Originally Posted by Saga Lout (Post 2958672)

Having worked for Calor from 1981 and for many years after that, I've moved my fair share of them. The 12 was just basically a barbecue bottle and was pointless, the 4.5 and 3.9 were steady little bottles that many used and it's strange to think they're going. There was also the 7 Alloy but that was phased out years ago.
As people seem to want a small bottle, why not get a 907 or a 904 Camping Gaz bottle, a screw in regulator will be required, but they're around the same size as a 4.5 and can be bought all over Europe which makes them a much better option for travelling or small scale use.
There are people that fill their own cylinders and I've seen more than my share of those same people with burns, I won't say how it's done as it's dangerous.

Originally Posted by Southern Star (Post 2960301)

This is a bit of a PITA as the gas locker on my narrowboat will only take the small bottles. I have no doubt that some enterprising folk will start refilling them though as nature abhors a vacuum.

Originally Posted by Saga Lout (Post 2958672)

Having worked for Calor from 1981 and for many years after that, I've moved my fair share of them. The 12 was just basically a barbecue bottle and was pointless, the 4.5 and 3.9 were steady little bottles that many used and it's strange to think they're going. There was also the 7 Alloy but that was phased out years ago.