Camping stoves and gas - any knowledgeable folk?

champ222 · 11 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Hi All

Ive been trying to figure this out, and i was on the forum anyway, so someone here must know...

Looking for a camping stove, but i'm confused as to which stoves go with which cylinders and regulators.

I see loads of "bundles" suggested on various website, that dont seem to fit together, which just adds to the confusion.

This is the one that looks good to us:

https://www.halfords.com/camping/cooking-equipment/halfords-double-stove-with-grill-new-290269.html

No frills, but should do the job... so what cylinder should i get for that? we have two, one week long trips coming up this year, which is our first go at camping. Considering cost, ease of refill/change out and boot space, Which would you recommend? Once i know which cylinder, i can get the corresponding regulator.

Thanks

champ222 · 11 Apr 2022 at 10:57

Thanks guys, we went to go outdoors. they had loads of stoves, and loads of small cartridge type things, plus piles and piles of the the aerosol can looking ones, that only seem to fit one single type of single buner stove, where it slides in at the side. (unless i'm missing something) It was a bit overwhelming, and our kids were being difficult as usual, so we left and i figured id "do some research" which is where i'm at now really.

We kind of figured Halfords would be a good bet, as "surely" they'd sell the gas and the regulator and the stove, and halford stores are everywhere, but they dont seem to do the gas, other than the CV470 type things. What are they used for?

Dont really want to invest loads, as this could well be a passing fad, but need to be able to feed two kids with zero patience some dinner in a reasonable time scale.

champ222 · 11 Apr 2022 at 12:08

Siliconslave said:
so the one you link to in the first post will do butane and propane (and propane accessories) - but you'll need to buy a hose and regulator. The regulator will define what bottles you can use - this one: https://www.halfords.com/camping/cooking-equipment/campingaz-regulator-and-hose-kit-663710.html will let you use a Campingaz butane but i'd recommend going with Calor (ie https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/15898415/continental-calor-regulator-15898415) as its generally easier and cheaper to get canisters in the UK - nothing worse than running out of gas mid fry up.

You can't easily keep track of how much gas you have left so we've ended up running with two smaller canister, one were using and one full one.

thanks, can you recommend a source for the calor canisters?

champ222 · 11 Apr 2022 at 13:29

All good stuff, thanks guys.

So do the regulators that fit the 901, 904 & 907 cylinder also fit the CV470 canisters too?

champ222 · 11 Apr 2022 at 16:48

Slackworth said:
No they're different - the CV470 is a quick click-type system whereas the 90x regulators are screw-on.

Thanks, do you know if there is a regulator for the "quick click on" type, so i can use them with a regular stove?

champ222 · 12 Apr 2022 at 09:29

BUDFORCE said:
Man you don't need all that gear, you see these people turn up to camp sites, with their chelsea tractors, rediculously large tents and all their camping gear unopened lol - don't be one of those.

We do loads of camping even going with family we just use one of those single burners that use the aerosol type gas cans. Usually come in a plastic brief case looking thing, take up little room, and cheap as chips and work perfectly fine.

Sometimes I will bring a solid fuel burner which is literally the size of a wallet when it's folded down.

Id say for me personally finding a small kettle BBQ is more important, especially one you can take the legs off so it'll pack down, something about cooking on an actual fire feels more rewarding.

I guess it depends though what you want to get out of camping, I reckon some people would bring their dishwasher if they could.

Edit: Oh god it's a thing

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WWD5...n_i_DVPQ7M0RQMH22DKNS10R?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

......just nuke us already.

If it were just me (well then i wouldnt go at all) but yeah, id just probably just go with the single burner thing with the aerosol. what i'm looking for, is something like that, but with two burners, without having the faff of refilling bottles etc. It seems like there are some stoves like that and i'm tempted to go that way. They are just a bit wider than the single stove with the aerosol can.

@Demon The electric does look like a good option, but at least one of the trips coming up has no power. It does look like a good option though.