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Steffan

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Re: Swedish Army Trangia Stove
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2011, 08:26:27 AM »
Thanks Pat  ;D I knew you'd bit like a pirahna  ;) :D
what about moutaineers - they all seem to use gas, although they also tend to hang the cylinder upside down

Steffan

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Re: Swedish Army Trangia Stove
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2011, 06:11:44 PM »
we have a kelly kettle and a ghillie (same principle but better built and with a whistle! we take it with us when we go canoeing and camping. too bulky to cart on the bike. ive an aldi trangia clone too, a brilliant piece of kit and half the price of the real thing with no difference in performance, we also have several gas stoves, and they arent too good, jetboil is ok its quick and useful, but the problem with gas is the cold. ok modern blends are better, but when it gets below zero, you struggle to get the gas to evaporate in the can and you care constantly shaking it up to see if its empty. best stoves by far, are petrol powered ones though. especially on the bike, cos you need carry no spare fuel to cook with. we also have a coleman dual fuel which runs on unleaded which is the hottest burning of all the stoves we have. i have to say however that my fave of all is a small american fan assisted woodgas burner that we use from time to time when we go out travelling light, fan is charged with a small solar charger so never runs flat, and it burns wood and other solid fuel down to absolutely nothing with loads of heat, a flame like a gas burner and no smaoke at all. its a stunning piece of kit, though it wasnt cheap when i got it.

incidentally, if youve a panset, then look on youtube for 'penny stove' for a trangia style burner made from 2 old beercans and a stanlet knife. easily the cheapest stove out there!!

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Re: Swedish Army Trangia Stove
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2011, 06:15:41 PM »
The penny stoves were a development of the American ultra-lightweight backpacking movement. Apparently the Trangia was never really imported to the States so they didn't have a massive store of used old burners like us Europeans have. They set about making their own spiritburners and it evolved into a battle to see who could make the nicest, cheapest and lightest burner. Some of the Pepsi can burners are real works of art.

GC

Richard

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Re: Swedish Army Trangia Stove
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2011, 06:27:58 PM »
Come on GC, you were there when I used my Kelly at the racetrack Dragon.  Soup and a burger.

I have also used my homemade 'hobo' stoves as well.  Sooty,  messy things that are fun to make and use with the Scouts. Too many stoves really,  not enough opportunities to use them these days.

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Steffan

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Re: Swedish Army Trangia Stove
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2011, 07:19:36 PM »
well that's BS pick a night and we'll take the willing...up early and back to work.

Steff