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hi

can you kind and techno minded souls please explain 1) very basically how a gas fridge works, 2) what type of cannisters they can run off & 3) are they good pices of kit.

cheers

I have a Combicool, and it`s the best piece of kit I own, after the tent.

Mine runs off Campingaz if I don`t have electricity on the pitch. I don`t know if they can run off Calor, but someone else will.

We`re a family of four and the Combicool is large enough for all the food and some of the beer. We just came back from a trip to France, and Hubby said the fridge probably paid for itself over that one holiday. He likes his beer cold and if you don`t have a decent fridge well, then you have to use the campsite bar. Trouble with that is that a beer in the bar costs 2€, and a pack of 30 beers (same brand and size) from the supermarket costs 8€. Hubby likes his beer, and we were in France for five weeks...work the maths out.

thanks fatbelly and valk_scot,

Val

can I ask you for a link or a product description of your exact model so I can see it for myself aswell as the price / spec etc

cheers

SH

They run off the butane or propane, so all you need is the correct regulator for the cylinder.

Mine went almost through a 907 cyclinder over a three week holiday, although I did leave it on permanently. I know some people switch them off overnight as the air is cool outside, so that would probably make the cylinder last longer.

definately worth it, the same gas as a bbq, blue bottle from B at q or calor gas shops    don't know how it works!!!!! but it keeps cold!!

Quote: Originally posted by scrum half on 15/08/2005

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Val

can I ask you for a link or a product description of your exact model so I can see it for myself aswell as the price / spec etc

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Here`s a good description on the Wilddays site...

 

http://www.qksrv.net/click-1428744-10297635?URL=http://www.wildday.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=1193

 

Shop around though...I`ve heard folk say here they paid £129 for theirs. Mind you, Wilddays have low postage....£3.95 per order last time I bought from them.

I'm a fan of these as well.  We run ours off of calor gas in the UK and camping gaz in france because calor is significantly cheaper than camping gaz.  

It's a great piece of kit and it gets a lot of use other than just camping trips.  My OH is impressed at what a good beer fridge it makes......

folks

If using this combicool in the uk with calor gas etc, what is the smallest gas cannister & rough cost I can use (that will likely last 3-4 days constantly on). 

I realise this will not be a cost effective way of getting gas but I can put up with it.

thanks

Quote: Originally posted by scrum half on 16/08/2005

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folks

If using this combicool in the uk with calor gas etc, what is the smallest gas cannister & rough cost I can use (that will likely last 3-4 days constantly on). 

I realise this will not be a cost effective way of getting gas but I can put up with it.

thanks

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Well the smallest calor bottle you can get is a 4.5 ,and have used our for about 4 weeks now and still pretty full ,You can use it with campinggaz too ,and a 907 bottle last for around 10 days !

You can get a 4.5kg Calor cylinder which I think is the smallest they do (check out calor.co.uk).  Be aware though that you need a different regulator for this cylinder than the 7.5kg one.  

I haven't managed to work out how much gas ours uses as we have used a variety of half used cylinders.  it seems to be very economical - we have a small Camping gaz cylinder and I'm amazed how long it has lasted.  I think the suggestion on here previously was that a small camping gaz cylinder will last 10 days to 2 weeks.