In order to have a reasonably accessible supply of propane, I am thinking of ditching the Camping Gaz 907's in favour of a permanently installed 6kg/11 litre re-fillable bottle. At least that's the plan..... Before we hammer the credit cards even more, can anyone suggest why this may not be a good idea. So far my musings.. I've dealt with the pain of having to cut an external filler hole (Westfalia cut several anyway)! A gas tight, floor vented locker for Propane inside is better than butane or propane outside in the type of weather we're gonna need it. It'll eventually work out much more cost effective as we can fill from auto-gas points. (I think)? We won't have to change bottles/regulators overseas... I'm really torn as to the cost/benefit thing. We're redesigning the interior so it's the right time to fabricate the gas locker so it is integral with the cabinet behind the drivers seat. BUT it's all spend at the moment & we can't have everything... The OG underslung tank has come off (I didn't like the fact it was 30 plus years old although it worked perfectly in the US) Has anyone done this or contemplating it or has an opinion, if so I'm keen to hear from you as prices on everything seem to be going up coz it's the New Year
The only drawback as far as I can see, is the reduced storage space.....underslungs can be purchased new and will obviously free up the space...how they compare in price to the type above, I wouldn't know....it's cheaper to fill an LPG tank, than reuse bottled gas, bus the payback will take longer....
I'm thinking the same. Underslungs are more dollar, & we're trying to make storage shortfalls up elsewhere. The issue is that I'm good at justifying stuff to myself in order to spend money! The 200 quid it'll cost for the system would taste real nice if converted to Mythos But then again Amstel is a bit cheaper.......... That's why I'm hoping for the voice of reason that convinces us it's a pointless exercise.
Hopefully at some point ill be running both an exterior tank and interior bottle The idea is to have the heating and cooker running off the external tank Then have the cooker removable so we can cook outdoors when staying for more than one night and in favourable weather conditions The external tank will allow the cooker to remain in the awning of a night and still be able to use the gas heater in the bus Ive also a small portable gas bbq that will run off the bottle I use this as a mini oven to make bread and cook pies and fish etc As a back up to both cooking options i will have my jerrycan firepit that can be used as a bbq or have the dutch oven used on it
Nice one Para. It seems that in the absence of strong opinion either way then the internal refillable bottle is the way to go. We don't have a portable cooker just the 2 ring hob , but our BBQ is this thing: we can do this on it: It packs up real compact & is pretty economical/easy to clean. I like your thinking about having the versatility of oven in awning & heating still available
Why not just have the external tank....run a hard line up to the cooker then terminate with a female quick release coupling. Have say a 1m length of flexi direct from the cooker terminating in a male quick release....That's the inside sorted.... On the tank.....tap another female quick release off the manifold.....when you take the cooker out , plug the attached flexi in to that....jobs a good 'un....saves all that lovely space by not having a bottle inside....FES auto gas, CAK Tanks or Autogas 2000 will have the fittings
Stage 1 of floor vent for propex plus starter cut on wheel well to allow for larger leisure battery case
Heh, nearly went for the full monty like yours, but decided to use the remaining space for storing the 1 US gallon petrol container in there. It's diddy & just fits.... I'm a squirrel, Mrs Monkey found my snow chains under the passenger seat well earlier, I'd forgotten about them
Wheel well progress. No fires yet @paradox & some of the fruits of my spend fest this week are arriving. Getting the bits together so we can more accurately plan where it's all going to go!
A quiet week, wedding anniversary weekend trip to Cornwall, working at Donnington race track today so only minimal progress tonight. Some more bits have arrived: Gas bottle system No voltage drop VSR for the split charge The laminate sheets (& the lightweight ply). I love that satinwood laminate, very prototype bay Westy. And tonight I've stripped out the upper bunk, cab headlining and side trims. These will be recovered in a vinyl. All this has to be done before we can start on the interior. BTW, there are a set of Continental bed hinges to play with so we'll see....... The old vinyl headlining had moved over the years & is looking a bit daggy. A Berlin with the upper bed and cab headlining out Some more hinges to play with.. This is a thankless task, softening the old vinyl and peeling it back bit by bit..
& I really should have said, a mahoosive thankyou to @mollysdad for the opportunity to acquire a Continental interior so we can work on a hybrid. Thanks Simon, Henrietta is as awesome in the flesh as we've seen in the photos. We hope you soon get her out to enjoy the beautiful scenery around Penzance... Stuffed into storage until I can get around to sorting out the cabinet resto...maybe next year
