Trangia Triangle Lightweight Camping Stove - Silver, One Size

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When using the windscreen like this, be sure to put the windscreen holes into the wind. Works perfectly! I'd recommend a remote canister gas stove such as one of MSR Windpro, Optimus Vega, Primus Express Spider, Edelrid Opilio, Fire Maple FMS-118 (which was being sold very cheaply by Field & Trek as the Karrimor Alpine until fairly recently). The important point is that all these have a pre-heat tube passing through the stove flame, which allows you to run the stove with the canister upside down and avoid the normal gas performance problems in cold weather or at the end of the canister. Start the stove with the canister upright, then turn it over and adjust the flame. You can buy a Trangia fuel bottle which is the safest and leak free way to transport fuel. For a long trip, I will do this.

But for an overnighter, the 250ml bottle that you can buy meths in works well and is a good amount for 2 people and 24 hours. The pot problem The Triangle was not available, but now, in 2022, it has become available again in a slightly different design. It looks a bit better, but there was never a problem with the older one. It is rumoured that they discontinued it because of a patent or some such infringement.

Okay so at 120g it is 5 times heavier than most of our other burners, but it does have features which make it popular. Petrol stoves can flare quite high at startup, so aren't good for use inside a tent, and often don't simmer well as the burner has to be kept hot enough to vaporise the fuel before it gets to the jet. It is provided with a screw cap, which will seal the unit and any remaining fuel for transportation. (Not long term storage) To extinguish the stove, put the closed simmer ring over the flame. NEVER blow it out. It doesn’t work and you will end up with flaming meths everywhere. Don’t use the lid or the o ring will melt. It fits perfectly in our Honey Stove, either as a square or hexagonal cooking unit, giving alternative cooking fuels.

Although it will run on car petrol, the additives in the fuel don't always burn off properly in the low-ish temperatures of a camping stove, leading to clogging up and consequent strip down & cleaning. Some of the constituents of car petrol aren't terribly healthy either (look up benzene, for example), and petrol stations often don't like you just buying a bottle full (min sale is usually 2 litres). It's better to use an additive free fuel such as Coleman fuel or Primus Powerfuel if possible (cheaper alternatives such as Aspen 4 or panel wipe do exist, but not so that you would find them during a trip).

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I like the simplicity and sturdiness of the system, but occasionally the bulk of the standard stand and wind-shield combination has proved more than I really want to carry. The 3 pieces of stainless clip together and the steel insert for the burner just pushes in to place. It’s so simple, but is a little fiddly until you get used to it. Then drop the burner in to place in the central hole. Having removed the lid and not quite filled it with meths beforehand.