After deliberating over stoves, we're gonna get a cadac safari, probably one with sepearte gas bottle and regulator.
So which gas is easiest / cheapest to get gold of - calor or campingaz.
I know I can get calor butane / propane near to me but propane is a pain with the screw on regulator so i'd probably use butane.
Also, if I run out whilst camping, which is most commong on campsites? Calor or campingaz.
Depends where you are camping. You will struggle to find Calor in most areas of the continent. Campingaz on the other hand, is pretty much all over the place.
Regarding cheapest, go to your local supplier and see what deals they have. GoOutdoors, for example sells the 907 campingaz refil for less than the 904 (which is a lot smaller) simply because they get a deal on the 907 bottles and pass the saving on.
In the UK Calor is by far the easiest to got, and is stocked by a lot of campsites. It's also cheaper to buy and use than Camping Gaz. The penalty is the larger bottles, so if you don't go away very much the price difference may not be such a problem.
Note also that the 4.5kg Butane Calor also has a screw in regulator!
You could use the small Calor Patio Gas but I'm not sure it's quite as easy to get hold of.
We have the Safari Chef & use both Calor & Camping Gaz with it depending on where we are - as said no Calor refills in mainland Europe & only a couple of places in Ireland. You need the right regulator to put on the rubber hose. Fasten with a jubilee clip.
I sometimes wonder about the EU. Of all the silly pointless things they have done, how come something sensible like telephone sockets, electrical sockest & LPG bottles have been left to each country to standardise themselves?
Hi - we have a similar question with the Eazi Chef (we are tent campers). Our main concern is to find the smallest bottle that would be suitable for 5 - 7 night trips. Also, should we be looking at propane or butane?
We have been supplied with a Patio Gas propane cylinder and regulator - but this seems bulkier than we would have expected - are there any better options?
Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 29/4/2009
We have the Safari Chef & use both Calor & Camping Gaz with it depending on where we are - as said no Calor refills in mainland Europe & only a couple of places in Ireland. You need the right regulator to put on the rubber hose. Fasten with a jubilee clip.
I sometimes wonder about the EU. Of all the silly pointless things they have done, how come something sensible like telephone sockets, electrical sockest & LPG bottles have been left to each country to standardise themselves?
Steve.
I often wonder about the EU. lol.
However, imagine the uproar if every house, office, factory etc had to be rewired to suit European 2 pin standards! You can be sure the rest of Europe would not standardise on our 3 square pins.
Mind you gas bottles would be easier to standardise, and why don't Calor offer the deposit back for returned cylinders?
If you're talking about the 5kg patio gas bottle, then the 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane bottles will be a touch smaller.
If you're talking about the 13kg patio gas cylinder, then you've got even more smaller options!
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Topic: Which gas for cadac?
