Caravan gas consumption advice please

[PH5121]

In a couple of weeks we are going on holiday in our caravan for a period of two weeks. I am looking for some advice about if I need to take one or two 6kg gas bottles. How much gas are we likely to get through in two weeks?

A bit of background, the caravan came supplied with a gas bottle, but it only had enough gas to use the oven once before it ran out (I didn't check how much was in it, I naively assumed it would be supplied full but was wrong).

Now that summer is here and I have bought a Cadac gas bbq we will be doing some alfresco dining, and I don't fancy spending the thick end of £750 eating in pubs every night.

Other than for cooking we won't use gas as we will be using electric for the fridge and water heater. Do you think one 6kg bottle will be enough? I know that the site we are going to stocks gas, but this morning I have tried two local stockists who said that Calor hadn't sent them any bottles in that size. Luckily the third one I tried had a couple in stock. If there is a supply problem I would rather get a second one to take with me.

Thanks

Paul

Edited by PH5121 on Wednesday 20th July 11:34

[PH5121]

Thanks for the advice, I have a 7kg blue bottle kicking around in the shed, if I do get a second bottle it would be good if I could swap it.

Regarding nose weights, I haven't a clue as we have never taken the awning, table, chairs, bbq etc with us, as on our previous couple of short trips the weather was snowing or raining so we didn't bother.

[PH5121]

I do have a nose weight gauge, I used it when I last towed the caravan.

The 'van was empty as I was taking it back to the supplying dealer for a warranty issue. It was below 70kg.

What is an ideal nose weight to aim for?

[PH5121]

The car is a Land Rover Freelander 2 GS and the caravan is a 2006 Swift Challenger 530. The tow bar is a detachable swan neck Witter if that makes a difference.

(I must admit that I didn't realise there were variable factors involved, I assumed there was an ideal figure which had to be met if possible. Thanks for the help with this).

[PH5121]

I went to get a new bottle at lunch time to be told by the man in the shop that my old bottle wasn't empty. He gave me an empty one to compare the weight, and mine was heavier. This might mean that my cooker has a fault which is just what I need so close to going away.

The last time we went away we couldn't get it to work, but it worked fine the time before, the bottle felt light to me so I thought it was just empty.

If it doesn't work tonight with a full bottle it looks like we will be using the Cadac for everything, so I better go get a pizza stone and a few extra bits as burgers and sausages for a fortnight might get monotonous!