Campingaz, formerly Camping Gaz, is a brand of products with compressed, mixed butane/propane[1] gas supplied in small, lightweight, disposable canisters and larger, refillable cylinders[2] designed for use as a fuel while camping and caravanning. The fuel gas is compressed to a liquid and sold in characteristic blue metal containers. The brand name is also used on appliances manufactured for use with the gas, namely cookers, lanterns, heaters, grills, refrigerators, etc., as well as more general camping equipment, such as sleeping bags.
Company history
Early history
The Camping Gaz company was founded in France in 1949.[3] Introducing a small, blue, refillable gas cylinder, directly fitted with special stoves and Welsbach mantle lanterns, the company rapidly expanded to foreign markets. Starting in 1952, gas lighting and gas burner stoves were offered for campers.