Trangia Mini Trangia 28-T Backpacking Stove

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I love this little stove! As many people have already stated, it is all but silent while it burns and heats up water faster than other alternative fuel stoves I have used in the past. It works well with denatured alcohol/paint thinner as well as high proof booze (think ever-clear or high proof rum). This is a huge advantage as you can find some form of fuel for it anywhere around the world and don't have to spend your time looking for an outfitter, just walk into a hardware store or liquor store and you're set. You can heat water for a meal on just a couple of oz. of fuel (as little as an oz. if you only need 4 cups of water or less hot) and it stores about 3oz in the burner itself. In the summer months when it's just going to be me and maybe one or two other friends I grab this stove over my other choices and it's a no brainer for day hikes do to how light it is. If I'm traveling with a larger party or in the winter when I'm going to be melting a lot of snow, this is not a good choice. Go with a Multi-fuel for winter and/or a canister stove for groups.
As far as this specific Trangia, I'm not a big fan of the pot and the lifter is all but worthless, but the pot holder/wind screen works OK. It can hold a pot as big as the MSR Alpine 2L pot with no problem. It's a little wide for some of my solo Titanium pots but if you bend the tops of the peaks down in a bit, it holds them fine. I made a little wire pot holder that weighs a fraction of the one provided and just use the burner when I'm soloing usually, so I'm not too worried about this. I would definitely suggest adding a tinfoil wind-screen if there is any breeze at all. The burner, being made out of brass, is practically indestructible, however the other components can get a bit squished if they're abused (they don't like it if they are in the top of your pack and it takes a tumble down the mountain on top of them) though they can be "popped" back into shape without much problem.
If you don't already have a Trangia I would highly recommend this set; if you already do have one, it's probably not worth getting, unless you are just looking for another burner.
(Suggestion: let the stove warm up for about 20 or 30 seconds before you put your pot on top to allow it to really get rolling. It seems to help it burn more efficiently.)

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I've backpacked with a lot of stoves, from homemade alcohol stoves to Coleman and MSR behemoths, but this is surely my favorite yet. I prefer alcohol stoves for my purposes, day hikes and multi-day backpacking at altitudes up to 10k feet. The Trangia is simple, compact, effective, and is very well made. Yes, it's a wee bit heavier than other alcohol stoves, but it's still very light and it's built to last, and has some useful features that homemade jobbies lack. The simmer ring is a nice feature (which you may be lacking in a homemade stove)and makes it safe and easy to regulate or extenguish the flames. With the screw-on cap i can store enough fuel for a day hike lunch or dinner and secure leftover fuel afterwards, another feature I like that I didn't have in my homemade stoves. The pot grabber seemed flimsy when I first got it but in use it's very secure, I can use it as a handle and drink right from the pot. Cooking for two may be difficult in this pot if you're doing more than boiling water for freeze-dried meals, but I guess it depends on what you're making. If you want to carry another pot, this set will nest inside a grease pot, MSR Alpine Bowl, or Snow Peak Titanium bowl. In mine I keep a small sos pad, a Swedish firesteel, a handkerchief, and a foil windscreen. As with any alcohol stove a windscreen is a must. The pot stand is great as a pot stand but a homemade windscreen will be a huge help.
Overall I would recommend this set to any backpacker who needs a simple, lightweight, compact, uber-reliable, maintenance free stove and cookset combination.

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All I can say is this stove got me from Georgia to Maine on my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2011. During my 118 day hike, this stove was easy, light, and cooked hundreds of meals flawlessly. If you are looking for a simple, light stove that burns a variety of fuels and is useable in mild weather, get the Trangia. I loved it!

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Love this alcohol stove (at least the burner, anyway). The burner is bomp-proof and can be kicked around like a hockey puck and still work well. I especially love the cap with O-ring that allows you to save for later any fuel that didn't burn up. No waste, and no other alcohol stove can do that! I haven't had much luck with the simmer ring but still bring it along because it's the easiest way to extinguish the flame. This little stove is especially efficient at boiling small amounts of water--perfect for freezer bag cooking that calls for only a cup or two of boiled water. It does require a bit of extra care because the flame is invisible in daylight and you can easily burn your hand or sleeve, but most get used to an alcohol flame quickly and won't have any problems.
The pot stand is a different story. I'd love to see Trangia ditch this heavy/bulky pot stand and adapt one of the widely-available collapsible titanium pot stands instead. I use one made by a small online company but REI offers one here on their website. The collapsible ti pot stands fold flat into a package approximately 5" x .5" and weigh about 4oz.
But I truly believe the whole kit is worth buying just to get the burner and grabber. Use your ti pot and collapsible stand if you prefer.
Benefits of the Trangia Alcohol Burner:
-It allows you to save any unused fuel left in the burner.
-Denatured alcohol is cheap and widely available.
-Denatured alcohol evaporates when spilled and won't ruin your pack like white gas can.
-Denatured alcohol burns super clean (no sooty pots in your pack).
-No more cleaning fuel lines or injector valves.
-No tools required to keep it going.
-No waking your camp mates with the sound of a jet engine as your stove fires up.
This burner is consistent with what most of us are looking for in the backcountry--peace and quiet, reliability, and maintenance-free simplicity.

