17.6 Gas supply in European countries
General tips Always observe the following information:
z Only go on vacation with completely filled gas bottles.
z Use all of the gas bottles' capacity.
z Take along adapter sets (available in camping supply stores) for filling gas bot-
tles in foreign countries and for connecting a German gas regulator to foreign
gas bottles.
z During the cold time of the year observe filling with propane gas component
(butane does not gasify below 0 °C).
z Use blue bottles from the firm Campingaz (distributed world-wide). Only use
gas bottles with safety valves.
z Buy a so-called self-filler bottle. Like a permanently installed gas tank this 11 kg
bottle can be refilled at any auto gas filling station (directory available from the
ADAC). Inspection at a technical inspectorate is required every 10 years.
z When bottles from other countries are used, check the gas bottle compart-
ments to see if the gas bottles fit into them. Gas bottles from other countries do
not always display the same size as the German Eurogas bottles.
z Follow the EU heating appliance directive. For information, visit www.truma.de
For your information a list of the gas supply is given below for some of the most vis-
ited European countries:
Country Gas supply Provider Info
phone
Belgium Identical gas bottles Belgian Shell and
Totalfina, Brussels;
Primagaz,
Tessenderlo;
Gasbottling, Gent;
Semnickgas, Ger-
aardsbergen
Exchanging and filling gas bottles
possible
Denmark German 5 and 11 kg gas bottles
are available for exchange at al-
most every campsite.
BP Gas offers Ger-
man gas bottles
Kosan Gas As com-
pany
00 45/
89 48 77
00
Filling station for grey gas bottles
available
Finland Finnish gas bottles available at
NESTE petrol stations and country
shops
Tehokaasu compa-
ny
(www.thokaasu.fi)
Overview of
providers from:
AGA (www.aga.no),
Fax: 00 47/22 02 78
05 Statoil, Fax:
00 47/22 96 22 10
Adapters for Norwegian gas bot-
tles can be purchased from the
AGA company
France Foreign gas bottles cannot be
filled or exchanged
French gas bottles can be used by
means of the Euro connection set
Greece German gas bottles can be filled
using the Euro connection set; ex-
change and filling station mainly
in larger cities only
