Trangia

[Stewart]

Anyone still use the old Trangia..I'm on my second one now..Only replaced the old one cos the new one has a kettle in it..Great bit of kit in my opinion..what do you think????

[kerrera]

Anyone still use the old Trangia..I'm on my second one now..Only replaced the old one cos the new one has a kettle in it..Great bit of kit in my opinion..what do you think????

I've just finished spending 6 months with a guy who had a trangia. It weighed more than my tent.

Sorry: probably not the reply you're looking for.

[Stewart]

Anyone still use the old Trangia..I'm on my second one now..Only replaced the old one cos the new one has a kettle in it..Great bit of kit in my opinion..what do you think????

I've just finished spending 6 months with a guy who had a trangia. It weighed more than my tent.

Sorry: probably not the reply you're looking for.

No not at all..Glad to hear your opinion..To be honest when I got my first Trangia they were the lightest and best thing on the market..Looks like i'm out of touch these days.....So what's the big thing these days, is there something better out there?

[rocket-ron]

i use a jetboil. I think its a excellant bit of kit

[Stewart]

Jetboil..must check it out now

[Stewart]

I think the reason we went for the trangia 20 yrs ago was that our gas was freezing up and we were advised to go for Meths and at the time it seemed to work when we were up high and camping in winter..

[fingeez]

Iv used a trangia for about 10 years and love it. Need to replace mine with something else now as one of the pans has a small hole in it, buts its been used alot.

Def not the lightest piece of kit but reliable

Although i think i'll be buying a lightweight gas stove and evernew pan for my future walking trips.

Ross

[Yettie]

I recently bought a Mini Trangia. I've used it a few times and so far I'm very happy with it. The larger Trangias do seem heavy, but the Mini is 330g for a burner,stand, 0.9l pot and lid/frying pan, which doesn't seem too bad for a complete system. It doesn't have the built-in wind shield of the larger models, so I've made a light-weight one out of metal foil.

I like the fact that I can save any unburnt fuel by screwing the lid onto the burner.

[maddjock]

Ive got the mini trangia as well - quite heavy at 100g compared to newer burners I combine it with Evernew's DX Stand and the Evernew small pasta pot. Complete kitchen set up weighs in at 370g, that includes the burner, stand, pot, extra windshield, tindercard, lighter, titanium spork, carry-sack and a pot cosy. Could get the total weight down to under 300g if I replaced the wee trangia with something like the gram weenie or Evernew's own burner, but more than happy with the trangia, and as Yettie says any unburnt fuel can be stored using the screw on lid.

[gaffr]

Never been a Trangia owner....but my daughter swears by hers..... I see that they are made now with an orifice to allow connection to a gas bottle. However I do own the two sizes of the Trangia kettle ...small to use when out alone and the larger model when out with the Frenchwoman. As with the Trangia system either kettle fits inside my old cooking pot with the beverage stuff inside the kettle. Couldn't do without my kettle!

[davidmhodgey]

I was camping with a really nice random guy I met in the Mamores last weekend. His rucksack weighed more than my car, mostly due to the massive Trangia he was carrying.

I didn't see the point in it to be honest, seeing as I managed to cook my dinner and make tea using my rubbish little £6 stove and mess tins, in about a quarter of the time it took him.

Maybe I'm missing something?

[bootsandpaddles]

I hate the smell of meths!

[retrogear]

I hate the smell of meths!

Holding your nose while you drink it should solve the problem

[fedupofuserids]

Mine's been on the go for over 20 years (only had to replace the brass simmer ring) , I've got the gas burner so have the choice of either meths or gas.

Probably is heavy compared to modern day stoves, but I've used in mine in snow and gale force winds without any problems. I certainly wont replace it until its broke.

As for speed, I know meths isn't the quickest of fuels, but I'm in no hurry !!!