Cadac Trio Power Pak (BayonetCcartridge) and Hose (1m)

I actually saw someone else using one of these on a Cadac2 at a campsite, particularly interested as we had just bought a Cadac2. I was so impressed I ordered one. It's Very simple and effective portable gas supply for cooking. Very pleased. Downside is I now have a propane regulator and hose that has never been used (as I was going to use propane for it)

This thing is an absolutely genius idea but fundamentally awful in practice! The little rubber things that hold the gas canisters into the pressure seal aren’t deep enough and so they relax in warm weather and the gas flows for 3 seconds and cuts out. Only way is to pad out each can so it maintains proper contact. Not confidence inspiring at all!

This enables hose gas appliances to run off Campingaz 250 or equivalent "Bistro" cartridges, obviating the need for carrying a heavy refillable container. The following points are relevant: 1) Cadac do not publish on their website wattages of their appliances or the maximum wattage which can be driven by either the trio PowerPak or the 2 cylinder EN417 PowerPak. The appliance that it was designed for runs at 3,700 watts. I have not tested this combination. Very poor website descriptions from Cadac leaving off the power. Would have got 5 star otherwise. 2) CP250 cartridges are a fraction of the price of EN417 (and even more so Coleman Propane cartridges) per kg of gas. 3) CP250 cartridges contain isobutane, which can function for longer than butane. It may seem academic that butane vaporises at -1, isobutane at -11 and propane at -42, (Coleman claim -27 for their Xtreme EN417 cartridges) but the endothermic reactions which occur in gas bottles when lpg is changing to vapour as it is used, drives down the temperature of the lpg in the bottle. If you take off too much gas for the maximum offtake because you are using too high a powered appliance, the gas will cease to come out the bottle. Particularly so in cold weather and at higher altitudes. 4) I tested this item in extreme on an 8,000 watt Camp Chef stove and the stove was lit for 63 minutes with high power for 12 minutes. 5) Only 30% of the gas in the containers were used, the rest refusing to vapourise. The offtake was therefore too large. I am taking delivery of a 4,000 watt stove and will conduct the same test. I also intend to test the two stoves with the PowerPak duo with expensive Coleman Xtreme cartridges, which have a high proportion of propane. 6) To give 4000 watts from a refillable container one would need a 4.75kg/4.96kw) Calor blue Butane cylinder with archaic Union no 109 regulator (due to be discontinued, and replaced by the much heavier 7kg/6.95kw) or the 3.9kg/7.5kw Calor red Propane cylinder. Propane should not be carried inside a car. It is unknown how this compares to the 2.72kg Campingaz 907, as the company refuses to publish data on its gas cylinders such as maximum offtake. Empty rechargeable cylinders can weigh twice as much as the gas they hold. 7) Taken delivery of a 4000 watt CampingazPartytime stove/grill. Connected this to Powerpak and it ran for over 5 hours (proabably 20% at a good power). The important thing is that the gas bottles were completely emptied, indicating that the 4000 watts or the Cadac 3750 grills are a good match. What is also interesting is that the Bistro stoves made for these gas bottles always leave gas behind if you have them full on. This indicates that the 2200w of the Bistro stove will not give 2200w for very long. I deduce that the maximum continuous offtake of Campingaz CP250 cartridges is 1300 watts and that Campingaz overrates its appliances by 70% to allow for using on a low light.

This is a great addition to any gas camping stove that requires more than 1 gas canister, very easy to use, light design & carry case included. Will definitely get lots of use out of it.

I had initially been put off buying this due to reading other reviews, but I wanted it so that we could cook together with friends outside their caravan using both of our Cadac Chef 2, running mine from this power pack while obviously our friends run theirs from their external BBQ point on their caravan. In addition, I also thought it would allow me to use the Cadac at home and not just when we’re away in the caravan. Other reviews said it leaks, is dangerous and that the gas pressure is too low resulting in a flame you cannot see. Well, either their power packs were faulty or they didn’t bother to read the instructions. So I tried ours out in the garden - it was flawless. Twisting each canister clockwise until it locks gave a perfect seal. Then and only then, close the back door. Attaching the hose was quick and easy. At first I couldn’t see the flame, but I did notice the surface changing with heat so I knew it had ignited. Cadac Chef should be run on low pressure gas, it’s supposed to be like that, my Cadac was up to 200 degrees within 1-2 mins and cooked brilliantly. After a few hours of family BBQ fun, including a 2nd round for late arrivals, I still had 50% of the gas left. I left the canisters in the power pack for another 24 hrs after which they still seemed 50% full and no leaks. Not the cheapest way to buy gas, but I got 4 canisters for £10 so it still worked out under £4 for a family BBQ which is less than I usually spend on charcoal and fire starters!

Low gas pressure. Stove top cutting off, yellow flames leaving black spot over the kettle and Pans. Singlehandedly the worst product I've wasted my money on. So, the concept of this seems great, it's sold and described as being convenient and all singing all dancing and it's far from any of that. Firstly the unit doesn't secure the gas canisters in place so you're constantly losing gass connection and pressure and your flames dying out on you while you're trying to cook. Secondly it produces yellow flames which leave your Pans and kettle covered in black soot. Thirdly it comes with a quick release valve to connect to your hob that you just can't find any adapter for anywhere so having had to cut off the quick release end and use a jubilee clip onto a normal fitting also means that I cannot return it. Nothing but problems with it. My advice, don't waste your money, it promises the world but delivers nothing but hassle. Oh and the odd smell of gas around it fills me with zero confidence. Worst camping purchase to date....and I've bought some rubbish over the years. It's a no from me

Can't fault the product at all, was a great addition to our camping kit, lasted quite a while too before having to replace the canisters. Only critique is that the description could make it clearer that this is the case and regulator only, you have to buy the canisters separate (it does state this in the description but when ordering in a hurry it's easy to miss)

Good