The hunt for LPG in Spain

Firstly, a big THANK YOU to all of you wonderful readers who have shared your experiences when it comes to getting LPG in Spain and Portugal. It has felt so nice to get your response and it has been fantastic with all the good tips! But it has not been easy ...

Find refuelling stations

We started by looking for refuelling stations that perhaps could refill our French or Swedish LPG tanks. There were a few trips to different "Repsol" and "CEPSA", but the result was the same on all occasions "No, no! No possible. Lo siento."

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Get an adapter

The next step was to try to get an adapter and reducing valve to buy a Spanish bottle. We wandered around for a while looking for "ferreterias" (hardware stores) in Gijón, before finding a large shop in an industrial area. We got a mojang that might have solved our problems. But see, it wasn't that simple!

*We bought this machine today. Maybe it could have helped us install a Spanish bottle...? If we had been allowed to buy one, that is...*

Buying a gas tube

When we tried to buy LPG tanks at petrol stations, we got the short end of the stick. If we didn't have a Spanish tube to swap in, we had to get papers and certificates from the Spanish authorities. So ... now we have actually given up! We are sleeping in a car park in Tapia de Casariego tonight and hope that the gas is enough, or that it doesn't get too cold. Tomorrow we will drive towards Portugal!

26 December 2014 18:14

Spain

energy, campervan life

Helena

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Nils-Åke Hansson says:

It's strange how different it can be I went into a hardware store and bought a Spanish bottle with a clutch. Beware - good and pay 42 Euro all done.
I hope things work out for you in Portugal. Talk to people about how they do it and borrow adapters from those who have stuffing.
Nisse

26 December 2014 - 19:28

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FANTASYDINING-En blogg om temarestauranger och resor says:

How exciting about Portugal, I haven't been there yet 😉.

26 December 2014 - 19:33

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AktivaDagar says:

Hope it solves/was solved! Powerful and cool with the help and support you can get via the internet!

26 December 2014 - 19:34

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Åsa says:

But how annoying! Troublesome Spaniards! Better luck in Portugal! Unfortunately, I have no idea how gas bottles for motorhomes are handled in Portugal...but I would be surprised if it's not easier here! Good luck! / Åsa

26 December 2014 - 19:42

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Åsa says:

Tapia de Casariego seems to be a nice place if you look at Google Earth../ Åsa

26 December 2014 - 19:45

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Ninni, Henrik och husbilen Knasen says:

Hi, there! But how annoying that it was so complicated to get a new bottle! Hope it works out soon and that you kept the heat during the night :-))
Have a good continuation.

26 December 2014 - 20:23

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Birgitta says:

If you are a member of the Husbilsklubben, you can get many tips on how to solve the LPG problem. Husbilsklubben.se Neither Portugal, France, Germany nor Spain fill Swedish ordinary gas bottles. In Spain you can solve the requirements for certificates etc. by standing at a campsite and asking them to help. Then you can rent a cylinder and they will help you with the connection. To get the rent back, you have to return the bottle. It's the same in France. But if you are going to be out for a year, you might want to install LPG, which is a fixed cylinder that can then be "refuelled" throughout Europe at most stations. LPG LPG is not allowed to fill yourself but the staff does.
Enjoy the rest of your journey

26 December 2014 - 20:24

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admin says:

Nils-Åke, how funny! For us it has been impossible... even though we have received a lot of good tips!

FantasyDining, we haven't been there either, so we're looking forward to that too!

ActiveDays, don't know what we would do without the Internet right now! Absolutely fantastic with all blog friends!

Åsa, it has been really complicated, but we think it will be easier in Portugal. And definitely, it's nice here. We are standing so that we can see the water!

Birgitta, thank you for your answer! We did not know that the campsite can help. Good tip! In France we didn't have the same problem, it was easy to buy LPG bottles! And yes, we are members of the motorhome club, very good information there!!!

26 December 2014 - 20:24

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JoY says:

But oh so complicated you have got it with the gas bottle. Have not read that anyone has written that it was so difficult to get a gas bottle in Spain, wondering how everyone else has done then.
Let's hope it works out.
Hugs Yvonné

26 December 2014 - 22:39

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Mycket annat och lite betong says:

Thank you kindly for the Merry Christmas greeting! I see you had a good Christmas Eve dinner and some mulled wine.
How difficult it is to get hold of gas. I hope it's easier in Portugal and that you don't get cold.

Good luck!
Agneta

26 December 2014 - 22:51

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admin says:

JoY, some people probably have fixed tanks that they can fill. Others seem to have bought tubes, no problem. Don't know why it's so difficult here... nobody wants to sell to us.

Agneta, now it's starting to get a little warmer so we will probably manage! But we need LPG to cook too, we try to fix it! Good continuation!

26 December 2014 - 23:19

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Deciree says:

Isn't it lucky that we have each other..the blogs :) You often get help and tips. But I did not know that it was so problematic with LPG. Good luck to you.

27 December 2014 - 10:38

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admin says:

Deciree, we didn't know that either... Thanks! Now there have been some other problems... we will update soon!

27 December 2014 - 12:32

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Rolle o Carina says:

I'm sorry that you can't get a tube!
But we all keep our fingers crossed that it will work out 🙂 .
Great to be travelling with you in the heat...

All the best to you....

27 December 2014 - 13:43

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Henny says:

No, Helena, don't tell me that you've got new problems with Freedom. Hope everything works out now.

27 December 2014 - 15:56

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admin says:

Rolle and Carina, we are trying to get a tube in Portugal!

Henny, some new problems today. But it will be fine!

27 December 2014 - 17:24

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Scottish Moments says:

Better luck in Portugal! Hope the night was not too cold. Here in Scotland it has been minus degrees for several days which is a bit unusual... Brr

27 December 2014 - 22:12

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admin says:

Scottish Moments, it gets a little milder all the time as we head south! Brrr, sounds like you have cold!

27 December 2014 - 22:52

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Wikström says:

The Spanish coupling looks like the one used in Finland. So with a Finnish bottle, the coupling would probably fit.

30 December 2014 - 20:07

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krister rennerfelt says:

LPG filling, what does the EU do for us motorhome/caravan tourists, think outside the box?

29 March 2020 - 19:15

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Get an adapter

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