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Hello All,

A quick question:

My neighbour has given me a 7kg Calor gas bottle for me to take camping and hook my cooker up to it. I got my cooker from Argos and it says to use it with a 904 or 907 campingaz cylinder.

My question is - can I use this calor gas instead of campingaz? If I can, I need a regulator, can I just buy one of these to attach to the cylinder and away I go?

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=1428744&mpre=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=%26item%3D180141330127&rd=1&rd=1

Thanks in advance

Yes.  As long as the regulator matches the gas bottle, you can use anything.

as Paul said, yes you just need the correct regulator, although you might find that a 7kg bottle is a bit cumbersome for camping.

Thanks for your replies.

I'd much prefer a smaller gas bottle but when someone gives you a freebie.....!!!!

Once it's ran out, I'll exchange it for a smaller one.

Thanks again

You should be able to take them to any gas retailler and exhange them for a more suitable size.

Colin

The regulator for a 7Kg bottle is the same as the 15Kg bottle as used in household gas fires, like this

They clip on from the top of the bottle, the smaller 4.5Kg bottles, which i use and are ideal for camping, take a regulator like this

So in order to avoid buying two regulators try to get hold of an old Household gas fire and pirate the regulator, shame you live so far away, i would have given you one

No sorry, the Camping gaz bottles have a different regulator, they screw on from the top

If you intend to camp mainly in Britain then stick to Calor as they are cheaper, RRP for 4.5 £11-75_), and they are more plentiful, if you intend to camp abroad the calor is not available and you should go for the 904, 907 camping gaz, if the regulators you have fit the bottle you have then you will be OK, when you change to a smaller bottle, (4.5Kg) the regulators are only about a fiver