Trangia Stove

[swamprat]

Mentioned in my last trip report that I needed to write up this stove and a rainy monday afternoon seemed like the right time to do just that.

My better half. Erica had been wanting to buy one of these stoves for a long while and she made a trip to Sweden for her sons wedding this past summer and bought one, straight from the source.
I am really impressed with it over all. Light weight, easily stowable. Compact. Very miserly on fuel. Fuel( denatured alchohol) is cheap.

Evening meal of instant mashed potatoes and ham

Not sure on cost either. A quick google search shows a bunch of different modles and styles and I "think" this one runs about 75 bucks for the whole kit. But don't hold me to that..... A little pricey but if something works the way it should then its worth it in my book.
The only downsides that I have found or read about are that it doesn't work well in very cold temps. ( not a problem in Florida) and if your not very carefull with the lid to the burner, the least little bit of sand or grit will cause it to leak a bit. Thats why it is kept in its own plastic bag.

 

[bearridge]

Does it cook on high, low 'n in between?

 

[swamprat]

high to low is controlled by the highering and lowering of the pot

 

[oldsparkey]

Allready checked them out. She got the $74.00 one with everything which is one great deal.

I took my little burner and tried in inside a Zip Stove ( Without the fan going ) That was one hot mess. Burnt my hand on the handle ( folding ) of the metal pot I was boiling two cups of water in.

I like the alochol stoves when camping solo , almost as well as the Zip Stove. The combination of the two offers the best of both worlds.

I am a camping gadget nut and when something weighs that light and preforms that well.....

Chuck.
PS.. Who had the Bush Beer or was that part of the gear. ??????

 

[bearridge]

Mister High Sheriff,

I studied all them alcohol stoves, but only one looked like it had a way ta cook high, low 'n in between.....the one with the penny on top. I figger me'n Brad will pitch tents next ta each other before too long 'n I will see it fer myownself, but so far the Zip beats 'em all. I kin boil water near bout az fast az the microwave. I kin cook hot enuff ta bend a horseshoe 'er slow enuff ta warm one of them extra packets of clam chowder that seem ta show up in a meal ready ta eat ever now 'n then.

If they jest made a bigger Zip stove fer a big pot, I'll buy ya one 'n ya kin cook ever nite. Yeah......that iz the ticket. :wink: All in favor? [aye] :mrgreen:

regards
bearridge
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[oldsparkey]

I'm thinking of a contingency plan in case of rain. It does rain on me now and then when camping but not that much. :roll:

Using the Zip and it is raining I don't want a big fire under the tarp (rain fly) of the hammock or inside the tent. So I could slip the little Trangia burner in the Zip and have a low ( smokeless flame) to cook over that will not melt the rain fly.

I know it is not smart to cook in a tent since the food aroma can attract critters to the tent but sometimes something hot to eat is sure nice , especially during a all day rain. More along the line of some Ramon Noodles and not bacon or something with a lot of aroma to it.

I guess a person could use MRE's in a situtation like that , they would repell any critters during the night. Especially the ones with taste. :lol:
The down side is that I would be using the ballast for the canoe as a meal. I usually have two of the mre's with me as ballast and survival chow.

Chuck.

 

[Kayak Jack]

... I guess a person could use MRE's in a situtation like that , they would repell any critters during the night. Especially the ones with taste. :lol:
The down side is that I would be using the ballast for the canoe as a meal. I usually have two of the mre's with me as ballast and survival chow.

THIS - from a guy who thinks viennie snausages are haute cuisine!! He'll be driving a steam powered, gull winged Crosley next.

I think MRE's would be appropriate when I'm pulling a sledge through snow all day. Three MRE's would balance out the calories then.

 

[oldsparkey]

THIS - from a guy who thinks viennie snausages are haute cuisine!! He'll be driving a steam powered, gull winged Crosley next.

I think MRE's would be appropriate when I'm pulling a sledge through snow all day. Three MRE's would balance out the calories then.

BBQ'ed Viennas are really good and the ones cooked in steam from the Crosleys steamer aren't half bad , either. "O" I forgot you have been camping and did not know they deliverd that Crosley.

About the snow , that is the stuff you guy's have up north that looks like white beach sand but is really frosen rain drops , or so I have been told. :? If that is true then why pull something threw it , it is nothing but water so paddle threw the stuff.
Darn Yankees ... they will find any excuse or reason to portage there boats. :roll:

Chuck.

 

[Kayak Jack]

Difference between snow and tofu is - snow is edible - AND digestible.

Speaking of unique foods, I introduced a gaggle of Michigan paddlers to Ronnie Smith's Frito pie last week. Pour a heated can of chili onto a plateful of Frito's. (A recipe so simple even I can't screw it up, too much.) I didn't have any jalapenos, but I did have diced onions to add. Thanks, Ron.

They liked it! A couple of them liked it all night long.

 

[oldyaker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trangia

 

[tx river rat]

Throw a little cheeze on top of that 2 Jack .
Ron

 

[oldsparkey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trangia

They are some really good little burners and stoves for cooking meals that one person .... might be two .... can enjoy. Easy to set up , light weight and do what they say they will do.

I do like the little one that I have. I don't have the set , just the little burner to use.

Plus the pots will not have any soot on them but don't expect to cook a long time with one of them. They are a heat and eat cooking apparatus. After all they were designed for the soldier in the field to cook his food on for himself while remaining hidden from anyone that wanted to harm him.

Stoves or burners have different uses just like the boats we build and paddle. Some are great for solo trips (Depending on where you are ) and others need to be taken when paddling with a large crew. Especially if you take there desires into consideration.

