Camping Interior Gas
Gas Bottle tare weight
campervankatie: Hi Im trying to work out how much gas I have left in my gas bottle.
From memory I think it was 24llbs full. Does anyone know the weight of an empty calor gas 4.5 kg Butane bottle (blue)so i can work out how much I have left. I have one of those regulators that change colour according to amount of gas, but it doesn't seem that good.
According to the calor website the empy weight of the bottle is printed on the aluminium collar on the gas bottle in pounds and ounces. I have 3 bottles and each shows a different weight on the collar which confuses me a little.
Lloyd: 12 10 stamping is empty bottle weight in lbs and ozs)
12 lb 10 oz is 5.7386 kilo. Your bottle weight of 6 kilo bottle is 13.2 lb.. 13 lb 2 oz - 12 lb 10 oz bottle weight on tag means bottle = 9.2 oz, so should have that much gas left in bottle... 5 kilo of gas plus 5.7386 kilo bottle = 10.7386 kilo which is what a full bottle should weight or 23 lb 10 oz.
When you are using gas and pressure / flame drops at near empty tank, there is still a little gas left in the tank. That's why it weights a little more then tag says.
Use propane bottles in ours and have found this kind of calculation to be accurate.
Bowton Lad: I have one of those Gaslow (green/amber/red) gauges & it isn't really much good. My gauge was reading green & within 5 minutes the grill in my camper was struggling & the gas ran out. It didn't give any warning that the gas was about to run out.
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Harrymann: You might be told that Camping gaz (blue bottles) are readily sold in almost very French High Street!
Well they might have been but they're not now... and if they are the price will vray incredibly! From Euro 19.54 for a refill exchange 2.5 kg in French provincial towm to Euro 24 for a complete new 3.5 kg tall bottle in Andorran campsite
