Yeah got mine had a play all seems good, well made takes 250ml of fuel to fill it. First impressions is it don't seem as hot as the trangia one. Slept out last night but didn't use it. Pine cones in my ikea hobo are free fuel
Yeah it did take a lit longer to bloom first time out the box
Looks interesting. It may benefit from a little pre heating with a few drops of alcohol in a tray beneath it.
Think i may add one to the collection.
I ran a side by side test on my titanium evernew vs the trangia and the trangia won. Didn't ever use the evernew again but will have to try again by "running" it in and see the difference.
I reckon it will always take longer to bloom than a Trangia burner as the Pathfinder is made of stainless steel which conducts heat nothing like as well as the Trangia's brass. The Pf is also a much bigger lump to get hot, particularly when full. Other than as integral storage there's no advantage to such a huge reservoir; a full Trangia will bring a 1L pot to the boil and then simmer it for an hour+. Plenty for your average camp meal.
I think that perforated potstand/windshield will cause it to burn fuel more quickly, and doesn't lend itself to the use of a simmer ring.
Looks nice, though.
I'm getting it just to use as a hot drink factory. So it appeals as I can fill it with fuel and store it full and ready to go inside the titanium cup and not need to carry a separate fuel bottle.
For any real camping/cooking I'll stick with my trusty trangias.
I reckon it will always take longer to bloom than a Trangia burner as the Pathfinder is made of stainless steel which conducts heat nothing like as well as the Trangia's brass. The Pf is also a much bigger lump to get hot, particularly when full. Other than as integral storage there's no advantage to such a huge reservoir; a full Trangia will bring a 1L pot to the boil and then simmer it for an hour+. Plenty for your average camp meal.
I think that perforated potstand/windshield will cause it to burn fuel more quickly, and doesn't lend itself to the use of a simmer ring.
Looks nice, though.
i've recently bought a trangia set, one of the small ones, i think its a 27 ul. It only burns for about 30 mins before running out of fuel. Are the burners different sizes, have i got a small one? ( burner of course)
i've recently bought a trangia set, one of the small ones, i think its a 27 ul. It only burns for about 30 mins before running out of fuel. Are the burners different sizes, have i got a small one? ( burner of course)