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As you will see from my previous posts I am very new to camping, 2 weeks in cornwall and now hooked. I have just bought a Campingaz Camping Chef Cooker (we had a great little Uno stove but would like something a bit bigger) but it does not come with a regulator, (it does inc hose and jubilee clips). I am a bit confused about this as there seems to be different styles, can anyone help??

Many thanks

ruby....

you need a standard regulator, such as this http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/pp/Caravanning/Gas_Management/Regulator_Calor_4.5kg.html

this one is for a butane gas supply (very important that you get the correct match).

its blue for butane and red for propane.  the difference i believe is that propane burns at a hotter temperature and is easier to ignite in colder conditions.

however i use a propane reg. with a 907 gas cannister on my campinggaz camping chef. dont be fooled into buying one of the over priced campingaz gaz cannisters and regulator

Thanks Guys, I haven't bought the gas yet what is better?

Sorry to sound dumb, but I've never had to buy this sort of thing before. 

The info states that it takes either Butane 904 or propane 907!!!

Thank you so much!

Gosh I have so much to learn!

I haven't bought any gas etc yet just the cooker which comes with the hose and clips.

Ruby, having asked a very similar question myself see this thread , got quite a lot of info concerning the gas, and cannister types/regulators. (Thanks again to those that replied)

What I would suggest is that you think about how much room you have when packing, and how much gas you will need to use whilst 'away'. Then you can make an informed decision as to which type of gas bcannister/regulator to buy. Please be aware a butane regulator won't go on all butane cannisters !! (I have friends who turned up this year with a new cannister that they had taken to the shop and swapped their empty one for...only to find that their regulator didn't match the 'new' cannister  Fortunatly, the nice man that runs the site, had a spare cannister that they used for the duration)

I actually went to a local camping retailer, and got the cannister, regulator and additional hose at a 'package' price, so look out for that sort of thing, if you don't find a spare at the tip (or similar!)

Hope this helps.