Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

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Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by Welshcarawagon » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:29 pm

Hi all
Just a quick question
What gas do people use? Butane or propane?
Am I right in thinking gas pipe is 8mm

Many thanks
Phil
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by RMS » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:56 pm

Hi Phil,

Either propane or butane.
It's not a sophisticated cooker, no need to change jet sizes or anything, just change the regulator.

If you weren't aware, butane stops gassing at about 5C - propane still gasses at well below freezing, so it might depend on whether you're using it in winter or summer.

Camping Gaz is butane, and very expensive (per kg) to refill unless you are in Morocco where a 907 costs around £1.00! I think the 2.7kg (907) refill is currently around £24.00 here in the UK!!
Calor have 4.5kg butane and 3.9kg propane tanks which cost around £15 to refill, both the same size tank which is a little 'dumpier' than the 907.

I use Calor propane all year round.

You'll probably find there's a copper pipe from the cooker - it should be 8mm (or near enough), so rubber gas pipe with an 8mm internal diameter is fine.

Cheers,
Robin.
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1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by Welshcarawagon » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:47 pm

Thanks robin
Phil
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by DrivingDutchman » Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:01 am

I used the blue Calor 4.5 kg bottles. But I switched over last week to a Methylated spirit cooker. We are going to Spain for a few weeks next Sunday, so will find out how well that holds up to using gas. Lots of peeps in the yachting are using this form of cooking. The methylated spirit is widely and cheaply available on the mainland Europe, allas, it is much more expensive in the UK. The space taken up by the gasbottles is now free for other stuff. Recovery gear and spares probably. Just need to make a box for it.

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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by RMS » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:07 pm

Something else to consider: if you have the original Carawagon gas bottle holders fitted to the chassis (either under the driver's seat or behind the rear wheels), Searle offered both the Camping Gaz 2.7kg (907) and the Calor 4.5kg bottles in their options.
If you have the holders for the 907 bottles, the Calor bottles can be a tight fit, and might even require the bottom ring to be cut!

Cheers,
Robin.
1967 109" Carawagon 200TDi
1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by Welshcarawagon » Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:12 pm

Hi guys
Many thanks for your help
Bought a Camping Gaz bottle (easier for storage)
And new pipe/ reg and after some new o rings all is good - boiled 1st kettle!!
Just want to make some removable wind breaks

Also fitted period pump tap and connected to new water container - so now have water to make tea!!
Wiring for cool box nearly done for new leisure battery(soon to be purchased)
Re doing wiring to interior light- is lab craft strip light original?

I know these are little things but very exciting all the less!
Regards
Phil
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by RMS » Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:35 pm

Fantastic - some good progress (to be able to make a cup of tea :wink: ).

The Labcraft strip light will probably be period correct - I think Searle might have used whatever they could get over the years - there doesn't seem to be a lot of consistency in the lamps I've seen in any Carawagons.

What you could do though, is dismantle the lamp and replace the tube with an LED strip. It will still look period, but not take as much out of your battery.

Hopefully Patrick will be along soon with pictures of the windbreaks I made for his door mounted cooker :shrug:

Cheers,
Robin.
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1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
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Re: Gas for Dudley carawagon cooker

Post by Welshcarawagon » Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:55 pm

Thanks robin- did think about replacing with led unit but have just ordered new tubes so will see how much it drains battery!!
Phil
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