I second what Anne and the others have said. I have used many alcohol stoves (most I fashioned myself) but the Trangia really is the most reliable. I augmented mine a couple of years ago with the "S-2" windscreen and stand from Clickstand (Stove works, not the kickstand) and that has really optimized the burning efficiency. I use mine backpacking, also, if I am solo. With others, we use gas stoves. I have a mall tea kettle, also, but it wasn't made by Trangia. One danger inherent with alcohol burners is that they are completely silent. If you use one in daylight, you can't see or hear the flame, so be cautious cooking with long sleeved shirts, etc. Hear is the clickstand link. They have some neat things:
http://www.clikstand.com/p_clikstands.html >________________________________ >From: Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 1:01 PM >Subject: Re: [RBW] Trangia cook kits > >I have both sets, the smaller and the larger. Trangia says that the >smaller set is appropriate for one or two people, and the larger for >three or four. In my experience, the one person set is perfect for one >but too small for two and I doubt the larger set is big enough for >four. > >It all depends on what you cook, though. If all you're doing is >boiling water for rehydration, you can get by with a smaller set. But >let's say you want to make a soup, or spaghetti. The smaller set can >cook spaghetti for one, but no more. Let's say you want pancakes for >breakfast. The smaller frying pan cooks about half enough pancakes for >one cyclist's breakfast at one time. > >Trangia offers a cute little teakettle that nests inside the set, >though Rivendell doesn't sell it. I find the little teakettle useful. >Let's say, again, that you're having pancakes for breakfast, or maybe >scrambled eggs. First you heat up your water for your tea or coffee. >You don't want to use one of the pots, because the one and only pot >lid is also your frying pan, and you need that for your pancakes or >eggs. You make your tea, and you save some of the hot water for more >tea or for dishwashing. Now your frying pan is free for the pancakes. >By the way, pancakes and Nutella is the yum for breakfast; if you use >Krusteaz pancake mix, you just add water. > >On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Just wondering what peole's experiences are with the Trangia cook kits >> that Rivendell sells. They seem pretty cool. I've been using a pretty >> compact Snow Peak stove for the past two years for boiling water but >> am thinking that I might be more adventurous with my meals on bike >> camping trips. I haven't even begun looking a receipes with the kits >> yet but I'm sure there are tons on the interweb. If anyone on this >> list has experience with the cook kits I'd be curious to hear about >> them. >> >> --mike >> >> -- >> 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-bunch@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. >> >> > > > >-- >-- Anne Paulson > >My hovercraft is full of eels > >-- >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-bunch@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. > > > > -- 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-bunch@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.
