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If all you want is a coffee, tea, noodles
Then I'd recommend the Camping Gaz Twister 270.



The whole lot packs down into the cooking pots, the gas cyclinder is valved, so you can detach it, it's got a built in piezo ignition, and those little blue gaz cylinders are available all over Europe, my local supermarket here in France stocks them so you don't have to seek them out at all. In an emergency you can buy a bigger cylinder and it'll fit too, you just can't pack it as small.

I've had mine for 20 years now, I bought it in Broken Hill now I think about it. It's done stirling service always provides me with a brew and I've never had a problem with cold even in the Pyrenées in winter, just give the gaz canister a good shake before you light it, and for the morning brew just pop it in your sleeping bag for five mins before you light up (outside of course).

One tip though, don't leave it exposed outside your tent at night. For some reason it attracts earwigs who climb inside the little air inlet hole at the base of the burner. Then when you light it in the morning you've got a sooty flame, and of course, burnt earwigs.

I see that Coleman and Camping Gaz are one and the same now, so I presume a Coleman branded canister will fit too?
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Alex - nice bit of kit that - I used to have the older camping gaz versions and they were fine until you had a bit of wind... weather old boy not the other sort.

Then I discovered the windbreak you can buy for them and that made things much easier.

Big Yellow - yes I know what you mean - I was much the same until we went to Dartmoor this time last year and arrived in the dark and cold and it took 45 mins to get some hot food inside us - at that point I decided the only way to go was speed, and that meant heat. Of course it totally ruins the rice.. .but you can't have it all ways!
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Then I'd recommend the Camping Gaz Twister 270.

I've had mine for 20 years now, I bought it in Broken Hill now I think about it. It's done stirling service always provides me with a brew and I've never had a problem with cold even in the Pyrenées in winter, just give the gaz canister a good shake before you light it, and for the morning brew just pop it in your sleeping bag for five mins before you light up (outside of course).
Yes this is the one I have, note the throw away 270 cannisters can be replaced with a throw away 470. for a small extra cost, and last three times as long. usually doing me for two seasons. These have a mixture of butane and propane so do not suffer from the cold like butane only cannisters.
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I've used the original trangia's before when hiking. Always used methylated spirits so can't comments on using it with anything else. Only downsides are the bulk of the things and the time it takes to cook food. The boil in the bag packs may be a little more expensive but you can use he hot water left over for a coffee.

Anyone used one of these.
Trangia Kök - Trangia Stoves Mini Trangia

or the Open Spirit stove here.
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I suppose you could just buy the burner and make something to suit your own purpose, maybe a mess tin kit with a hole cut in the smaller one for the burner and some screw in supports for a pan holder.

I've also used the Gaz stoves. Handheld blowtorch refills from any DIY store are available in butane, propane or a mix and are the same thread so will fit if you can't find the correct Gaz or Coleman bottle. Obviously, they're taller and narrower so aren't as stable.

As for food, look out for Aldi's, Lidl's, etc. Try this for POI files for them.
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I have this one, it is a nice small piece of kit for one person. When packed all together, it does not rattle. Negative is that you need to carry additional fuel bottle with spirit, can't use gasoline from tank.
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Myself and SmellyBiker just put together two of those Little Stoves you make from two cans of and 90% plus alcohol. It works! Though putting them together is rather more difficult than the spiffy video's suggest. SmellyBiker's not excited about his, I am with mine, mainly because the Coleman propane cannisters haven't been available since Panama and I've been cooking only with campfires. I'm excited to try it out on the road. Matt, you could do an entire cooking chapter on just this cooking device alone. ;-)
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Myself and SmellyBiker just put together two of those Little Stoves you make from two cans of and 90% plus alcohol. It works! Though putting them together is rather more difficult than the spiffy video's suggest. SmellyBiker's not excited about his, I am with mine, mainly because the Coleman propane cannisters haven't been available since Panama and I've been cooking only with campfires. I'm excited to try it out on the road. Matt, you could do an entire cooking chapter on just this cooking device alone. ;-)
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for campfires maybe something like this would help.. knock up something similar that can be used as a bash plate when riding.

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That's really quite clever.
I like it, although it is reliant on you collecting burning materials and them being dry, which I guess is the great perk to anything that uses gas, or gaz, or meths or whatever.

A question for the Trangia owners (not having seen on in about 20 years):

My camping luxury is one of these


Can you put one on a Trangia? I can't remember what the burner stand looks like?
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There you go, that is a simplish pic of the burning platform. I can't answer your question myself, as although I use a Trangia, I don't know what your pic is of! Some kind of kettle?

If my assumption is correct, I think you could use it with a Trangia with the lid off?

You've got a pic of a kettle, now I've added this chocolate teapot of a post!

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All these great mail order devices are fine if you're not on the road. I am. The last time I was able to buy the right Coleman propane tank for my burner was in Panama. That was six months ago. I'm now in Peru, and in the past few days I got the following stoves:

1-Little /alcohol burner. Cost was the price of the .
2-Ancient kerosene stove made in Czechoslovakia, bought at a big outdoor market for $3. There were two others for sale.
3-Alcohol stove used locally, bought at one of many wine shops for $3.

So, there are stoves available 'locally'. Just wish I'd investigated all this a bit earlier! I've been either cooking with campfires, or eating take-away for the past few months!
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. I can't answer your question myself, as although I use a Trangia, I don't know what your pic is of! Some kind of kettle?

If my assumption is correct, I think you could use it with a Trangia with the lid off?


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Joel,
Alexlebrit is using a genuine (as in "Made in Italy") coffee percolator, non-electric version no doubt. A real cup of cappachino on the road is a sign of a gentleman.

I've used a Trangia and this type of percolator, but not together.
I reckon that they would be compatible and the former would support the latter.
Just remembered, the percs do come in different sizes; best to check!!
(I'm thinking of the 1-2 person size of percolator).
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