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Persongari
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For that many people - I'd go with the twin burner Campingaz chef style stove and maybe a suitcase one for the beach or as additional backup. The only downside to the twin burner is you will also need to buy a regulator (about £5 delivered) and a gas bottle (about £40). Buy the gas bottle 2nd hand from ebay and getting it refilled is a cheaper option.   

Whatever you decide, don't rush out and buy one now. Keep an eye on the prices, they tend to get reduced in July. Amazon were selling the Chef for £30 last year and Cadac mini-chefs were down to £12.50 at one stage....


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eel28 we are with you on this one -- a trangia and the bbq are all you need. We also have a Kelly kettle (if there is no leccy) and an electric kettle for boiling water.

Margaret.


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Quote: Originally posted by mrsgemini on 07/5/2014
eel28 we are with you on this one -- a trangia and the bbq are all you need. We also have a Kelly kettle (if there is no leccy) and an electric kettle for boiling water.

Margaret.


We ran out of gas on our trip last weekend and resorted to using the BBQ and I realised how versatile it was, to the point where I was thinking "could we use this instead of a cooker" but was not sure about ad-hoc brews, early moring BBQ's etc. I much more enjoyed using the BBQ though for day to day cooking, seemed more like "camping".

The kit you mentioned looks fantastic.

Apologies for hijacking the thread.


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We are 5 and we have the Camping gaz double burner. This takes the 4.5 bottle.

We also take the Coleman stove that takes unleaded - think it may be the dual fuel as a just making a cup of tea stove or as a backup.


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Quote: Originally posted by mrsgemini on 07/5/2014
eel28 we are with you on this one -- a trangia and the bbq are all you need. We also have a Kelly kettle (if there is no leccy) and an electric kettle for boiling water.

Margaret.


Now a Kelly Kettle, or similar, is something I have been fancying for a while now - but then we have more than enough kettles already when we go away

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Quote: Originally posted by Gimpymoo on 07/5/2014
Quote: Originally posted by mrsgemini on 07/5/2014eel28 we are with you on this one -- a trangia and the bbq are all you need. We also have a Kelly kettle (if there is no leccy) and an electric kettle for boiling water.

Margaret.


We ran out of gas on our trip last weekend and resorted to using the BBQ and I realised how versatile it was, to the point where I was thinking "could we use this instead of a cooker" but was not sure about ad-hoc brews, early moring BBQ's etc. I much more enjoyed using the BBQ though for day to day cooking, seemed more like "camping".

The kit you mentioned looks fantastic.

Apologies for hijacking the thread.


Our very first camping trip, all we had was a single Campingaz burner and a stack of disposable BBQs - breakfast, lunch and dinner was cooked on BBQ, not much good for fried eggs though!

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Quote: Our very first camping trip, all we had was a single Campingaz burner and a stack of disposable BBQs - breakfast, lunch and dinner was cooked on BBQ, not much good for fried eggs though!

Which is why I love my griddle :)


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Thank you all so much for your advice. You have certainly given us something to think about.
The campingaz stove looks great and will take your suggestions on board about waiting for sales.


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looking for a bargain

Campingaz vario chef

that is a great price for that stove

they also have the

campingaz suitcase stove

for a tenner, good price for a great stove a


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If you go for the double burner option you might want to think about the new ones from campingaz called xcelerate which are supposed to work better/more efficiently. We've just ordered one to replace an elderly camping chef....


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Personjelboy53
09/5/2014 at 11:12am
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I've got a few stoves ranging from a "Pocket Rocket" for my backpacking through to the Coleman single and double burners dual fuel stoves....Right up to the Kampa Roastmaster double burner and oven which I use for my main holidays and when there is a lot of folk joining me on a meet....

I like using the roastmaster with the oven cos you can keep everything warm and serve it all together whatever your cooking and gives you more versatility in what you cook/heat up...

Bit pricy But worth the investment for a large(ish) family or group camping together.....

Jelboy.

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Everyone seems to like their own setup lol.
We are a bit like jelboy with lots of options. Hubby likes to take the Coleman dual fuel and we run that on Aspen ( petrol fumes and my asthma don't go ). He also has lots of backpacker options including a Jetboil.   
Personally i love the Coleman Fold n Go. It fits a large paella pan on one burner without encroaching on the other and then folds neatly for transport. Also the burners are powerful 10,000 BTUs a piece. Not worth running of the silly one pound bottles though, we sourced a bulk hose converter from the US and run it from a normal propane bottle. I guess this would put most people off but if you can get past that its a great solution. Also if you are lucky you might find a go Outdoors with them on clearance at £19.99 ( i bought a spare :D )

Ps there a pic in my gallery

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