LPG in Africa

Does anyone know what LPG (for cars) availabily is like in Africa ?

I've just discovered that with a simple adaptor you can fill your gas cylinder with LPG from a petrol station, and that should solve some issues !

Booger said:

Does anyone know what LPG (for cars) availabily is like in Africa ?

I've just discovered that with a simple adaptor you can fill your gas cylinder with LPG from a petrol station, and that should solve some issues !

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You could always run it on fork lift truck propane cylinders. I'm sure they would be available in Africa.

LPG is available in Malawi saw it last year in Mzuzu in the north at one garage

get a transfer pump(manual is slow but best for africa)you can pump bottles in to tank.Failing that fit a inline valve that you can plug in gas bottles too.

Beast o Bodmin said:

get a transfer pump(manual is slow but best for africa)you can pump bottles in to tank.Failing that fit a inline valve that you can plug in gas bottles too.

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Just to clarify I'm looking at filling the cylinder I use to cook with, with filling station LPG, reason being that Calor cylinders aren't used in Africa or Europe, and can't be refilled there (apparently)!

Am hopeful that if you can get LPG in Mzuzu you can get it elsewhere in Africa !

hey booger
ive been told that when i get to the top of lake malawi the is a camping/dive resort that offers refills for the skottel bottles,i cant find the name but ill get it soon enough and post it.
cheers

Booger said:

Just to clarify I'm looking at filling the cylinder I use to cook with, with filling station LPG, reason being that Calor cylinders aren't used in Africa or Europe, and can't be refilled there (apparently)!

Am hopeful that if you can get LPG in Mzuzu you can get it elsewhere in Africa !

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do you cook by yer wagon?why not fit a pushfit connector with a stove on the end save haveing another can to carry. could you not also rig up a cooker?
All off the existing system?

Beast o Bodmin said:

do you cook by yer wagon?why not fit a pushfit connector with a stove on the end save haveing another can to carry. could you not also rig up a cooker?
All off the existing system?

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Ahhhhh, but my beast runs on diesel

If all you want is to cook... In most countries I've been to, cooking gas (propane or butane) is sold by the major oil companies, on a "cylinder exchange" basis. If you have a Shell or Total cylinder, you'll probably be able to just exchange it along the way at the local rate. And if you can't exchange it, the station attendant who'll refuse to refill it for cash is not yet born (as far as 20 years in Africa have shown me...)