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You can use either (one is better in colder climates) but make sure that you have the correct regulator for the gas you use

Either is ok but propane is better in the cold.

jans

yes it is safe as long as have the correct regulator for the propane bottle

Quote: Originally posted by JimPD on 04/9/2007

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Which is cheapest? - I just paid £19.15 for a 907 butane refill. Was paying £10-£12 last year!!!!

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Ours cost 13.50 in Cannock.

Quote: Originally posted by JimPD on 04/9/2007

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Which is cheapest? - I just paid £19.15 for a 907 butane refill. Was paying £10-£12 last year!!!!

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That is scandalous that suppliers can get away with charging that much for a refill 907, and is one of the reasons that I switched to calor 4.5kg

It looks like many a supplier is jumping on the camping bandwagon. Perrhaps because of the bad weather gas has been higher demanded. On the other hand less people would be camping.......i'm sticking with my 4.5 that i share with the barby at home....£12 quid in stoke.

Jans

Quote: Originally posted by steveiow on 04/9/2007

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oh right cool thanks :)
i knew propane burns hotter than butane just wasnt sure if it was ok for cooking with i've used it with a burners torch but thats it ...lol

thanks all :)
steve

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Quote: Originally posted by force ten on 05/9/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by JimPD on 04/9/2007

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Which is cheapest? - I just paid £19.15 for a 907 butane refill. Was paying £10-£12 last year!!!!

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That is scandalous that suppliers can get away with charging that much for a refill 907, and is one of the reasons that I switched to calor 4.5kg

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Me to, 50% more gas for less money, my 4.5 was £11-42 eight weeks ago

The reason that propane is better in cold weather than butane is down to the boiling point of the gas, this is the point where the gas turns from a liquid into a gas and the minimum temperature that butane will boil is around zero degrees centigrade, so if you want to go camping in sub zero temperatures then you had better take your red propane cylinder as your blue butane will not work