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I am no expert on this but I would guess that the small disposable cylinders would not be able to keep up the pressure long enough to run your equipment. A friend of mine bought a BBQ once and bought a refillable cylinder smaller than the recommended size for the BBQ and it did not work very well.

It might be cheaper and easier to spend your money on a cheap single ring fitting to go on the refillable cylinders you are suggesting. You can then use this in the case of running out of gas.

e.g. this at £7.99 http://www.survival-school.org/Default.aspx?tabid=246&productid=302

This would probably cost less than a new regulator and take up less room. ... and you could always take it on a picnic and have a brew-up!!

I have never heard of anyone doing this, have to say. Why not take two big cylinders? I use CampingGaz 907s and a 904, and the 904 is a great back-up cylinder as it doesn't take up a lot of space at all, really. And it can be used to run BBQ or whatever with no problem at all.

I get all my CampinGaz cylindes from the localtip. I smile sweetly and have never been refused yet. I must have got half a dozen this way for myself and friends, often still with gas in them.

I can see what you're trying to do - and I wouldn't have any safety concerns if you could get a proper adapter! Unfortunately I've been around a fair while and have never seen such a thing for camping on this side of the pond! The Camping Gaz one you mention above is for some specific lab equipment!

The only time I've seen hoses connected to cartridges has been for very small camping stoves. Whilst there's penty of those about I think it would be dodgy to try and adapt them (and not sure if they'd give an adequate flow rate anyway even just for the fridge).

Glen