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We always camp with EHU which we use to power the battery, the fridge, the heater and the water heater.

We only use the gas for cooking. (3 rings, a grill and an oven).

We are 2 adults.

We started last season with a full 4.5kg cylinder and we camped for 50 nights.
So far this year we have camped for 21 nights and we are still on that same fill of gas.

If there is 1/3 in each bottle then you will probally be OK.  That is assuming that you switch the water heater off when you don't need it and you don't need to use the heater very much. Off EHU the amount if gas you use depends on the season.  In the Winter we can go through a bottle in about 3 nights.  summer it lasts much longer.

Quote: Originally posted by boff on 02/8/2012

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If there is 1/3 in each bottle then you will probally be OK.  That is assuming that you switch the water heater off when you don't need it and you don't need to use the heater very much. Off EHU the amount if gas you use depends on the season.  In the Winter we can go through a bottle in about 3 nights.  summer it lasts much longer.

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Quote: Originally posted by scarletsfan on 02/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by boff on 02/8/2012

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If there is 1/3 in each bottle then you will probally be OK.  That is assuming that you switch the water heater off when you don't need it and you don't need to use the heater very much. Off EHU the amount if gas you use depends on the season.  In the Winter we can go through a bottle in about 3 nights.  summer it lasts much longer.

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3 nights???? A 4.5kg bottle laste me nearly a season.

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Quote: Originally posted by boff on 03/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by scarletsfan on 02/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by boff on 02/8/2012

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If there is 1/3 in each bottle then you will probally be OK.  That is assuming that you switch the water heater off when you don't need it and you don't need to use the heater very much. Off EHU the amount if gas you use depends on the season.  In the Winter we can go through a bottle in about 3 nights.  summer it lasts much longer.

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3 nights???? A 4.5kg bottle laste me nearly a season.

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Yes but the 3 nights relates to no ehu, which is the circumstance that the OP was talking about.  So actually if you use an EHU saying that my gas lasts x months is not all relavent to the question because the amount of gas you use is so small.

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I think you need to have another read of the OP. He will have EHU for the weekend and it will be in summer not winter, so saying a bottle only lasts you 3 nights is of no relevance, is it?

A season's use for us usually consists of

3 night winter break (EHU), 1 week easter (EHU), 3 night May Day (NO EHU), 4 night Whitsun (EHU), 14 night summer (EHU), August BH 3 night (NO EHU), 7 night Oct (EHU) and may be 2 or 3 weekendswithout EHU.  When off grid we cook, heat the van when needed, heat water and run the fridge on gas.  So a 4.5kg bottle can go a long way.