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I used this stove out in the Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson, It works great and the simmer ring feature does help . The stove gets its greatness from its simplicity . This is one of those stoves you buy once and never have to worry about . Recommend using denatured alcohol , It does not leave much soot on your stove and is very efficient .

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I love this stove , it is very compact and solid . I have only taken it out once so far and it did great . the simmer ring feature works great. You only need to buy this once . This stove is built to last a lifetime!!!

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Received this stove as a gift for small backpacking adventures / day trips out of our main camp in the BWCA and also on bike trips. What a treat to receive this now that I have used it.

If you are looking for something inexpensive yet seemingly indestructible I'd highly recommend this stove. Easy to light (pour the fuel into the center and hold a match or lighter), fuel available almost anywhere (I burned methyl alcohol in the yellow HEET bottles, nice hot clean burn and only $2 dollars a bottle), light weight and limited potential for problems.

If you are going to be in colder weather only you will have to keep in mind it can be harder to light right away as the fuel eventually needs to vaporize from heat in order to get a nice sustained burn. I have not tried the stove in really cold weather, but I have fired it up in the 30s camping north of Duluth and it did take two lights for the stove to get hot enough to sustain a burn. I put a little of the fuel on the ring around the top and lit that. It seemed to help heat those outer walls and get my full burn, maybe I just imagined that. It always lit though, not a negative as much as it is simply a consideration being an open alcohol stove.

I didn't time my boils so I can't say exactly how long it took, but no one in our canoe complained about how long it took to get a hot lunch on the shores of Lake Superior. We cooked lunch for 2 couples and I would guess it was ten minutes a piece from cold to serving. Because your base is significantly smaller and lighter than the pot when full of water, make sure you have a solid resting place before lighting. Or for those times the view is too good where you are at, just leave it there and be careful :)

There are faster heating stoves our there and fancier, but for the price and the ease of this one you can't go wrong. If you are looking for a smaller backpacking / day pack stove I would advise you end your search here. I put a significant amount of trust in reviews on here when I buy and I honestly love this stove, hence my review. Enjoy!

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After a year of trips both solo and with small groups, this has become my new go to stove. It boils water reasonably quickly, is simple and fast to set up and cook. Don't expect to cook for a crowd, that's not what it's for. Very adequate for 1 to 2 people. The only drawback is that it's very susceptible to wind. I burned through about 4 oz of fuel making a pot of pasta on a recent trip in chilly, windy conditions when I forgot to bring the windscreen from my old white gas stove. Other than that, 1 to 1.5 oz is plenty to boil a 1 qt pot of water. The included pot is too small for my appetite, so I bought a separate 1 qt aluminum pot which works great, holds the stove, cleaning supplies, etc. A 500ml plastic bottle holds enough fuel for 2 people for 4 days, with plenty of fuel left over at the end of the trip just in case. If dinner is done before the fuel is burned off, just cap the flame to extinguish then screw on the lid. Remaining fuel can be stored in the stove for the next meal. Much lighter & simpler than my 3 old white gas & multi-fuel stoves.

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I purchased the Mini Trangia on a whim. I just wanted another option for out there on the trails. I already have a 'Pocket Rocket' and an Esbit. Figured why not.
I was pleasantly surprised on how easy it was to set up and use. Absolutely nothing to it. I was even more surprised to find that it boiled my 2 cups of water in 6 minutes 28 seconds using S-L-X Denatured Alcohol. Thats 2 minutes slower than my Pocket Rocket and and 4 minutes faster than my Esbit. Not bad at all. Think I will be using the Mini Trangia allot for my weekend treks.......

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I bought this stove as my first compact stove. I have only used large campsite stoves in the past. So far this stove is great for what it is. So far I have only used it in testing but has performed as described. I used it to boil water to make a ziplock bag dinner. I had 500ml / 16oz of room temperature water in a rolling boil in about 7 minutes. I used the pot that came with this set utilizing no lid. The 30ml / 1oz of fuel burned for an additional 10 minutes but I also used some of the fuel to help prime the stove. I plan on attempting to cook a small steak with it to push the abilities of this stove. Overall the stove was as described. Als I recommend keeping a small bic lighter with the stove. It fits nicely inside and also doesnt hurt to have another fire source.