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Some things are unclear like a little handle that does... something?
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Trangia meths stove every time.
Wouldn't use anything else.
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Trangia meths stove every time.
Wouldn't use anything else.
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Fuel is easy to obtain.
No empty gas canisters to dispose of. (they don't recycle).
Nice gentle flame, minimal chance of burning food.
Slow-cooking... contemplative?
Nothing to go wrong with the hardware.
Lightweight.
Staggeringly robust.
Fuel can be (reasonably) safely used to encourage campfires.
You ask 'why?'
I ask 'why ever not?'
There really isn't a downside to Trangias.
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I like alcohol stoves for all the same reasons, but...
With no valve to shut off fuel, they are not legal in US forests under extreme fire conditions.
If that alcohol spills, it can be impossible to put out. Spills of burning fuel are more likely from very lightweight, and somewhat unstable soda pop can stoves than the Trangia but (I think) still possible.
I have had spills twice from my alcohol stoves (despite being extremely careful with them). Water just spreads the fire.
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Thanks! Turns out the movable handle on the side is. . Useless. It's just a support handle, which can move to easier reach a valve. The markings on/off that are near it are not related to it however. Still think it's are nifty little burner!
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Alex it may be that your handle, when lowered rests on the ground when your bottle is on 'run'
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All my multifuel burners have a 'valve stem ' bit inside the bottle. To stop fuel flow the bottle is rotated 180 degrees. Yours may have the same. Read the manual!
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Oh my, I was cooking on my petrol stove two days ago and earlier I ripped my underwear. So, weight being everything I decided after dinner to burn my undies in the sunset. I small drop of petrol from the bottle, the strike of the match and FLOOOMMM, never before was my underwear so hot.
However; the flame also caught the pump that was still a bit wet with petrol so I jumped, grabbed it and killed the flame. And then I saw. .the open bottle of petrol (0.5 liter) right next to flaming cotton.  nothing happened thank god but it really spooked my. If it tipped over or the flames got to it, I'd now look like a molten marshmallow.
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three stones and whatever fuel is laying around
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A bit of a side question, but my sis flew to the States last weekend and I offered her to take my other stove. She said.. you're not allowed to bring s stove on a flight?!
I know about not bringing gas canisters or filled fuel bottles. I can see why. But this was about the actual burner. Is this true or is my sis just being .. ehh.. her dense self?
I'm planning to go to the USA in 2017. I have an usa stove bought when I was there a few years (gas fittings where different from my EU stove). Now I could open a stove shop.. every trip I seem to buy a new one.
Let me know!
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The stove itself - clean and aired out - will be OK. Fuel bottles should be empty, and clean so no fuel odour is noticeable. No propane bottles.
Story a few years ago when luggage handlers discovered a gas bottle in checked luggage. Announcement to passengers waiting in the lounge to come and sort out the bottle in their luggage - and 6 passengers stood up. Probably just a story but quite believable
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Perhaps a stupid question but I was reading about petrol burners and that some NP'S in usa demand a valve. My stove has one, but I don't get it.
When I just tested it, I flipped the bottle to 'off' to kill the flame. It takes long, but 40 seconds or more, and with the flipping of the bottle if accidentally tipped the burner over, so that doesn't improve the situation.
When do you use this valve? (I've read the manual,but still)
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Multi fuel stove users: what have you burnt?
Flying with the stove itself should be okay. I've flown with a Whipserlite and a Primus on separate occasions and never had issues.
Both were brand new but I wasn't asked about them. I put them in hand luggage. Used fuel bottles are different - maybe separate them so if one goes they won't take the lot. Make sure there is no fuel residual or soot. Put the fuel bottle (once clean) in a plastic transparent bag with the lid off.
As for fuel - obviously petrol is easiest to get a hold of but it's dirty to burn. Canister gaz is clean and I think in the Americas, Europe and probably Asia it's easy enough to come by. Downside is leaving a trail of those empty cans behind you.
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As for fuel - obviously petrol is easiest to get a hold of but it's dirty to burn. Canister gaz is clean and I think in the Americas, Europe and probably Asia it's easy enough to come by. Downside is leaving a trail of those empty cans behind you.
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Alternatively instead of leaving a trail of empty cans, why don't you just leave them in the bin at the next garage when you buy your spare replacement? That's what I do after each 3-4 weeks of camping.
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That still leaves a trail of rubbish of a single use item.
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