Can the Trangia Kettle fit the gas burner inside?
Tim
burner. I was thinking about buying a Trangia kettle, but I can't tell
just by looking at the pictures if the opening for the kettle will be
too small to fit in the gas burner. Anybody know if they also fully
fill the vertical space? I presently have a couple of travel
knife/fork/spoon sets spanning the top.
Regards,
Tim
Mark. ESL
We use these stoves with a scout unit. The kettle will go inside when
you pack it all up, but the burner has to go inside. Ok if you use a
gas one not so good on meths when it leaks! try:
http://www.trangia.se/english/5612.25_series_ul.html
for more info if this does not help,
Mark
Tim
Just bought a kettle, fits nicely. The gas burner fits inside well, as
does the handle, a scouring pad and an ignition source. Just enough
space at the top to put a couple of camping knife a fork sets.
I'd had a good look at the URL, but just couldn't tell if I could get
the gas burner in. I was passing by a camping shop and they had one in :D
Regards,
Tim
mick
Excellent news - I was hoping that someone would have the definitive
answer! :-)
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Tim
>> Just bought a kettle, fits nicely. The gas burner fits inside well, as
>> does the handle, a scouring pad and an ignition source. Just enough
>> space at the top to put a couple of camping knife a fork sets.
>>
>> I'd had a good look at the URL, but just couldn't tell if I could get
>> the gas burner in. I was passing by a camping shop and they had one in
>> :D
>>
>
>
> Excellent news - I was hoping that someone would have the definitive
> answer! :-)
>
I was out at the weekend buying a Trangia mini, mostly for when I go
mountain biking or a days walking. I was planning on a Coleman F1 Lite
and a small pot/frying pan. But after looking around the Trangia mini
at £20, 330g and nice and compact and seemed like a reasonable buy.
Something else I liked was I could carry a days fuel in the burner, so I
didn't have to carry additional fuel canisters/bottles. I not sure yet
if this is a good idea, as I've not worked out if the meths can
evaporate and pass through the rubber seal. I found it really needs an
additional wind screen, so £10 for MSR wind screen and heat reflector
and another 60g weight. But this makes makes a massive difference.
Especially if you use the heat reflector as a lid as opposed to
reflecting the heat from the bottom.
Given it a bash and I must admit I'm surprisingly happy (even at 0-2C).
I don't have ANY fond memories of the meths burner and have been using
gas for the last 10 years in my 25. But when cooking for one, it's a
nice piece of kit. Boiled up a cup (300ml) in a few minutes and then
knocked up some soup with loads of fuel spare. Of course for what I'm
using it for I could just pack a flask or sandwiches. But after
climbing a b**tard of a hill on my bike, half the fun is sitting back,
relaxing, cooking up a little food at the top and watching the world go
by. I guess I'm getting old when I'm happy to wait for a Trangia eh?
Anyway, back to the original post. As mentioned I was in a camping shop
and it looks like the new gas burners are slightly different to the old.
My old burner has a pipe that protrudes a good 1-2cm from the
burner. From what I can tell the newer burners don't protrude as much
and might even fit in a 27 Kettle.
Having a nosy on Trangia's web site, nice to see they've brought the
weight down by about 20% as well.
Regards,
Tim