Adam. Yahoo! I was hoping someone would ask about these.
I've not only used Trangia stoves touring, I also have switched many of my sea kayaking expedition groups over to these. In short, these stoves are great. They are durable, simple and relatively light.They come with a cool teapot. They are made by workers who earn a livable wage. Unless you destroy the stove by beating it with a rock, it will always work. I camp on beaches for weeks at a time with beginning sea kayakers and they've always had stove issues due to sand and mechanical breakdowns. This has never happened with a Trangia. I did a two week field stove comparison with a group of experienced students a year or so ago. We compared the Trangia with the MSR Isopro and the MSR Whisperlite. The Trangia was the hands-down favorite. The best thing about Trangias for touring in the US, is that it seems that every hardware store in the country sells denatured alcohol - and usually in quart of pint sizes. Lacking that, you can almost always find a product called "HEET." I've heard that people use Everclear, and I've tried it at home, but never on a trip. Downsides - well, pot sizes are limited due to the low heat output. Also, my 20 year old students NEED the 25 series set to serve two people adequately. My wife and I use the smaller 27 series and it works fine for us, but we don't really pound food. I use the pots for cooking and eating when I'm on an expedition along with a single spoon. I've found the stove is only adequate for cooking more advanced meals, so if you are a gourmet, look elsewhere. Alcohol stoves are less efficient than isobutane stoves for LONG trips without the ability to ressupply. I can make a single, 8oz isobutane canister last for 9 days. That same period requires about 32oz of alcohol for me. As an aside. I believe that the key to using any stove efficiently during long trips is learning how to use a pot cozy. Do an internet search for backpack cozy cooking and you'll get the idea.All of my students now use pot cozies for meal prep - we use half the fuel we used to. Dave On Apr 7, 6:02 pm, Adam <oceanm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd love to hear about about your experiences with the trangia stoves > Riv sells after months of cooking. > Cheers, > Adam > > On Apr 7, 1:49 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
