Arcady
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I bought two 907 bottles last weekend at Aladdin's Cave, Guernsey. They seemed to have plenty. Not sure about Boatworks at the moment.
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I bought two 907 bottles last weekend at Aladdin's Cave, Guernsey. They seemed to have plenty. Not sure about Boatworks at the moment.
Ludd
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Amazed at price of over twenty pounds! Here in Portugal they cost 14 to17 euros. I use Spanish gas at 13 euros for 12kg.
Still ripoff Britain!
Still ripoff Britain!
Allan
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We bought a Camping Gaz 907 from the dive shop at La Coruna. I can't remember the price but not cheap. It had no seal and now we're using it, the lack of heat and blackening on the pans probably mean it's Propane.
Allan
Allan
Ludd
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The canisters in our local ironmongers are sealed and are the genuine article 14.5 euros.
Given that C Graz is French, you may be suffering from the weak pound----- canisters being withheld till it suits them.
Me, cynical?
Given that C Graz is French, you may be suffering from the weak pound----- canisters being withheld till it suits them.
Me, cynical?
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In France, UK and Spain refilling an LPG bottle is not illegal though it is a breach of the contract Calor use when the bottle is supplied. Be guided by your own morals on this: oil price falls by >50% but Calor and Camping Gaz put their prices up.
Arcady
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Sad to say in Guernsey we paid £34.00 for an exchange bottle. Is that a record??!
AngusMcDoon
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Just had a poke around looking at the spot market price for liquefied butane, & it seems to be about 12p a litre, so about 40p for the actual gas in a 907. This is just for illustration. I know that there are costs in supply/return, filling, retailer markup, tax etc. However, it does show why the retail price does not follow the general oil price.
doug748
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No, nothing directly to do with the £, the UK price has been rising steadily for the past 5 years. I paid nearly £30 the other year and almost that in Guernsey.
I now buy in France for 20e or less, available at many supermarches. If you can, I recommend it.
JohnGC
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Interesting. How much?
Sandyman
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Cynical ?? Never. Dont believe it Tom
Gas prices out here are regulated by the State and rightly so considering what you peeps have to pay. But then of course, here in Portugal, the Country is run for the benefit of the people and not for the interests of big business which get away with ripping you off.
Jabs
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So why cart them all over, stock them, secure them, insure them.
Buy a refillable. So much of the world outside UK does just that!
Tony
vyv_cox
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Relatively easy with a boat in a fixed location but for cruising the difficulties don't make it worthwhile. Even in the motorhome in Portugal we had to drive 20 miles to a place that would refill ours (before we had the Gaslow). In a boat the only option is a taxi but many drivers will not carry a gas bottle. Whereas Camping Gaz is universal throughout Europe and bottles can usually be exchanged after a short walk.
Pete7
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The great Gaz search continues. Chandlers in Portland have a single 904 cylinder but no 907s and haven't for a while.
Pete
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DownWest
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Cynical ?? Never. Dont believe it Tom
Gas prices out here are regulated by the State and rightly so considering what you peeps have to pay. But then of course, here in Portugal, the Country is run for the benefit of the people and not for the interests of big business which get away with ripping you off.
Oh dear! The price of gas might have been kept low, because everybody cooked with it, but don't think that the 300 club ran the country for other than their own interests.
aquaplane
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So, a 907 refill is £32 and lasts a couple of weeks. My 35' boat in a marina costs £28 plus electric for one night.
One night at anchor buys gas for the thick end of a week.
Sometimes you just have to cruise on and pay what it costs because counting pennies is just more stress than you need.
I'm not a rich man but I don't do stress.
One night at anchor buys gas for the thick end of a week.
Sometimes you just have to cruise on and pay what it costs because counting pennies is just more stress than you need.
I'm not a rich man but I don't do stress.
Halo
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There is only 1 Gaz filling machine in Eire and last year it broke down. None was available around Dublin for a couple of weeks. That was a hassle and I now carry a spare.
I have an electric kettle and fill flasks on the pontoon before setting off. I do the toast on an electric toaster. My Gaz consumption is then about 1 x 907 per season so the potential saving on refilling is tiny in comparison to other boat costs.
The thing I really dont like about Gaz is the rusty state of many of the bottles. Rust and white plastic boats dont mix well.
I have an electric kettle and fill flasks on the pontoon before setting off. I do the toast on an electric toaster. My Gaz consumption is then about 1 x 907 per season so the potential saving on refilling is tiny in comparison to other boat costs.
The thing I really dont like about Gaz is the rusty state of many of the bottles. Rust and white plastic boats dont mix well.
wiggy
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I managed to get a 907 today from an outdoor shop near Kingsbridge, Devon. Involved a 2 mile chug in the dinghy with a dodgy outboard (see separate thread), a plod through mud then a walk across a field. I'm in Salcombe, it was near Frogmore!
