Cost of gas

[snowleopard]

Just bought a refill of gas, the largest Camping Gaz size which I think is something like 2.7 kg. It cost just over €30. I was horrified. Last time I bought a refill for my own boat it was around £20 for a 13kg Calor Propane. What price are people paying for gas these days?

 

[Angele]

I assume you are referring to a "907" Camping Gaz bottle.

Tried to get one in Brighton on Sunday morning. They would have charged just under £20 (I think it was £19.95), but they had sold out. [Aside: largest marina in the country, most popular gas bottle and they didn't have any!]

Ended up buying one from Gosport Marina. £21.50 or thereabouts (don't have my credit card slip to hand but it was something like that).

If your latest purchase was in € then I think you are just feeling the effects of a bad exchange rate.

 

[boatmike]

I just converted to Calor for the same reason Snowey.... I now have provision for Camping Gaz if I desperately need it in France but this year around the UK I reckon I will save Squids by using Calor.....

 

[nmeyrick]

Afraid that sounds about the going rate for Camping Gaz in my experience also - incredible in comparison to the larger Calor bottles, but I don't have the room for anything bigger in my locker

 

[jordanbasset]

Paid 23 euros in the bricolage store in Port Joinville, Isle d' yeu yesterday

 

[michael_w]

My locker will only fit Camping Gaz cylinders too. The solution was to hang a Calor cylinder on the pushpit and extend the gas pipework. All the joints are made within the vented locker.

Originally, I thought I'd have to make a platform for the cylinder to stand on. In reality a lashing does the job very well. Gas at half the price and it works in the winter to boot.

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

Cheapest 7€ in Porto Cristo Mallorca most expensive (didn't buy) 40€ in Bastia. Sometimes the fill is not "genuine" Gaz but seems to do the business.

 

[grumpygit]

Just bought a refill of gas, the largest Camping Gaz size which I think is something like 2.7 kg. It cost just over €30. I was horrified. Last time I bought a refill for my own boat it was around £20 for a 13kg Calor Propane. What price are people paying for gas these days?

We was paying €9 for my last refill here in Greece. We have not bought any since the duty and vat increases were impossed here.

In Croatia last year we paid about €20 and they were getting refilled from their larger bottles and these did not last as long.

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[Matt341]

Calor Butane swap was around £15 for a 4.5kg Easter time at the marina. We only use the gas for the hob, grill and oven so it will probably last a good few months but our previous boat used Camping Gaz and I remember that it was expensive even a year ago.

Ian

 

[Marsupial]

Gaz 907 12.5E today in Almerimar much different to the £19.99 paid in Plymouth!

 

[Spyro]

907 Gaz, £17 end of last year at local caravan sales place.

 

[V1701]

I assume you are referring to a "907" Camping Gaz bottle.

Tried to get one in Brighton on Sunday morning. They would have charged just under £20 (I think it was £19.95), but they had sold out. [Aside: largest marina in the country, most popular gas bottle and they didn't have any!]

Ended up buying one from Gosport Marina. £21.50 or thereabouts (don't have my credit card slip to hand but it was something like that).

If your latest purchase was in € then I think you are just feeling the effects of a bad exchange rate.

Is Gaz the most popular? On boats? I know it's a lot more expensive...

4.5kg butane £17 pounds something at Brighton...

 

[Angele]

Is Gaz the most popular? On boats? I know it's a lot more expensive...

To answer that question, next time you pop into your local chandlery ask them which they sell most of.

I think the majority of modern European volume boat producers use Gaz. Aren't all Bavs fitted with Gaz.

So, yes I believe so.

Suspect some of it may be to do with the compact size of the bottles relative to, say, Calor. Allows a yacht desinger you to squeeze more into a given space and keep the price down. Also, widely available across (most of) Europe.

 

[Ludd]

Is Gaz the most popular? On boats? I know it's a lot more expensive...

4.5kg butane £17 pounds something at Brighton...

£14.50 at Largs

 

[boatmike]

Is Gaz the most popular? On boats? I know it's a lot more expensive...

4.5kg butane £17 pounds something at Brighton...

The problem is that you can't easily buy anything but CG in France or the Med as far as I know but Calor is far cheaper in the UK

 

[bendyone]

€13.50 in Alicante last week.