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We have the Campingaz Camping Chef Double Burner and Grill like this one:

We run it off a Calor 4.5 butane bottle which will be OK for any table top stove that is designed to run from a cylinder

This is a Campingaz 907 butane cylinder

It holds 2.7 Kg of gas and, once you have an empty cylinder you may exchange it for a full one at an average cost of £17.50, it connects to your cooker via a regulator and a rubber hose like this:

Calor also sell butane gas which you can use with your cooker, the equivalant size is slightly larger being a Calor 4.5 Kg which exchanges for around £12  empty for full:

These need a different regulator like this:

Regulators in both cases are around £5

Personally i prefer the Calor 4.5 Kg because they are easier sourced and you get almost twice the gas for less money, a 4.5 Kg usually lasts us a season and more

There is a deposit to pay in both cases for the cylinder, i think Calor charge £30 but i stand to be corrected, better that you beg steel or borrow an empty from elsewhere, local free ads or the council tip, Area Recycling Facility, are popular sources

Post last edited on 21/02/2009 13:13:10

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Or you can use cheaper gas from the Flo gas group - see here:

http://www.flogas.co.uk/brands/

They come in similar sizes to Calor, but the regulators are different for some sizes.

Unless you are thinking of camping in very cold weather, butane will be fine. If you wanted to camp in winter then propane would be better, but it is more expensive.

Yep, our cylinder lives in the shed when not in use

To be honest we use the stove shown simply because we already own it but i wouldn't buy the same one again because the grill is pretty damn useless at making toast, i would consider this one while it's at that price

And get one of these for your toast