Old School Gear: CampingGaz CV206 Backpacking Stove

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[@eatmelily]

I bought one of these back in the late 70's, for carry on my Motorcycle while traveling state to state. I dug it out the other day and it still had a canister installed. Now I know I haven't used this in over 30 years, and it still retained it's fuel, and lit right up just like when it was new. Amazing stove, and great for a Breakfast treat at the campgrounds. Also found 2 new canisters marked at around 2.78 cents, LOL. Neat old piece of History that still does a Great job.....

[@Anmeteor9663]

Great bit of kit. Mine still in regularly use in 2023 in UK and Europe. Inherited from my parents and was in use when we went on picnics over 50 years ago.

[@jKtiiy]

over here, these are still considered the standard, like, good luck finding anything else unless you go to adedicated outdoor store

[@gregoryleighty6982]

That's hilarious! This was/is my backpacking stove until I run out of fuel. I have others, but this is the one I'll be using on a trip coming up. Waaaay old school, huh?! I'm only 50. ha ha. I bought that stove in 94' and bought a case (24) fuel cans to go with it because they aren't easy to find - even back then. Well, congratulations, you made me feel super old.

[@CritterFritter]

Bought one in ‘74 when I lived in Kenya. Worked great, but yeah, gotta use up the canister before removing the cartridge. Thanks!

[@blackscorpion8079]

It's normal in Europe we have alot of stoves like this, the gas is very cheap about 1€ per can

[@jmom687]

Where would you buy them ?

[@blackscorpion8079]

@@jmom687 Most outdoor shops and Building supply stores have them, also some supermarkets

[@lookabovelookbelow]

1 euro. Sell me some bud 😆🍻

[@Yaroslav_VII_VII_VII]

@@lookabovelookbelow I bought them yesterday for 1,03€ per 190g

[@roddneysaucedo582]

Still have mine, got it back in the mid 70s from REI when I was in boy scouts, still have 1 new canister. I keep it for the memories and have since replaced with a snow peak only because canisters are hard to get at a resonable price.

[@cantthinkofagoodun1]

Have got one of these Refills easy enough to come by in the uk The model I have has got a wind break ring around the burner and a plastic folding base to stabilise it for larger pots etc. Great little stove for backpacking or even short weekend for two stay. Great post thanks.

[@chilternsroamer872]

I have a deluxe super bluet (the one in the blue metal box). Still works.

[@alancarter4270]

Wow! I used one of these for years back packing in the 80's, very cool. I never had problems with, now I wonder what happened tp mine.

[@webohannon2454]

Had (still have) 2 of these along with a lantern. Bought 'em via Campmor in the 80's. Cartridges now impossible to find in the US. BUT, came across about 4 dozen cartridges at an outdoor store close out. Mundo cheap. This will be my child's inheritance.

[@outdoorseyfun9842]

Cool I have two of them. 1 with a stand and original box, and I just found 2 butane cans for 6 bucks I like these little stoves.

[@carlosmora2189]

I just got one of these at my local goodwill. Only paid $2 for it. I just need the canister now since nobody knows how to convert it to be universal. Great vid

[@spexmaniacuk]

I have just found my wife's stove she used when doing her Duke of Edinburgh awards back in the 1980s. There appears to be two or three slightly different models, hers uses the smallest size gas container which are apparently no longer available. The bigger cartridges seem to still be around. One of the searches I did for gt106 ( the small canister hers uses) someone on a back packing forum had bought a cheap modern burner, stripped it down and fitted the screw fitting to the stove burner allowing use of modern self sealing canisters. Great video. A quick update, I have found a group who keep these alive by back filling the canisters through the valve. Apparently cheap eBay camping stoves with braided fuel hoses can be screwed into where the jet screws, then use an inverted cheap butane can to fill the disposable small cylinder.

[@oldluke7653]

Found anything on Amazon?

[@HarshmanHills]

never seen one of these before. pretty cool.

[@pampersgirl62]

In all supermarket in France, you can find camping gas canisters for less 1.5€ !!!!!!!!!!!! i use thems every day for my workshop ....Butagaz can't sell in USA, but IBM sell in FRANCE !!! ABSURDE !

