Gas is one of the main energy sources when you are going to have a camping trip, and you want to enjoy some meal in nature. That means you need to heat, cook, and grill with gas. Therefore, besides be well-prepared for best camping tents, utensils, it is wise to familiarize yourself with gas and gas consumption, before heading off to camp.
Gas consumption
How much gas is used on the trip depends on several things:- How cold is it outside?
- What temperature would be indoors?
- Are there other sources of energy than gas, such as central heating or electric underfloor heating?
- How often do you make the food?
- Does the refrigerator run on gas or electricity?
Several types of gas bottles
There is a various types of gas bottles to choose from regard to size and weight. The relatively new lightweight gas cylinders have the advantage that they weigh less and are transparent, so you can easily see how much gas is left. Steel cylinders weigh the filled and emptied state, so we know approximately when they are empty - and otherwise when we run out of it. Lightweight bottles available as 5, 6, 10 and 13 kg bottles. Steel cylinders are available from 2 to 11 kilos.Gas is not harmless
Gas bottles must stand upright and preferably in the gas box. Never take gas into the carriage. It is important that you respect this equipment and treat it carefully. It must not exceed 2:11 kilo gas bottles in a caravan or motorhome. Gas Installations are for professionals. Never even adjust or repair the system. All gas equipment must be approved. Read carefully all warning labels on the equipment. Be careful at the bottle breaks. Please check your installation regularly. When you smell gas, so turn off all appliances and the main switch. It must not be used again until it has been checked by an authorized dealer. On the country's gas and at camping retailers, you can get more information about gas.Gas abroad
Just that there are so many different kinds of gas cylinders and regulators, so it can make it quite difficult to bring bottles abroad. So if you want to be safe, so leave, if possible, all gas at home. AGA Nordic and BP Gas in Denmark have signed an agreement on free exchange of composite bottles. The agreement means that AGA AS their propane dealers receive foreign composite bottles of the same type. (PRIMAGAZ switches in most of Europe by the concept of 'bottle on the go ". PRIMAGAZ uses different bottles and valves in Europe, so you have to use a European PRIMAGAZ solution. Before departure switches PRIMAGAZ dealer Primadonna gas cylinder to a Twiny or a so-called "euro-bottle", and then you get a replacement card. 'With this card you can again switch back to a Primadonna gas cylinder, when you get home. Twiny gas bottle, which PRIMAGAZ made for future international gas cylinder. Twiny contains five kilos of gas and is a small, handy gas cylinder, which lives up to most people's wishes. PRIMAGAZ is represented in most European countries and offers through its dealers either Twiny or a "Euro-bottle". All these bottles find a focal point in a "PRIMAGAZ Euro-seen". One can also choose to install a foreign regulator in the stroller. For example, a German, if you are driving southward, or Swedish, if you are driving north. So you can run both on Norwegian and Swedish / German tanks) ..Installation of gas cylinder
There are several different installing systems from screw valve to click valve. Bottles for caravan and motorhome is installed by putting on the gas bottle regulator. It is done as follows:- Press the black bottom ring upwards.
- Set the regulator on the cylinder valve.
- The black bottom ring pressed down, until you hear a click. Clicked is important, it means that the gas can come out of the bottle.
- Flip the lever arm on the regulator from closed to open.
- Close gas
- Click the black bottom ring up and take control of the bottle.
- Remember to put the bottle cap on the gas bottle.
- The controller can be applied to a new filled bottle.