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Hi there,

I'm going to buy a new cooker, a double burner & grill one, upgrading from single burner which uses aerosol size cannisters.  The new one will use a gas bottle like a Camping Gaz 907. 

We're packed to bursting in the car already and I do not want to take a large heavy cylinder with us.  We'll only going to one campsite for 2 weeks, our stopovers en route will be in hotels. I wondered if it is possible to hire a bottle (and compatable regulator) from the campsite.

Thank you for your help.  So many knowledgeable people on here, it's wonderful.

Emma x

Before we got the trailer we used to take two 904's to save on space, these days we take two 907's, having two cylinders means you will never run out of Gaz.

As we use EHU, our Gaz consumpion is real low, and I recon, one 907, would last us for 5 weeks!.

We changed our old cooker for a new "CampingGaz CampingChef" twin burner and grill back in 2008, only because it was a bargain at £20 and came with the CampinGaz regulator and Hose.

It's been a mighty fine cooker, and I would highly reccomend it.

If you realy are that stuck for space, get a 904, should you run out of Gaz, the campsite will simply exchange, but even in France the cost of a 904 refill, is almost the same as the larger 907.

We got all our CampinGaz cylinders for next to nowt, some from tenters, who were going to caravan, and the rest from our local tip, in fact now I have the complete set 2 of each 901, 904 and 907!.

Quote: Originally posted by blueexpo97 on 20/2/2012

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If you can hold off until you go on holiday, buy a 907 cylinder in a French supermarket a lot cheaper than here.

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A radical alternative, and taking up less space, would be to buy a £14.99 double boiling ring (that's what it's called) from Argos, and a hook-up cable, and use electricity.  All pitches in France have a hook-up point, and if you're using an ACSI card or Camping Cheques the cost of the electricity is included in the 'package' of two adults, car and caravan or motorhome or tent, awning, electricity, and one dog!

I know we have a caravan, but that's what we do!  We cook outside in the awning, using our hob, mini-oven, and only ever use the caravan gas for en-route kettle boiling!

Thank you all so much.

I've measured a 907 and it's going in, I'm bidding on a trailer on ebay now!!  I like the idea of the double boiling ring too though thanks as i'd not thought of that.

You have saved me from buying a new 907, I will head down to the tip.

And Ollie, we were at Massereau last year, and planning on returning this year if we can get our annual leave sorted in time for there still to be pitches!  Am hoping on 2 weeks from 5 August.  When you going?

Thanks again folks, Emma x

Quote: Originally posted by Ma+Pa Clampett. on 21/2/2012

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Camping Gaz seems to be the only gas you can get on the continent,Calor Gas does not exist over there.

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