Trangia stoves

[Manx Cat]

Dilema ......


After reading these posts, the meths burners do seem to have a strong gathering...rather like steel framed bicycles

I take note on the purchasing of the fuel... I can easily get meths (we use gallons of it at work), gas needs to be sourced.... and I hear its noisy, I never thought of the noise. I have been looking and looking at stoves on line, some seem really light, but then you have to add the weight and space needed for the fuel cannister, plus all the cooking gear (pots pans etc) whereas with the Trangia its all included, you know what the weight will be.

I looked on YouTube, and yes, some nice person on there has it all on film, the Trangia looks a lot more gentle, with its gentle flame. I wonder if the gas might be a bit... ferocious, well, like the gas cooker at home and I have lost eyebrows using that!

Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this thread...

The winter time is fast approaching and I have my birthday in March (Him indoors never knows what to buy me..)

Lots of time to think, but I feel I have now made up my mind. Trangia do get hundreds of happy customers after all.


M

[hubgearfreak]

gas needs to be sourced.... and I hear its noisy

to be fair, it's not exactly noisy, it's just not silent.

the beauty of a trangia is that if you set it before you go to bed, you need only drop a lit match in and the kettle's on, whilst you're still half asleep/hungover/making love/whatever

[pjclinch]

A Trangia running on spirit is almost silent. A Trangia running on gas (or other gas stove) makes quite abit more noise, but nothing that will prevent slumber or conversation. Quite a few liquid fuel pressure stoves (for example, my Primus MFS) sound like a turbo-jet.

It's worth noting that "you need only drop a lit match in" assumes certain things about the ambient temperature. If it's around freezing all that will happen is the match will go out IME. Another downside of spirit is it burns up relatively fast so on a big job the burner will need refuelling which is a faff needing considerable care. I've found gas is the easiest thing to light.

I particularly like a Trangia running on gas. The Gas conversion is over-priced for what it is, but it does work very well and you get the rock-solid stability and storm-proofing of the Trangia with the convenience and controllability of gas. But it's all a bit bulky and heavy so i usually only use it out of the boat, preferring a remote-can gas stove with a folding windshield for cycle touring.

Pete.

[Jack]

the beauty of a trangia is that if you set it before you go to bed, you need only drop a lit match in and the kettle's on, whilst you're still half asleep/hungover/making love/whatever

Yeah, it's a bugger having to turn a knob AND strike a match.

[LANDSURFER74]

As i have pointed out ... the coleman conversion costs only £12 ..and that includes a re-sealable gas cylinder...

[pedalsheep]

As i have pointed out ... the coleman conversion costs only £12 ..and that includes a re-sealable gas cylinder...

Could you provide a link for this please Landsurfer? My search only comes up with the official Trangia version. At that price I'd be keen to try it altho my Trangia is so old it doesn't have the hole for the gas hose.

[LANDSURFER74]

Coleman power ...works absolutly fine....

[Edwards]

Coleman power ...works absolutly fine....

From the picture it looks like a stove that is used inside the Trangia windshield.
Is the gas control inside?
If so does it get hot?
Does the canister get hot?

[willem jongman]

Indeed, gas stove makers always warn against cannisters getting too hot. This is turning the Trangia into a bomb.
Willem

[LANDSURFER74]

Ah Ha! ... you fell for the phyisics trap .. the burner is above the Trangia air inlet .. therefore, the burner draws cool air in to the cooker .. over the gas cartridge...providing a constant cooling effect to the gas supply ..however the air drawn in is above ambient temp as it is partially heated by the higher temp of the alloy structure... due to the burn at the cooking face .... therefore the gas cartridge works at an efficient temp ...... 7 years, 22 gas cartridges and no bomb ....... in the words of Mr. Hawking ..." do the maths" .....
i have !

[hubgearfreak]

This is turning the Trangia into a bomb.

i wouldn't use it

[Aushiker]

Coleman power ...works absolutly fine....

I am struggling to see what the advantage is of this setup. Seems to me that it all it is doing is making a heavy stove system heavier for no gain. Wouldn't it be better to use the gas stove with a light weight windshield if that is the point of this or am I missing something here?

Andrew

[LANDSURFER74]

As previously posted it depends what you want to do with the cooker , if its just a cuppa or a pot noodle then the minimun set up if fine.
But if you are camping in the hills as i do and want to cook meals, often for 3-4 people, the trangia / coleman set up is fast , clean and stable.
Everything packs into the trangia and the weight differance is minimal as you do not have the weight of the meths or its container...

[Edwards]

I also asked more than one question. The physics (without the maffs) also state that for that type of burner, the ones with a small flame directed straight up do have a tendency to reflect the heat straight back down. Heating the control valve and the connection to the cylinder, this does indeed help in really cold weather but overheats the rubber O ring.
You have also forgot about the Toroidal effect of the heat circulation in the upper part, so in the words of you know who. Not quite fully explained can do better D-.
Markill made a from of windshield that went between the burner and the control valve and that also suffered from the convection of heat, but I bet no where near as much as that set up.

Also how do you control the heat?

[LANDSURFER74]

There is a control knob on the side of the burner..... fairly obvious ..... your turn .....

I've been cooking like this for years ... no bomb ...no problem ..... my actual, practicle experiance versus .......what exactly ???????