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Hello, this is only my second post.

These might sound like daft questions, but I'm new to this so here goes:

• Am I right that 'calor gas' is not available abroad, so a different regulator is required, so that 'campingaz' can be used?
• Roughly how long would a 4.5kg calor gas butane cylinder last cooking one meal for three and a couple of brew ups a day?
• Roughly how much would a refillable campingaz cylinder cost?

You probably get the gist, I have purchased a stove and calor cylinder+regulator and I'm going camping in Europe and I want to know If the calor will last, or if I need to have a campingaz backup.

I'm sorry if these sound like silly questions, but I am a total newbie to cooking with butane, and I'm getting a bit bewildered by it all.

Thanks.

Bob.

Hi Bob,   I can't help with the specifics but one thing that was pointed out to me is that the danger of going abroad with a Calor cylinder is that if you get a faulty cylinder that springs a leak then you're in difficulty and would have to buy a new camping gaz cylinder and regulator while you're there!! 

We bit the bullet and bought two regulators and use Calor in the UK (cheaper) and Camping Gaz in France. 

A 4.5kg gas bottle should last ages.

We have a 3kg in our folding camper.  Used it about 10 weekends last year + 1 weeks holiday and its still going strong!

Thanks, that would make sense.

We take 2 Calor Gas bottles to France. One normally lasts the 2 weeks running a Cadac which we also use to boil a kettle for cuppas, as well as all the cooking, although we eat out a fair bit in France. The food is just too good to miss. The 2nd bottle is backup and has never been used. We got both bottles from the local tip and slipped the lad a fiver each for them.

Carol

hi, i took 2 6k bottles with me and a gaz 4.5 as a backup, last year and we never even used 1 bottle in over 2 weeks, cooking and stuff. hope that helps.

floppy

hi

we are new to this too, have just had a weekend away in -8degrees, only to be told that the heating or gas wasn't working becausse it freezes at -3, also water pum'p froze and heater in shower sprung a leak as you dont think about 'draining down in freezing conditions when you are desperate to get into bed out of the cold. had alaigh in all that adversity thoughx

jane

Quote: Originally posted by huts0n on 05/3/2006

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CAn I get a light weight bottle for propane??
Andrew

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