Soda Stream; Gas Cylinders

[Pedro C]

The Soda Stream craze of the 80's was recently relaunched with new one-liter plastic bottles and a much larger variety of taste additives, including sugar free (sugar free tonic water for my G&T )

I am considering having one brought to Thailand but it's of no use if I can't get the replacement gas cylinders that fit.

Are replacement gas cylinders for the Soda Stream machines easily available in Hua Hin? Would anyone know for sure?

I'd certainly love having it. My only additional concern would be our young and curious monkey He is already qualifying for a great career at any disassembly line.

[michaelkmiller]

Hello, my name is Mike, and I just joined the forum today.

I am a big fan of soda stream, but I do not buy the refill canasters from the company, they are way too expensive. There is a gentleman from the USA who has developed a soda stream "adapter" that works great. It did cost me about $60 USD for the adopter, but it saves me much more on CO2. The adapter screws onto the top of any gas cylinder (make sure you get the size of generic CO2 canaster that fits into the base of your preferred soda stream machine), and then screws into the soda stream machine. Here in the USA the replacement canisters cost between $20-$30 to purchase or refill from soda stream. I paid $20 for my generic canister, and it costs me about $3-5 to refill it at a petro station or a paint ball store.

My wife and I are planning on giving HH a try as a place to live in January. Any thoughts on the pros or cons?

[Lung Per]

Hello, my name is Mike, and I just joined the forum today.

I am a big fan of soda stream, but I do not buy the refill canasters from the company, they are way too expensive. There is a gentleman from the USA who has developed a soda stream "adapter" that works great. It did cost me about $60 USD for the adopter, but it saves me much more on CO2. The adapter screws onto the top of any gas cylinder (make sure you get the size of generic CO2 canaster that fits into the base of your preferred soda stream machine), and then screws into the soda stream machine. Here in the USA the replacement canisters cost between $20-$30 to purchase or refill from soda stream. I paid $20 for my generic canister, and it costs me about $3-5 to refill it at a petro station or a paint ball store.

My wife and I are planning on giving HH a try as a place to live in January. Any thoughts on the pros or cons?

Hi, and thanks for your input.
Pros and cons on living in Hua Hin? Hua Hin is the King's summer resort and everything appears quiet and peacefuld, more orderly. Yet, you are still in Thailand. Hua Hin is far from Pattaya and Bangkok, culturally. Beaches are not as nice and clean as those in Phuket, but here's less hassle. It's a never ending story and there's a lot to be said, but it's all been said before so I won't be repetitive. Make a search in the forum, there's plenty of good information. If you have not been to Thailand before you will find Thailand and life in Thailand is quite different from that of the U.S.A.
Good luck and enjoy your stay!

[Ralfredo]

Beaches are not as nice and clean as those in Phuket

Old thread I know, and really OT, but I have to respond. I guess we have different interpretation of the word "nice". I think for example the "army beach", maybe five kilometers south of the fly over (don't know the correct name), is better than the beaches in Phuket.

Maybe the sand and water quality is better in Phuket, but I appreciate the almost complete lack of souvenir sellers, the ability to walk on a beach with plenty of space and last but not least the feeling of a more genuine Thailand than Phuket can offer.

But that's me...