Camping stove gas cartridge availability
 

I'm planning to take a small camping stove on my upcoming trip in March/April and thinking about the availability of the gas cannisters. Are they easy to obtain in Southern Maroc without visiting a large supermarket?
It's an OEX mini stove and takes the standard screw on cartridges that are widely available in the UK.
I'm sure I've seen them numerous times at roadside restaurants cooking tagines.

why would you want to cook ? loads of places to get a coffee at about 8-10 dirrams and eat for about 30

Can't comment on Moroccan gas bottles, but can still suggest something useful :D ... Take a France vs. the rest of the world gas bottle adapter with you, like this one available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B71GDY...haWwp13NParams

Considering France's colonial involvement with Morocco, who knows what gas bottle nozzles they use. I wished I had such a device when trail riding a few years ago in France and my non-French gas bottle ran out... I do now :thumbup1:

Now that tip is worth it's weight in gold, thanks Chris :)

I have looked for these a lot over the years and not found them so, even if you found the odd one,I would say that the overall solution would be unreliable :(

Picking up on Badou's comment;with the recent explosion in roadside van coffee vendors,we have found this a great way to stop for a chat with the local people :scooter:

In Marrakech I was able to find some little blue "Camping Gaz" French style bottles in one of the "Droguerie" shops of rue Fatima Zahra.

Although I wish I had the bottle adapter Chris posted above, as they were not working on my Optimus stove... :crying:

Decathlon, Bricoma and Mr Bricolage all have gas canisters but not always a full selection of types.

While eating out can be cheap, its not much help when wildcamping out in the desert. And camping out in the stunning landscapes is one of the highlights of overland travel in Morocco

And in March there might not be so many road side food sellers open between dawn and dusk!

Ramadan starts 1st March and the last thing I want to do is to offend anyone by eating at lunchtime. It's probably accepted sat in a touristy cafe in Jemaa el-Fnaa but I'm not going there.
My plan is to travel light and ride the trails south of the High Atlas and around the Anti Atlas. Having a small gas cooker and some food will give me the freedom to stop and eat whenever I choose and like The Warden says, relax and enjoy the stunning landscapes.

Maybe I'll need to pack a few more gas cannisters than I'd planned and try to source somewhere that sells them for the next trip.

Sounds like the EN417 cannister, popularised by Coleman. Decathlon in Morocco has in the past sold JetBoil stoves that use the Coleman cannister, but when I've tried to get refill canisters in the past they've not had them. So I now keep a supply of EN417 canisters in Spain for each trip.

On the other hand, Campingaz (formerly Camping Gas) canisters are widely available.

gas canisters
 

I have a jet boil which I carry EN417 100g canisters for, my understanding is that they are plentiful, Europe that is, though I've never needed to replace one on a 4 week trip, so now I have part filled ones I need to weigh to see how much gas is left. I've also used these and the larger sizes for a gas adaptor to my Trangia, so I could run both at the same time.
If you use aTrangia adaptor, Toolstation sell the upright 350g canisters for £6 but obviously not great for a Jet boil.
However, for main cooking on a longer trip I'll take my colemans fuel stove that can take petrol and that's available everywhere, and only use the jet boil occasionally for tea etc.

I looked into this last year flying in for a moto and while camping gaz plus burner head from Decathlon would be the way to go in Mk (learned the lesson in France), cans won't be available south of the Atlas. So depends on duration/use.

But alcohol is sold in pharmacies which are in every town. That works with a light Trangia burner plus an X pot stand and a cup/pot. Probably needs a windshield too.
A good back-up that weighs next to nothing and will go on a plane.

In a rental car you can easily buy a 5-kilo propane bottle and a burner in any village souk.