Trangia TS0251 Cooker

Advantages: Lightweight, compact, tough, ready for anything
Disadvantages: None - really.

...Some products deliver a task well. Others deliver the same task exceptionally on all fronts, this is the case with a Trangia. I have owned my Trangia since 1983 (!) and except for replacing a lost pan handle and a lost saucepan it is still performing to the same standards. Trangia now come in many formats - large and small, standard pans, teflon coated none stick frying pans, dual layered pans for increased thermal conductivity and are now available to be used with gas rater than the traditional methylated spirits. I have used several different version but the most important aspect of them all is their ease of use and transportability. The Trangia is stable and gives out excellent heat for a long time (up to an 3/4hour, dependant on setting, on one fill of meths). The packing system of pans, burner, windshield, kettle... Read review

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Advantages: Light, unbreakable
Disadvantages: Slower to boil, lack of fine flame control

...I have had my Trangia since 1989 after several years of experience using them and it is as good as the day I bought it. They are robust, and will last a lifetime. Unlike most liquid or gas stoves, the burner has no moving parts. Just fill with Methelated Spirits, (some water, to reduce sooting) and light with a match. The heat of the flame causes the fuel vapour to rise up the side channels of the burner and out through the small holes at the top. The rest of the stove looks like two pans, one inverted with air holes holds the burner, the second - the windshield holds the pan / frying pan. Once the burner is cool, you can seal it up with a cap. The O-rings are still good, and it has never leaked on me. On top of the lid you can store the flame control. This is a guard that sits over the burner and restricts the flame. There is... Read review

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Advantages: wonderfully compact
Disadvantages: no instructions

...What is this new fashion for not including instructions with anything? This is a meths burning stove. Already there is a problem. Buying meths is no fun at all. You have to pretend not to notice the suspicious looks you get fro the salespeople. OK you got over that hurdle. What the **** do you do with it? Pour it in to the cooker, light a match and just drop the lighted match in? I have had a few conflagrations in my time and I am not anxious to experiment. If I only knew how to light the stove I would be crazy about this cooker. It is a splendid, compact design. The cooker and stand fit into the pot, which fits into the larger pot and the frying pan doubles as a lid for the pot. The frying pan is the smallest I have ever seen, just right for breakfast for one, and I have begun using it on a stove I do understand. It packs beautifully... Read review

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