Trangia Alcohol Stove

Nearly 60 years ago I bought my first Trangia stove in Stockholm after working with the Finnish border patrol out of Rovaniemi. They used them exclusively in winter and summer. Now the original has traveled the world with me and never once failed as long as an alcohol fuel could be obtained. (Trangia will run on Polish pure spirit!)There is one piece of maintenance, a good clean once a year and my stove is ready to go fishing or tramping again. It will work at minus 20 Deg C provided it is warmed with a little priming fuel is poured around the rim to aid in starting; Matches work best for winter use otherwise a fire striker will ignite it. I now use mine with a cross frame to support a small pot which the stove and all the gubbins fit into nicely. There is only one drawback; compared with gas or gasoline it is slow, 4 to 8 minutes to boil 500 ml of water and a windshield is a must. On the plus side fuel is $7/8 a liter which lasts on average for some 3 weeks of tramping with 4 brews and 2 meals per day. One suggestion for prospective purchasers: Buy a Trangia fuel bottle with it, these make filling so much easier and safer. Bonus: it is tops for the environment. Does not wear out and the fuel is totally sustainable and probably made in New Zealand
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Equipoutdoors Response
Thank you for the awesome review on this product. Trangia is a brand that just works & is built to last an eternity!

Don't know why I didn't buy one of these sooner!

I had something very much like this as a kid/teen/youngster and utterly loved it, boiled many a billy of water with it. Unfortunately it went missing somewhere over the years and I've always wanted a replacement - and here it is! The Trangia has a couple of things my old stove lacked: a simmer ring and a screw cap to seal it closed. This is great because now I can regulate the heat to a degree and I no longer have to let the fuel burn out or attempt to pour excess fuel back into the bottle. To my utter delight, I discovered that this stove fits nicely inside my 0.4-litre camping mug which means it does not take up any extra space in my pack. It's a full 100g lighter than my Doite Spider folding gas stove and a couple of small bottles of methylated spirits weigh a lot less than a small canister of gas (with the added advantage that I can easily top up a partially-full fuel bottle between camping trips - try that with a gas canister!) Also, unlike gas, this thing works at sub-zero temperatures. Utterly rapt to have a spirit stove again - it's like being reunited with an old friend.
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