If that is not a concern then it only comes down to what you want for yourself and will be happy with. Personally for myself , I prefer the Zip and the alcohol stoves , they both have a lot to offer a camper depending on the situation.

Chuck.

 

[bearridge]

O Master of Flow Bizness,

I dont mean ta whup this dead horse too bad, but how bout a double sized Zip stove? Mebbe a triple sized one? A dutch oven mite set on top of a triple size. What if ya had two triple sized ones? I reckon ya kin cook fer the Dallas Cowboys with two of 'em.

The fan iz the key. It gives ya #1 low (jest burnin' twigs, no fan), #2 medium (fan set on low) 'n #3 high (egg fryin'). No gas, no alcohol, no cannisters, no pennies, etc. It works off a AA battery. Mine haz been runnin' fer 3 years.

regards
bearridge

ps I reckon we mite call the triple size Zip a Texas Zip? 8)

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[oldsparkey]

They make a tripe or Texas sized one ..... It is called a Blacksmith's Forge. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Chuck.

 

[hairymick]

G'day Guys,

As you all know, I love my little Zip stove but it has it limitations.

One of them is very definately when camping in the wet (very wet) and dry twigs or dry aything for that matter are allmost impossible to obtain. Unless one is prepared to collect, carry and store a bucket of the stuff.- and try to keep it dry too.

compare that to the convenience of perhaps half a pint of de-natured alcohol, (we call it metholated spirits or metho for short)

Another disadvantage is in is very small size. This makes the device unstable with anything much bigger than the dinky little pots they provide.

Another one is the constant need to keep adding to the fire and all the dirty sooty things totry to pack up when finished.

for what they are though, they burn hot and cheap.

I had the pleasure of watching my mate Tom using his Triangia the other day - in the rain when we stopped on a lake shore for a cuppa. It looked to be much the same kit as posted here and I have to tell you that it really impressed me.

It was quick to set up, easy to light and clean burning - AND SMOKELESS 8)

It boiled two cups of water about as fast as my Zip could but was heaps more stable on the ground and much less fuss to set up and to work. I loved his stove and thing that in many ways it is superior to the my Zip.

I would have given anything for this stove the other morning while staggering round my tent, hungover, cold and wet in the rain trying to find something dry enough to get to burn in my Zip for my first (of many) coffees that day.

These Triangias are the real deal, serious camp cooking kit and I know where they are sold locally. Next time I go to town I will be definately buying one - not to replace my Zip but to compliment it.

Swampy, thank you for sharing your views on this truly remarkable piece of gear mate. Guys do yourselves a favour, next time you get the chance have a look at one of these. They are quality stuff and actually do what they are intended for.

 

[Lazyriverguy]

Thanks for the post I have heard of these but never heard ifin they work. I may just have to find 1 and add it to the many things I need to carry.
Joe

 

[bearridge]

Swampy on left

Swamprat on left

They do favor. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :roll: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol:

 

[bearridge]

They make a tripe or Texas sized one ..... It is called a Blacksmith's Forge. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Now put yer thinkin' cap on.....how bout a Zip Stove 3x az wide. Unlike the alcohol stoves, ya git temp controls. I tote some firewood with my cookin' gear.....weighs a heap less than the can of alcohol I bought frum the Sam Walton store.

When the alcohol stoves kin simmer 'n fry, let me know. :wink:

regards
bearridge

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[hairymick]

Bear,

a bigger home made Zip should not be too difficult mate.

simply use the motor and fan from a standard zip and use a bigger can - like a 1 gallon paint tin for the fire box.

Let me think on this for a while, I think the idea has merrit and my biggest grip with my Zip is its relative instability.

Re frying, good point. while the alcohol stoves get hot enough to cook on, I like my fat (why do you guys call it shortening? ) smoking hot before I put fish in. No way will an alchol stove achieve that.

 

[oldsparkey]

I had a nice article posted about using the stove when the *(^%$@^ computer decide to cut the fool. SO HERE I GO AGAIN........ but a shorter version which will be save as I go along .

I have used the beer can stoves I have made on trips and on one trip it along with the item oldyaker posted cooked the meals for three of us on that trip.

Now I do like the double burner ones Coleman has but the single burners have failed me and several friends on trips and they had to use the double burner I had with us. I have it on river runs where there are several paddlers.

What I'm thinking about is the solo trips and like I tell everyone .... when we do a group trip , everyone has to be self contained , stoves , food , water and all of it. This way if someone wants to go ahead or just drop back they can. All they would miss out on is the BS flying around the campfire at night , there choice.

I want something that will work for me and after checking out the outfit that Trangia has , is seams like a simple solution to the problems I have been trying to work out.

In the morning I will place an order for the #27 ... 3 person ultralight Aluminum Alcohol stove kit they have.

To me that is just right .... It will offer me some cooking , no matter how hard the wind blows since everything in the fire pit is protected. Plus it offers a lot for two folks , two pots to heat soup , stew or anything up in. The frying pan , great for one person , anyway the ones I camp with.

If a frying pan is needed for fish or anything requiring really hot grease then the Zip Stove will take care of that. Especially with the camping frying pan I have.

Might say I am going to cover both sides of the coin with less camping or cooking gear.

One for my use when being lazy and one for anything else. Both in a nice tight bundle taking up little space.

Now when it gets here then I will have to try it on a river and I have just the right one in mind for a couple of nights out there.

All ways looking for a reason to go camping......... :lol: :lol: :lol: This might be the Holy Grail of camp cooking arrangement for one person or two guys having a hot meal. The Trangia and the Zip together , the best of both worlds.

Or you could do like the old timers did it........ One cast iron frying pan for cooking or warming everything over the coals from a camp fire.

Chuck.