OT: BBQ gas bottles

Dont buy one, get a swap'n'go. Pay the initial deposit, then never have to wait for a refill again.

Yeah, I looked at those - but I can get a gas refill where we do our shopping for $16 and another place we know for $12! (Swap & Go is about $20 for a 9kg I think.)

Wow, $12? Where?

In saying that, my father in law can fill my bottle for free. I still use the swap & go. I keep 2 on the go, when one gets emptied it goes in the car next time i need fuel. I guess you pay for the convenience, and i figure that an extra 4-5 $ is worth it.

I stumbled on it while looking for something at one of those shop-dockets sites. It's a small hardware store in Jesmond, (Newcastle) NSW. There's at least two of those dockets sites that I know of... You enter your location and it gives the deals in your area. Maybe there's one near to you doing the same. (Sorry, don't have the urls, but they're easy enough to find - just look at the back of your woolies receipts.)

Allan.

Hey, perhaps you can answer a question for me... I was told many years ago you have to have a special license to refill yourself. Is that true? The reason I ask is, I thought I saw in a tool catalog the equipment to do it yourself. Seemed strange they were selling it, if you couldn't do it legally.

Allan.

Really? Remember Dick Smitgh making his fortune selling 27 MHz CB radios when their use was illegal?

Heh - nope - but I remember READING about it - in an old issue of EA.

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