In my experience (and i know a few other will vouch) that the Trangia stove is up there with the best. Simple, compact and it works. And if your starting out, it's a good place to start.
Go with the Trangia. and if you want something even smaller, Trangia mini.
That's my 2p.
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Toddie wrote:In my experience (and i know a few other will vouch) that the Trangia stove is up there with the best. Simple, compact and it works. And if your starting out, it's a good place to start.
Go with the Trangia. and if you want something even smaller, Trangia mini.
I got a mini trangea recently and was dead impressed by it.
i ideally want to have lots of different stoves that all take different fuels so that no matter what fuels I can get my hands on, i am most likely to be able to cook and generate heat / hot water.
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i have the Swedish army trangia. it comes with the cooker part and a pot that can also be used as a billy can over any fire,
personally i'd avoid the solid fuel as the chemicals it gives off mean they have to be used in a very well ventilated area. and if you need more fuel it means buy a new cooker. trangia just have to buy a bottle of fuel..
i also have an MSR Nova that will run on any liquid fuel that burns.. expensive but with the multi fuel it is a good bit of kit.
Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day..
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life..
