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I believe its thermostatically controlled when on gas ,the same as on EHU So it will only fire up to maintain the correct temp.
sure someone will correct me if i am wrong

I am also interested in responses as we will soon be doing 5 days without EHU ,relying merely on battery & gas .

We just put ours on when we know we are going to want hot water rather than leaving it on all the time - we do the same if we are using electric

Hi mandi.martin, you will use gas as fridge on. Use gas for heating water and cooking when needed, skittlez, yes you are correct, If it is first time with no hook up, and you are going to use TV/Radio, they can drain the battery quickly if used for long periods, If you have no means of charging your battery then take a second one, and make sure that both batteries are fully charged, store securely in van. I would suggest you take 2^nd gas bottle (if unable to determine how much gas you have left, or unsure how long gas will last.) When on the rallying or meet sites, ask fellow campers what they do. Others with more experience of rallying should be along shortly with some good tips and advice to help you further. Hope this has been of some help.

We've recently got into rallying and really enjoy the freedom,cheapness & companionship.  We take 2 x 7kg gas bottles & two batteries.  We put the water heater on when we wake up ready for the morning ablutions & then switch it off. For washing up we boil a kettle, and then switch water heater on again in the evening for about 30 minutes if anyone wants a shower.

Our first rally was 4 nights/5 days - the battery lasted and had plenty of power left for the motor mover when we got back to storage. We didn't watch tv but had the radio on & watched a portable dvd player on 2 evenings. We only needed one light on for a couple of hours at night.

Some friends have recommended a solar panel - they charge their battery up at the start of the season & the panel keeps it topped up. This works well for them & they watch tv every day when they're away and they go away most weekends & two weeks in the summer. So although I felt that we were managing fine with our set up my husband has bought the same panel & will be seeing how that works for us.

i put mine on in the morning then turn it off after showers on an evening (providing washing ups done. i sometimes switch it off during the day but thats down to remembering really.

I was told a while back that yes it will use more gas but not that much as its only keeping already heated water warm rarther than heating from cold.

i use a bigger bottle of gas than most and seem to find 2 bottles per season is plenty.(£50) worth but i do use caravan pretty much every fri sat sun from through to mid sept