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We use a Campingaz 206 lantern. It not only gives out a good warm light, but it takes the chill off the tent too   We've had ours for around 5 years, yet have only once had to replace the mantle. The gas cartridges for the 206 are the cheapest too,whereas the 270 lantern takes the more expensive refils.

We're very pleased with our 206 lantern, so I'm happy to recommend it  

Remember that gas lamps certainly shouldn't be used inside the tent, so you'll need a battery or electric light as back up anyway. Definately follow the advice about carrying spare mantles too. ou don't have to replace them often but when you do, there's no escape!

I have a couple of CampingGaz ones like this which run off the removable click-loc cannisters. These are slightly more expensive than the pierceble cannisters used for the 206 type lantern referred to above, yes, but they do actually save money as they can be removed for travelling. You should NEVER transport a gas lamp with the cannister attached so this means if you're using piercible cannisters you have to throw the cannister away, possibly part full of gas, at the end of each trip.

I would second the above suggestion as to a rectangular griddle plate to fit on your cooker if you're short of packing space. Extremely useful item. Or if you're going to be carrying (click-loc) gas cannisters, how about a CampingGaz Party Grill?

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 12/5/2009

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Remember that gas lamps certainly shouldn't be used inside the tent, so you'll need a battery or electric light as back up anyway. Definately follow the advice about carrying spare mantles too. ou don't have to replace them often but when you do, there's no escape!

I have a couple of CampingGaz ones like this which run off the removable click-loc cannisters. These are slightly more expensive than the pierceble cannisters used for the 206 type lantern referred to above, yes, but they do actually save money as they can be removed for travelling. You should NEVER transport a gas lamp with the cannister attached so this means if you're using piercible cannisters you have to throw the cannister away, possibly part full of gas, at the end of each trip.

I would second the above suggestion as to a rectangular griddle plate to fit on your cooker if you're short of packing space. Extremely useful item. Or if you're going to be carrying (click-loc) gas cannisters, how about a CampingGaz Party Grill?

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I've got a 206 lantern which I've been using for at least 15 years and I never remove the cartridge except to replace with a new one when it's empty. I don't remember the instructions saying that the cartridges should be thrown away before they were empty - surely this is a dangerous practice? The gas which would be expelled when you remove a part full canister could cause serious freeze burns to any fingers that got in the way, not to mention the potential fire hazard of the escaping gas.

I don't see that travelling with the canister attached to a 206 would be any more hazardous than taking off a part filled clic-loc one - in either case there could be a risk of gas escaping if the seal were to fail.

Re the Party Grill - recommended highly, great piece of kit for breakfasts, but you don't get the real barbecue taste like a charcoal one.

We have a camping gaz Stelli CV double mantle lamp. It gives off a lot of light (up to 160W according to the literature) and uses the CV470 plus cartridges which can be removed and replaced/reused at will, it is supposed to run for 6 hours from one cartridge.

We have just got, but not used, the Outwell folding BBQ to try. It folds completely flat so for packing it seems perfect.

Cheers

Quote: Originally posted by bordercaz on 12/5/2009

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I've got a 206 lantern which I've been using for at least 15 years and I never remove the cartridge except to replace with a new one when it's empty. I don't remember the instructions saying that the cartridges should be thrown away before they were empty - surely this is a dangerous practice? The gas which would be expelled when you remove a part full canister could cause serious freeze burns to any fingers that got in the way, not to mention the potential fire hazard of the escaping gas.

I don't see that travelling with the canister attached to a 206 would be any more hazardous than taking off a part filled clic-loc one - in either case there could be a risk of gas escaping if the seal were to fail.

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The recommended technique for removing a part full pierceable cannister is to place the appliance in a distant hedge and open the valve, without lighting it. Then let the gas bleed off.

Yes clic-loc valves can fail, but it's rare. Also if they do fail it's while you're actually attaching or taking them off, so you know about it. Whereas if you pack an appliance with a cannister of either sort attached it can get dislodged in transit.

I think that's why clic-locks got invented, actually.....

I never remove the cartridge from my 206 lantern for transporting - I still have the instruction leaflet which states in bold letters, "Never remove the cartridge unless it is completely empty".

The bottom of the 206 has a screw fitting to hold the cartridge firmly in place, but we always transport the lantern in it's original box anyway.