[@mtstream55n]

I like old school! Awesome!

[@BluegrassBushcraft]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing and God bless

[@silvio6755]

Here in Italy it's very easy to find this type of canisters and they are very cheap, around 1 or 2 €. Actually, I've got two of this stoves. One of them was used by my mum when she was young as a boy scout ('80s). I found it at home with the old canister fitted on, and it still works good.

[@sfkeygrip]

i remember those from when i was in the cub and boy scouts.

[@misolgit69]

this exact kit, mine had a small wind guard under the burner, was my introduction to camp cooking along with a set of British Army mess tins omg how unstable they were

[@YNVNEone]

I was just given one of these along with three unopened cartridges just yesterday. In Canada the cheapest I could find a cartridge was $11.99 CDN plus $24.99 delivery. Or on Amazon for $34.99 and it ships from Germany. Awesome burner on it!

[@craigbetts1586]

sorry I missed this video I just got a notice to watch 2 days later, cool little stove

[@claireereed]

Some of us (in Europe :)) still us them. Very useful video, thank you.

[@jovahsangel]

Good idea to keep in storage as a backup to a backup. If you convert it, hope you make a video on it.😎👍

[@Iridium242]

If I find a way to convert it I will do a vid!

[@doglegjake6788]

Thanks for sharing a great video. I collect these stoves and I was thinking about trying to refill The cartridge through the jet and never taking the cartridge out

[@stiannordskog928]

Very handy stuff. Here in Norway one can buy the small blue canisters on most gasstations, costs 7 dollars. My old «bleulet» works just fine.

[@mickles1975]

I'm pretty sure there's one of those in our house somewhere. The refills cost £2.69 each in my local camping gear store. Maybe $3.25 or something.

[@fancypantsstungrenades9221]

I am 38 and live in the UK and this was all there was in the gas stove department when I was a kid and all we used they was a pain in the ass to use sometimes there is a stand that gos on the bottom I think you are missing.👍🏻oh and the metal box could be folded out to make a wind brake 👍🏻

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you.

[@MultiPinhas]

Still using mine nowdays. Not problem or safety issues at all.

[@bernardairey9631]

I got one just got 6 cans from Amazon. I had in since 1968 brilliant stove still working mind as plastic feet on it. 🧐there’s a deal on Amazon at the moment.

[@ReevyMotovlogs]

Got one of these today in store for £1 they’re everywhere here

[@beankurt]

It's still easy to find these canisters because science labs still use these (Bunsen Burners) and you can get it thru hardware stores

[@markkerrigan8]

Still available in Europe as a system but a bit more expensive than they used to be. Make sure to watch the how to fit the cartridge video though.

[@johncarroll772]

I still use my old stove

[@abf91]

This one was my first Gaz cooker and i love this little cool cooker and when You dont be an Idiot than there is no Danger !

[@kralios]

in greece we use it every day to make greek coffee

[@wanderingranger4208]

I’ve seen the canisters in shop in the uk but I never knew how you got the gas out of them lol.

[@michaelpottinger3271]

Hi out there. I have one just like it. Bought and used in the 1980s. I found canisters here in South Africa, but..when I open the valve some gas comes out and then stops. Might the piercing device be blocking? Anyone know how to trouble shoot?

[@KaylynnStrain]

Hope you csn fond a way to mod this to accept lindel top gas cans

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

In uk millets they sell these all time I get them only 2 pounds each . That's about just under 3 dollars I think

[@angoor101]

I bought one of these stoves and a lantern in 1990 in S. California. They both were brand new and I never used them at all, but had the fuel cans attached. I found them in storage last Spring after a power outage and used them. What a surprise. They fired right up. I believe they were made in West Germany, by the language on their original boxes. The canisters are available on eBay for $4 each. The barcode on one of them is $2.25 sold then. I’ve tried to find an adapter to convert to screw-on type, but unsuccessful so far. Let me know if you find one and I will, too.

[@randybullock2045]

I want to follow this comment just in case someone runs across something. I just got mine today at a yard sale $5 it had a canister but it was empty. I am assuming mine is one of the later ones because it does have what looks to be male threads that maybe screws onto a tank of some sort. Sounds like to me if I can crack this code of converting it, it could be a little money involved LOL!

