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Bump! Surely someone must know how common butane-propane canisters are in Africa?

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The whole continent? Maybe if you narrowed it down to specific countries (and towns, even) people might be able to help...

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Okay, like I said I'll be starting in Morocco, and then the first few months would be occupied with west african countries (Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast if it's safe enough, and eastwards to Cameroon if possible).

I'm not looking for specific stores or anything, more of a general idea of whether people in Africa even use the stuff. If I can find (and preferably also properly dispose of) a canister every other week or so, that's fine. If I go somewhere in Europe, I know I'll be able to buy gas canisters in pretty much every decently sized town, but if gas canisters are pretty rare in (Western) Africa, I might have to switch to liquid fuel.

Edited by: bartjeej

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Bart,

I have cycled through West Africa (please see countries on my blog www.entegatochfietsen.waarbenjij.nu.) In most countries I have found the gas canisters (piercable) in the larger city's of a country.
If you receive more information about the availability of those canisters in Eastern Africa, please let me know because I am currently planning a cycling trip along Eastern Africa. So therefore I have the same question...
Regarding the environmentally friendliness I have to disappoint you...

Ente

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Hi Ente,

Thanks for your advice =) did you also see threaded / resealable canisters, or only the piercable type?

Looks like you had an awesome trip! Should I find myself with money and motivation to spare, I'd like to go all the way to SA too...

From this thread
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/kilimanjaro-gas-canisters-and-crampons-question-t56944.html
I got the impression that, at least in Kenya, it should be possible to find gas canisters, although you might have to search a bit. Have a good East Africa trip!

Bart

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Thanks Bart!

Think it won't be such a big problem indeed to find the gas canisters in Eastern Africa. I'll do some additional checks for confirmation.

Since I was primarily looking for the piercable, I am not sure anymore. I believe that most of the times they had the other types as well, though the piercable were the most common I believe....

Good luck

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Hei EnteGroot.

This summer I will also do a trip to East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda). I also tried to find out which camping stove would be the best option. Now that you've been there, ould you recommend Campingaz (butane propane)? Or is a fuel stove better?

Cheers