Stove thoughts

[Veryhappybunny]

I am hoping to get my other half wild camping if the weather co-operates in July.

We last wild camped a very long time ago, and our stove is a trangia. Is it worth getting a newer stove? Are they better, lighter? and worth spending the money? We’d be using it to boil water, to cook evening meals, and to make pancakes for breakfast (if I can persuade him to do that - pancakes and maple syrup were a favourite when we used to camp).

Thanks

[Marty_JG]

I love spirit burners. Personally I have and use titanium to cut weight, but the Trangia has the advantage of a cap to store unused fuel, is efficient, and has a variable simmer. If you're doing more than fast & light boils, as you are, you don't need a replacement. If all you want is ultralight guerilla boils then I can talk you through some options. [Edit, looks like over for me, but Evernew Titanium for speed and Vargo Triad Multi Titanium for efficiency].

One day Trangia will make a titanium version of their stove and it will be a global smash-hit best seller. Beween 1998 and 2007 they made titanium pots & pans but not stoves.

[Mal Grey]

Go with what you know on your first trip. No, its not the absolute lightest, but a Trangia is efficient and self contained.

There are lots of tiny gas stoves on the market, but the weight of the gas and pan(s) brings it back up a fair bit.

There are also the "Jetboil" type, quick and efficient but not particularly light, and not so good for frying pancakes! Or bacon.


I do like pancakes when wild camping.

[shinenotburn]

I am hoping to get my other half wild camping if the weather co-operates in July.

We last wild camped a very long time ago, and our stove is a trangia. Is it worth getting a newer stove? Are they better, lighter? and worth spending the money? We’d be using it to boil water, to cook evening meals, and to make pancakes for breakfast (if I can persuade him to do that - pancakes and maple syrup were a favourite when we used to camp).

Thanks

I would hang on to the Trangia. What I would do is get the gas burner for it which will fit in the pot or kettle and means you cook rather than just boil much more easily and have some ability to reduce weight with a smaller gas cartridge if that is critical. For me the in built wind proofing of the trangia trumps a lot.

I had exactly this set up but replaced it with a very fancy multi fuel stove which you can gather I regret!

Iain.

[Veryhappybunny]

Many thanks for the wise words - we will stick with the Trangia and see how it goes.

[davekeiller]

I would keep the trangia. It's not the lightest, or the quickest, but they're reliable and pretty much bombproof. They are also one of the few designs of stoves that actually work better in a stiff breeze.
If you decide that you enjoy wildcamping and want to go more lightweight, then maybe consider buying a lighter weight stove at a later date, rather than splashing out now for something that might only get used once or twice.