[@spacekat8249]

I'm french, this style of stove is all my holidays when I was young, a long time ago :))) I'm shure I can find some cartridge perhaps easier or chipper. If so, I will get in touch !

[@Iridium242]

Awesome!

[@fede1233]

In Argentina you can find this cardiges easy

[@jamessones4044]

How do you take the old empty can out of the metal clamp ?

[@bee_ron]

Did you use the highest setting/full blast??

[@GotrekGurninsson]

I still have mine didn’t know you could get tanks for them still

[@thomasmusso1147]

Got mine bought new in the 70's and still in use. Dangerous? Naah .. only if you'd in 'Idiot' Mode. Gas Canisters .. freely available in my Local Migros and cheap.

[@smithoid100]

You can buy the gas £2 at Boyes in UK thats what I'm using

[@johnhightower8737]

Neat !

[@jchiliw]

I had the previous version of this. The gas canisters aren't legal to import to the U.S. You can find the stoves and accessories on ebay.

[@Tastes_like_chicken_shit]

It isn't a legal issue, Coleman just doesn't want them in the US market anymore.

[@user-fb9wv9vz1n]

There a lot of them on balkans, actually I couldn't find anything except of them. Really scary to use them but has no other choice. Less then 2€ per bottle

[@stepaniechapelon6916]

Quite common in Europe

[@pixaxeprepper384]

Boy, do I have backpacking stoves. Lessons learned on older model stoves. Out on the trail you do not want a fire. Can you unscrew the burner and use on newer gas containers?

[@Iridium242]

Sadly no, but I am looking at ways to convert it if I can to twist on gas can

[@ecnivlived]

have you managed to get an adaptor for it I have the same type

[@Iridium242]

Nope I never did get an adapter

[@caseydake]

I have CampingGaz CV206 Backpacking Stove - if someone wants it. I've never started a fire.

[@culhwch2007]

Nowadays i can buy theese cartridge in Poland

[@culhwch2007]

Lasy week in sunday i bought these stove at local flea market🤪💪

[@jean-marissaseguro-barnes3651]

Did you ever find an adaptor to use the treaded canisters with such stove. I have one and do not know what to do with it...

[@Iridium242]

Nope never did find an adapter I will just keep looking and keep the stove in the collection.

[@jean-marissaseguro-barnes3651]

@@Iridium242 Thanks for the reply!

[@prospector2358]

You need a stand for off roading on the work bench it will work just fine the way it is.

[@amonster8mymother]

I have two.

[@amonster8mymother]

I have two of them. I have used them. The gas is a different mix. It's better for colder temperatures. The valve and the stem are brass so the gas does not corrode them. I don't like stoves that I have to assemble and disassembled in the field. I don't trust the thread I have bought several cannisters from different parts in the world. They make them all over the world. Not so for valve cannisters. 👍😎🇨🇦

[@fruityloops9432]

I have an older one :D

[@prospector2358]

Gaz Bluet there are lots on eBay.

[@Iridium242]

Yup, I checked them out before, I plan on picking a few up just to store with the stove, Kind of neat having the old thing :) Amazon had 2 but they wanted 45 bucks for 2 of them.. haha too much Thanks!

[@prospector2358]

Try the word “Bluet” they use to be called by that name.

[@bee_ron]

You mean bleuet bleuet =blueberry

[@bentonja668]

rad

[@nord8507]

Bro what are you talking about? Here in Germany you can get them everywhere. A cartridge costs €1.50. The original CampingGaz cartridges cost 8-13€. With the new adapters you have to buy original CampingGaz. That is the only real reason why the old bayonet connections have been abolished. And they don't explode either. Anyone who goes fishing or bushcrafting will be very well served. They are nothing for hikers anyway, because they are too clunky. I bought a brand new GampingGaz Bleuet S 200 S on Ebay for €7. Good old quality from the 80s. My son will take it with him later when he goes on tour.

[@krabz9390]

Just bought 1 at a thrift store for 3 bucks.