Trangia Burning Times

[Fishtales]

I just use the Asda noodles. They used to be 8p a packet but I think they are up to 12p now :stir :lol:

[deergravy]

Re: windshields - is the Mini Trangia a different design to the normal one?
Cos the standard Trangia is designed to work best in a wind - the holes in the base and all that. Burns much more vigorously in a breeze, a bit like blowing on a fire.

[Guddler]

The Mini one does fine if you can get it well sheltered but doesn't handle a breeze like its bigger brothers. Because of its small footprint you need to be careful setting it up as well or it'll fall over when you take your eye off it, spill your corned beef hash and set fire to the grass around you  :roll:

[scotty9]

Re: windshields - is the Mini Trangia a different design to the normal one?
Cos the standard Trangia is designed to work best in a wind - the holes in the base and all that. Burns much more vigorously in a breeze, a bit like blowing on a fire.

Yeah Dave, it doesn't have the windshield setup like the standard one. It's almost just a burner exposed to the wind with a tiny stand around it to stick a pot on. The wind gets right in there and blows the flame away off to the side and no heat gets to your pot  :lol: You need something to break the wind and then it's dandy, it's the same burner as its big brother.

[deergravy]

Cheers, makes sense, maybe a perforated wind shield would be the ideal :

[Black-Don]

Plan C

I have bought one of these.

http://www.backpacking-lite.co.uk/reviews/mini-trangia-review.htm

Far lighter and all you need for one person I think.

No.....oooo ! I'd have saved the money Fred and used the burner from the Swedish army Trangia, cut a windshield from a cleaned out food can and used a pot I already had. ( I'm sure you would have had a pot or mess tin lying around ).

I'm not and never have been a fan of the mini Trangia's and reckon they're next to useless. If you want to go that small I reckon you're better off with a hexamine stove



http://zenstoves.net/SolidFuelBurner.htm

or a crusader burner and cup



http://www.clivecatton.co.uk/tag/crusader-mug/

You can use meths, hexamine or gel fuel in the crusader burner. I've never really heard anyone mention gel fuel on here !

Sorry for panning the mini trangia and I'm sure you'll be delighted with it but personally, I've just never been keen on them .

[Fishtales]

You could have made a windshield with the titanium tent pegs and thick aluminium foil, used that to hold the pot over the Trangia burner and all you would need to carry was the windshield, burner, pot and meths. Stick the tent pegs into the ground so that the diameter matches the pot you are using, adjust the height so that it sits level, place the burner inside and light, place the pan on top of the tent pegs and wait. You wouldn't be stuck to one size of pot either as adjusting the diameter to suit the pot size would take no time Can't get much lighter than that

[Allan Crawford]

Some good ideas !

For what its worth I have a large non stick trangia, mainly used it with the gas burner, great control, downside cannisters have got costly. Just ordered the new multifuel X2 burner from Europe as not available in Uk, I use the trangia when out with my boat and always have plenty of petrol, if I go for a long trip dont need to worry about now many cans of gas I need. Love the kettle, wouldnt bother with the non stick and usually carry a cheap normal frying pan.

If going light weight I use a small gas burners and light pot (too light for serious cooking), though probably still take the trangia kettle. (I have 2 )

Having read some of the posts and due to increasing gas cannister costs I might start using the meths burner again for day fishing trips. One fill should be enough to get the sausages and tea cooked !

[scotty9]

You could have made a windshield with the titanium tent pegs and thick aluminium foil, used that to hold the pot over the Trangia burner and all you would need to carry was the windshield, burner, pot and meths. Stick the tent pegs into the ground so that the diameter matches the pot you are using, adjust the height so that it sits level, place the burner inside and light, place the pan on top of the tent pegs and wait. You wouldn't be stuck to one size of pot either as adjusting the diameter to suit the pot size would take no time Can't get much lighter than that

That's a good idea!

[scotty9]

a non stick frying pan/lid is seriously worth considering, and porridge(now tested in the safe environs near the fridge) really is hard to beat, powdered milk and sugar of course, none of this scottish gruel stuff.

Porridge with a bit of runny honey on top  : Ok you probably won't have honey when camping, but when you're beside the fridge it's the breakfast of champions!