Suffolk Bushcraft Group

[Iambosscat]

How about one of these .. I may see my mate at newbourne

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/m71-swiss...024?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27d48b3768

ha ha that's a pukka little jobbie.

 

[roman-soldier]

Would the Trangia hold enough fuel in it for two or three cups of coffee and a mug shot pasta with out taking extra fuel in a bottle?

I wouldn't trust the trangia not to leak the fuel out, I have a brand new one and have to put it in a zip lock as it dribbles

 

[ozzy1977]

Stu I was looking at those tbe other day, only I dont know how long they burn for and as they are alcohol gel how to put it out, I would hope the cap is metal so can be used to snuff it out like a trangia.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Would the Trangia hold enough fuel in it for two or three cups of coffee and a mug shot pasta with out taking extra fuel in a bottle?

Probably not, but then I would not trust the Trangia for carrying the fuel.

 

[ozzy1977]

Trangias are fickle things, mine aiways leaked amd as it got older got worse due to the o ring drying out, with the new o ring it doesn't leak at all. Must try not to use it to snuff the burner and chuff it up.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Stu I was looking at those tbe other day, only I dont know how long they burn for and as they are alcohol gel how to put it out, I would hope the cap is metal so can be used to snuff it out like a trangia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2Y_hxbx7E

 

[roman-soldier]

Trangias are fickle things, mine aiways leaked amd as it got older got worse due to the o ring drying out, with the new o ring it doesn't leak at all. Must try not to use it to snuff the burner and chuff it up.

One thing I've found with the trangia if you snuff it out and put the lid on even if the fuel inside is slightly warm when it cools the lid is a b#@+£rd to get off

 

[Big Stu 12]

Trangias are fickle things, mine aiways leaked amd as it got older got worse due to the o ring drying out, with the new o ring it doesn't leak at all. Must try not to use it to snuff the burner and chuff it up.

Thats one of the mistakes people do with the trangia lid... use it to snuff out the flame.....it does muck up the seal...

oh yeah and of course the vacumm that happens when the meths/burner cools, if you cant wait for it to cool before closing the lid

 

[roman-soldier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2Y_hxbx7E

That's neat

 

[roman-soldier]

www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/titanium-esbit-wing-stove.html#.Ut7w6vvFLqA has anyone tried this little esbit jobby

 

[ozzy1977]

Thanks that looks very good, I wonder how long it would burn for in total, I think a 100g gas can can go for 30-40mins and cost £4.50, interesting to compare as the m71 might fit in my mug.

 

[Big Stu 12]

yeah used one before, ok but flimsy, and of course you need a wind sheild

cheaper here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ESBIT-TIT...680?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3389ca29e0

 

[Big Stu 12]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SURVIVAL-...819?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item417afb451b

 

[ozzy1977]

I am stunned, that esbit stove is cheaper here than it is in America

 

[mitch66]

Thanks that looks very good, I wonder how long it would burn for in total, I think a 100g gas can can go for 30-40mins and cost £4.50, interesting to compare as the m71 might fit in my mug.

Hi, if you keep your old gas canisters and they are undamaged and not rusty I can refill them at a fraction of the cost.

 

[ozzy1977]

Carl Do you have the adaptor to fill from the big blue bottle?

 

[crosslandkelly]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SURVIVAL-...819?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item417afb451b

you could make one of these yourself, using a flattened out cola can, or soup can. Watch out when using a soup can though, the extra weight is a killer.

 

[Jjessup]

I might have missed something on the response pack challenge. Is it no open fires? Otherwise would a firesteel and some tinder be lighter than a stove and fuel?

 

[ozzy1977]

Only if its drilled and made of titanium

 

[mitch66]

Carl Do you have the adaptor to fill from the big blue bottle?

no its an adaptor that fits onto the gas cylinders that fits into the £9.99 single ring stoves, you can get four gas cylinders for £5. The adapter is spot on, transfer is quite quick but the gas from these cheap cylinders is not a mixed gas and not as good as the originals in cold weather. But I get over 8 100c refills for £5.