How much gas did ye use in france

I'm told that you cannot get butane gas bottles to fit our regulators while in France, so just wondering how much did any of ye use.
I'm going for two weeks on 8th August and will have 2 bottles with me, one full and one with an unknown amount in it but I think about half full.
Will this be enough?
Use should be only fridge and some hot water for 3 people.

It is strange, I have gone to france most years on my holidays for the last 12 years or so but this is the first time in a camper and while very excited about it, also strangely nervous!

regards
Finbarr

Hi Finbarr I got 8 weeks out of 2 FULL cylinders, and only ehu for about 3 nights, you should bring 2 full ones with you .

We went to France for 17 days in June with one full bottle and we have been out with the van two weekends since and there is still gas in the bottle. That included all the cooking and the fridge most days, also some showers.

Hi Finbarr,

Have a gret trip. We got 23 nights in France, cooking and fridge (no heat) in June, mostly Aires. Back home and 4 nights in Enniskillen and I expect the bottle to be empty anytime now.

This was a 6kg propane bottle. Remember that Butane has a different heat output so it may last a little longer. It is also I think a 7kg bottle, so more gas !!

Davy

Hi Finbarr

The short answer is two cylinders gas should last two weeks regardless of how you plan to camp.

The long answer is:
You didn't say how you intend to camp. ie.
Will you spend nights on campsites with Electrical Hook Up
Or will you stay mainly on aires or unofficial stops with no hook up.

Staying on camp sites with EHU whilst costing money, saves on gas. Your fridge will run on the 230V electricity, you can shower and wash on the shower block, you can usually wash your dishes and crockery in the room provided.

Staying on aires / unofficial stops your fridge will be running on gas apart from when you are driving. A fridge will consume probably around 12 to 18 grams of gas per hour depending on size. If you shower in your own van you will use gas to heat the water. Washing dishes / crockery etc will also consume gas to heat the water.

Always run the fridge on 12V while driving

The appliance that really uses the most gas in your motorhome is water/space heater. It uses anything from 160 grams to 480 grams per hour depending which heater you have and what setting you have it on. (according to Truma technical details comparision - http://www.truma.com/uk/en/heating/combi-4-e.php )

My practical experience of that was quite a few years ago when we went cold weather (snow) camping. We like our comforts and had the space heating on quite a bit to keep ourselves nice and toasty. I was quite shocked when I found we burned our way through a full 11kg cylinder in four of five days!

Have a great holiday

Have a good time and bring back more of that sunshine we getting used to

What?? Are people still leaving their gas on whilst on the ferry??

Well said Reverend. God helps them that help themselves.
Hope you turned your cylinder off on the ferry on way home