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I have bought a new TT and will use it for the first time in a few weeks but i'm not sure where you would keep the gas bottle on site. Does it stay inside the TT or would it be better to keep it outside? Are there any "rules"? Does it matter where you keep it or is just up to the individual?

Thanks.

jo sorry to state the obvious but turn the gas of at the bottle when not in use,

mike

Hiya we leave our gas bottle as Camping Nutcase does along side the kitchen unit. We do switch it off when not using it...... not had any problems and been camping for many years

Have a wonderful time in your new T T

No reason why you can't leave it inside,i work with gas on a daily bases and i have a gas bottle(propane) inside my van not to far away from a gas fire(not to close it will go up though)if you where to leave it outside maybe and a small maybe somebody may unscrew and Nick it,lets hope campers aren't like this.

cheers jason

Some kitchen units, including mine, are designed to house a small gas bottle inside them. That suggests that the tent makers consider it to be ok for the bottle to be inside the tent.

Until now I've run with a 4.5 kg calor bottle placed behind the kitchen unit, but inside the tent, with no problems. Obviously this gets disconected for travelling.

I'm intending to get a second bottle, small enough to fit, and stay, inside the kitchen unit for use on one-nighters and en-route stops, because I'm finding the connecting / disconecting of the calor bottle for single uses a bit of a fag. And I'm currently unable to use the kitchen unit en-route. I guess this second bottle might have to be Camping Gaz (ouch££) unless anyone can suggest otherwise.

We had our gas bottle inside behind the kitchen unit and turned it off.  Something other than what has already been said though we only turned it on a quarter turn (that is all that is needed).