Carbide

[GG]

So many carbide lamps and so little carbide... Where is the best place to get it?

- Various rumours of a guy in Paris who bought 1000kg of it. (I assume he doesn't have a wife.)

- There is a new supplier on ebay, from Germany: £25.20 for 2kg (cheaper than the usual £20 per kg).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2kg-Carbi...336?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27f02087f0

- Caving Supplies £11.40 per kg + £7 postage.

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Au vieux campeur: about €12 a tub,and normal Paris shop opening hours, St Michel metro.

£2 a kilo from Germany, TF will no doubt tell us about it.

 

[The Franconian]

a) have you tried other ways than search on the net, like walking into your local (small or big) gardening-, paint-, caving- or chemist shops,
asking for that anti mole / root vole stuff ?
b) thought about shops in Belgium, Luxemburg or Netherlands ?
(I've seen videos about carbide shooting in Netherlands, Belgium would be close to Calais)
c) My last buy was last year in a small paint shop 2min from my home, where I found accidentially that he is selling it for anti root vole reasons.
I am not sure how much he has left in the moment, it was a few months ago.
I paid 2.50 euros a kilo, for that carbide made in China.
He said that he doesn't know whether he will buy another batch, because it sells so slow and he has to order 1000kg.
I would have to check.
Bigger problem would be, how to hand it over, but I would help, if possible
I can not really believe that this ebay seller shown above, can send it by post.
In a climbing / cave shop in my city, they sold it for 6 euros last year
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[Oxygen Thief]

Honestly TF, you can't buy it in the shops over here, maybe two places in the whole country.

 

[Speed]

Well i just bought 3kg from Caving Supplies and it worked out to about £40 delivered. Cant complain too much at that!

The 3kg tub might be a bit much for most people but you can share quite easily.. I know when it gets left for long periods it tends to 'go off' a bit. The last lot i used under paris came from the labs of a derelict factory in 2009 so at least 6 years old. It still worked but didn't seem to last half the time brand new stuff does.

 

[The Franconian]

just been to the painters shop, two kegs full left, after that will be finish.
He won't order again, 1000kg is too much.
So maybe we can find a way

 

[Derailed]

Anymore 'leads' about where to get carbide in the UK? I can get a kilo from caving supply shops for about £24, anywhere cheaper? Thought about buying it whilst on a kta trip, but can you bring a big tub of the stuff back on the Eurostar? What about getting it posted from abroad, possible?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Anymore 'leads' about where to get carbide in the UK? I can get a kilo from caving supply shops for about £24, anywhere cheaper? Thought about buying it whilst on a kta trip, but can you bring a big tub of the stuff back on the Eurostar? What about getting it posted from abroad, possible?

Caving Supplies is £11.40 for 1KG or £30 for 3kg, not sure how much the postage is though. Can't find anything cheaper.

 

[Speed]

Postage is a lot £10+ iirc but its the same for both 1kg and 3kg

 

[Derailed]

Cheers guys! But this is site I found too, they get you with postage big time

 

[LaCigale]

Wow, you guys pay crazy prices. France 1 - England 0

 

[Jimmy]

Sorry to bump an old thread. Anyone got any new leads on where's best to buy some carbide? or is it still caving supplies?

 

[GG]

eBay is usually £20 a kilo delivered. Caving supplies looks your best bet in the UK.

Otherwise buy it in Paris. The shop "Au Vieux camper" is worth checking.

 

[GG]

Anymore 'leads' about where to get carbide in the UK? I can get a kilo from caving supply shops for about £24, anywhere cheaper? Thought about buying it whilst on a kta trip, but can you bring a big tub of the stuff back on the Eurostar? What about getting it posted from abroad, possible?

I specifically asked Eurostar about whether it was ok to bring carbide. They had to think about it, then said definitely not. However, I have taken it numerous times and not lost it once. 50% of the time they take a look at the lamp. I leave it empty, and open it up showing that it has no gas in it. That is fine. They are looking for gas cylinders (I lose those 75% of the time now) and flammable liquids.

 

[Jimmy]

Thanks for the information on the carbide and on the Eurostar. Do you happen to know what the ferry's stance is on taking it over?