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Hi all

I've recently bought the campingaz camping chef (the two burner with a grill) but haven't got the regulator or a gas cannister yet. I'm just wondering what you guys think is the best type of gas to go for - we're only going camping in July but will go for around a week. I'm completely clueless as previously I've cooked with mess tins and hexi stoves with solid fuel but now it's family camping with a 2 year old and I'll be heavily pregnant, so I thought that stove was impracticle for a proper meal.

As far as I'm aware, I need to get either a butane or a propane regulator, then that will dictate what type of gas I get? No idea what size cannister to go for/how many cannisters either. Advice would be appreciated!

Noo wont be venturing abroad, might get stuck if baby decided to come early!! Plus I like it in the UK. We'll be in the Lakes somewhere, haven't actually booked yet but probably should soon as we're confined to school holidays with OH being a teacher.

I've had a look at the concertina type kitchen stands, but have read they can be quiet unstable? So was thinking of one of the four legged types with a little shelving area underneath like this: http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3402753.htm

but I didn't want OH to grumble at me buying yet more camping stuff... I've become a tad obsessed...

I'll have a go at finding a gas bottle, are new ones really pricey? How does it work getting an old one filled up, do you send it off? I'm a real novice with this gas malarky!

Thanks very much. I've just looked up a nearby stockist so will be visiting after I've hopefully got my hands on an old bottle.

Nope I wont be cooking inside - I don't fancy a tent fire! I plan on having someone holding a golf brolley over me/whoever else is cooking if it rains, otherwise just the wind break will do as a little outdoor area.

Thanks again for your help!

Be warned - our local dumps won't sell Calor bottles any more. The deal with calor bottles is that you are effectively renting them from calor for an up-front fee and as such they should be returned to calor rather than sold. Hence why our local dumps now return them to calor rather than sell them on. They are sometimes sold on ebay or at car boot sales. We actually "bought/rented" ours and filled up on gas from a specialist gas supplier - as they supply the trade and charge trade prices rather than retail prices.

Helen

If you use calor then at least you have the choice of butane or propane, I do not think that there is any difference in the price so would suggest proppane as this will work even below freezing point whereas you can have problems with butane at low temperatures. Also look out for different quantities, we have got a 3.9kg tank as obviously the larger the tank the more valuable car space it will take up not to mention being that much heavier to carry

  Steve

How long would the 3.9kg propane last for do you think? The only thing we have which is gas powered is the stove/grill.

And correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I have deduced...

I use the hose supplied with the campingaz stove to attach it to the regulator, then use another hose to attach to regulator to the gas cannister? I would have a play about with the stove to try and figure it out from the instructions but I'm supposed to be revising for my finals and OH will tell me off! So this is my secret break.

Quote: And correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I have deduced...

I use the hose supplied with the campingaz stove to attach it to the regulator, then use another hose to attach to regulator to the gas cannister? I would have a play about with the stove to try and figure it out from the instructions but I'm supposed to be revising for my finals and OH will tell me off! So this is my secret break.

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Quote: Originally posted by Peckedhen1 on 31/5/2010I'm also interested in this but, I thought that you attached one end of the hose to the stove and the other to the regulator then attach the regulator directly to the gas cylinder using a spanner.   Hmm, why does the regulator not just clip on to the gas like our barbecue one does?