Did you get a regulator with the stove? If so then it will be a Campingaz regulator so you will need a Campingaz 904 or 907 butane bottle.
If you did not get a regulator then you can use any type of butane or propane gas such as Calor, provided you buy the correct regulator for the type of gas you choose. Calor etc. are much cheaper than Campingaz but may not be available on the continent if you intend camping abroad.
Hi carlos, you can use any gas bottle, as long as you have correct regulator to go with it.
calor gas is cheaper than campingaz. the 4.5kg size is most often used for tent camping.
Try to get a second hand gas bottle, from your local tip, scrapyard, freecycle, car boot, ebay or local papers.
it doesn't matter what conditon its in, when empty, it will be exchanged for a full one at your dealers, costs about £15 , but a new bottle will cost you an additional £30 or so.
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campingaz is more expensive,but is available abroad too, unlike calor.
a 907 , holds 2.7kg gas and costs about £20 and £45 for a new bottle to start off with.
Regulators are about £5 and a hose and jubilee clips about £3, if your stove didn't come with them.
Either of these sizes will last several weeks camping .
you can buy the bottles at some camping shops, petrol stations, hardware stores , and lots of campsites also do exchange service.
just to add to the above, it doesnt matter what size or gas you get hold of, as long as its a calor bottle they will swap sizes/gases with no problems.
Have a look at the BP GasLite 5kg bottle that is transparent so you can see how much gas is left, Homebase do them, and there are often offers to reduce setup cost, in March it was £10 of including a free regulator, which made if around £40, personaly I use two Campingaz 904's that way I never run out of gas, my main use is for France where Calor/BP are not available, but will defo be looking at getting the BP for UK use as the gas like Calor is loads cheaper than Campingaz.
Lots of people on here reccomend a trip to your local waste re-cycling site. They always have gas cylinders in stock & seem keen to see them re-used. Calor is most widely available in the UK but not overseas. Camping Gaz is available everywhere, but is a little more expensive, though some of their cylinders are smaller than Calor ones if space is an issue. Propane (red) is best in winter as Butane (blue) starts to freeze at around 5 degrees centigrade. Propane burns faster though so Butane is more economical. I have 2 x Calor 4.5KG Butane for at home, with a Camping Gaz 907 for trips to europe.
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