Trangia army camp stove ingenuity

[ram_doom]

Just got myself a swedish army trangia, and a need help with a couple of things.

It doesnt have any means of controlling the flame other than adjusting the little struts that hold the pan above the burner. Anything that can be done to give a little more control?

Also, boiling water? Could I just use an aluminium water bottle, or would it melt/distort? I find the odd shape of the trangia makes it unsuited to regular shaped kettles.

Any other tips on using them? Quite happy with its performance and simplicity so far
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Had a Trangia years ago, it's probably still in the cupboard somewhere.

Great little stove, meths burner. Only downside was the sooty residue left on the cooking pots.

As standard should come with two pans and a frying pan type lid.
Each of pans fitted inside the base with holes with the pan on top as a lid. Burner stored inside the pans.
The little flip up prongs allow you to fit each pan.

As for the burner mine came with a lid you screwed on. It also came with a clip on ring that folded over the actual burner holes.
So you had 2 setting, full (ring cover off) or low (ring cover flipped over).

IIRC you could actually get a small kettle that replaced one of the pans.

Technique was to set it up with the holes in the base into the wind.
Also don't screw the lid on until you're sure the burner's cold or the rubber washers melt. However, upside down the lid's good for extinguishing the burner (or just blow very hard straight down into it).

Having done a google I see they haven't changed much, except you can have gas burner and non-stick pans now (see here).

https://www.trangia.se/core/images/49/10900.140253.jpg

Found the accessories, including kettle here.

HTH
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[ThoughtContro...]

To control the flame you need a simmer ring.

Trangia do a kettle. Dunno whether it would fit the army version tho as its an odd shape. An Alu bottle would work OK but you've got no handle to pour with. Unless it boils dry its only likely to burn the paint.

[stinkwheel]

Yes, sounds like you're missing the simmer-ring which you drop on top of the burner to calm it down a bit.

This bit:
https://www.soc.com.au/sd-images/55779.jpg

If you want some really detailed and nerdy advice, there is a whole forum dedicated to vintage camping stoves. It is very active and has a huge knowledge base.
https://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/index.php

Incidentally, a well balanced meths burner CAN get hot enough to melt aluminium. I've seen simmer rings on home made spirit stoves self-destruct (the simmer ring takes a hiding mind). More of a problem if you use isopropyl alcohol rather than meths. I've also seen someone get a good enough fuel:air mixture using meths to get a gas-lamp mantle incandescant.

I'm going camping this weekend and I'm taking a penny stove which cost nothing but about 15 minutes of time to make from two empty drinks cans. Uses about 1/3 the fuel of a triangia and weighs about 1/4 as much.
https://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2535779350_04780bda33.jpg?v=0
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[Skudd]

I love my Trangia. I've had it for about 27 years and still like new even though it has seen lots of use. Best bit is that the windier it gets the better it cooks, upto a point obviously.
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[Ichy]

I've got an old Trianga. The burner is stored inside the kettle and the problem I have is that boiled water tastes of meths. No idea if I'm doing something wrong but is this normal?
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[carvell]

As said, you need the simmer ring. You also use this simmer ring to put it out.

Don't use the screw top for the burner to put it out because there's a rubber seal in it will will start to perish if you keep using it to put it out, so you really need to get hold of a simmer ring!
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[dibbster]

I store the burner in the kettle without any problem. It should have a screw lid which seals the burner. I then just wrap it all in a plastic bag and its fine.

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[Ichy]

[Nath]

On a related note I found storing my coleman petrol stove in the same bag I was carrying my food always caused my bread to taste funny. Took me well over a week to figure it out, till then I was just cursing the local bread of several of the larger countries of the EU!
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[ram_doom]

Anyone know where you can get a simmer ring?
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[Ichy]

I saw a couple on ebay for £3 + £2 postage. I also found a complete, brand new, burner with simmer ring for £6 with postage so brought that instead. item number 220396080830
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