

Mike

Redhotsal · June 17, 2008, 11:35:40 PM

Oh - okay Mike. Thanks for that - always wondered what the difference was, (if any)!?
Hang on - though - Butane is not the same as propane, doesn't butane burn dirtier and at a lower temperature? I know Ray runs his torch on butane, as he is above ground level in his swanky studio, but I'm not sure I want to. So is LPG propane based or butane based? (Sorry to be a pedant.....)

Dragonfire Glass · June 17, 2008, 11:48:13 PM

Propane is a shorter carbon chain than butane and so requires less oxygen to turn it completely to carbon dioxide and water.
Butane with the longer carbon chain will therefore burn 'dirtier' in comparison with the same amount of oxygen.
Both can be classified as LPG

Mary · June 17, 2008, 11:50:09 PM

As far as I know both can be called LPG, or it can be a mix, it's just a general term. So the bottles are suitable for either propane or butane. That's why we buy propane, not LPG, because we want specific stuff.

Redhotsal · June 18, 2008, 09:34:24 AM

Ah.

Bluebottle · June 18, 2008, 10:25:32 AM

OK I'm going to bed