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421210 PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:00 pm Thank this member for this postReply with quote
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Hi all

In Portugal at the moment, 1st time here and have to say it's brilliant, people very friendly, coffee very good & cheap (40p).

Found quite a few wild/free camping places.

I have as some of you will know a mixed system Calor & Gaslow 11Kg's.

My Gaslow is dodgy (again) not allowing a proper refill.

My Calor has now run out.
Does anyone know where I could get the calor refilled in Portugal?

I'm now near Aveiro which is just below Porto on the west coast.
I know you can get it done on the Algarve, but I'm too far away.


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Hi Wilse,
Have not been to Portugal myself but met a Swedish motorhomer who told me if I did, to look for the Blue Elephant symbol where they refill gas cylinders.
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Hi Wilse,

Try the filling stations on themain roads there were a few last time we were there. I've posted the Algarve ones in case you get that way again.

GAS BOTTLE REFILLING STATIONS ON THE ALGARVE.

Vila Real di Santo Antonio (eastern end, near the Spanish border)
Blue Elephant car wash - on the Faro road out of the town
GPL filling station is behind the car wash, they have adapters for most european gas bottles.
Access slightly restricted, long vehicles may have problems.

Boliquime.
50 metres off N125 sign clearly visible from main road.

Quelfes.
Take the N 398 (East of Olhao) signed Moncaraphacho, Faro & Espahne leave at first exit. GPL station can be clearly seen on the left as you approach the exit.

From A22 leave at exit 15. Take Quelfes turn off from N398 signed on left.

It gets a bit tight when you get a couple of large RVs filling their tanks. They also install gas tanks.
They are open seven days a week.
If you have any problems finding the place the phone number is 289 704 851 Fax 289 721 246
The boss Edmundo Santos speaks very good English.
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Cheers guys

Will let you know how I get on.

Will probably go to Ovar/Porto today.

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Just an update... may help others??


Managed to get the calor gas filled at the GPL station on the way into Ovar.
It didn't have a blue elephant, but there was a car wash nearby.

I watched him do it, and they have an adaptor that screws onto the cylinder, he turned the valve off, then squirted in 23 litres of LGP/GPL.

Net result 15 Euros.

I've tested it and it works a treat.

My thoughts are now it is possible to fill your own cylinders.!

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