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Hi Guys
Can anyone tell me if these canisters can be used to power any single gas cooker (the ones that come in a plastic case) regardless of who the manufacturer is? I am going to use this purely as a back up so am not talking big usage just whether they all fit more than one brand.I ask the question because Argos have 12 for £14.99 which seems a cheaper way of buying them.Any advice please.....

The Gas cans are a standard size and fitting so will fit any make of Uno/Bistro cooker

it would be worthwhile checking out the price of this gas at your local camping shop prior to deciding to go to Argos.  I say that as i was looking for some CV470 cannisters 19.99 for four at Argos, but, ALL the local stores were out of stock, the nearest store that had any was a bit of a trek away, so decided to look in camping shop.  their price was 4.99 each, so got the four and made a saving of 2p!

ok so it's not the monetry saving thats important, but it did save me the hassle of going out of my way to find an Argos branch with the gas in stock and at such a similar price too.

hi out door crew

we use the uno type stoves that come in a  plastic suitcase ive used all makes of canisters just make sure that the cannister either have a notch on them or not (depending on you stove ) the notch on ours is also the safety catch when in the stove. ive bought them as little as £1.50 and i think the dearest being £2.50  each

some supermarket have them but maybe out of season now

Lynne

The 220, 227 & 250 is the quantity of gas in the cartridge. We've got a Sunngas suitcase stove & I've tried about four different brands of cartridge in it - they all fit, but some last longer than others. The Camping Gaz ones from Argos are 250's, so they last the longest.

There's not a great deal of difference in how long they last, except with the 190 cartridge which I bought last year - me not realising that the 190 meant the quantity of gas in the cartridge, so I just took the one as usual for our 3 day trip & it ran out at 9.30pm when we were desperate for a cuppa, and all the shops were closed