Hello everyone! I'm new here, I've just registered and posted first message on welcome section! My name is Andrea, from Italy. By the end of the month I will fly to Bristol and then to Minehead to start the south west coast path. I'm currently still planning the trip! I've thought about gear, tent, sleeping mat, ecc ecc. I will go wild camping whenever possible. Now I'm thinking about the food and how to cook it. And now the question: where I can find gas cartridges along the path? Are there hardware store or outdoor store where I can find them? Or I need to pick some at Bristol? And if yes, where?
Thank you for you patience to read it all and for your replies, in case!
Just a thought.
What type of gas cartridge do you use ?
I have found different types of fitting across Europe.
In the UK the three main types of 'camping gas cartridge' are the
1) French "GAZ" type which the stoves has a pin and punctures the cartridge and you cannot then remove the cartridge.
2) Screw type which is a 7/16" Lindal thread. This is the most popular type in the UK
3) The 'quarter turn Bayonet'
Types 1, 2 and 3 you will find available in camping and outdoor stores.
Type 3 is very often available in DIY shops and Car Fuel (Petrol) Service stations
Adapters for each type are available on Ebay so if you have a 'type 2' stove you can buy and use a type 3 gas cartridge., if you have a type 1 (GAZ) stove then you can only use that type of GAZ cartridge.