Trangia copy Lidl

[anthonyyy]

Lidl are selling a trangia copy for £7 (British stores from thursday, Irish stores, north & south, from monday).
As far as I can make out the frying pan is stainless steel

www.lidl.co.uk
www.lidl.ie

 

[Ogri the trog]

Anthonyyy,
I don't want to dampen your bonfire there buddy, but the only bit I can see as being described as stainless is the grill! with the rest if the set being aluminium.

Though I doubt if you were on a budget you would argue about £6.99

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[anthonyyy]

Anthonyyy,
I don't want to dampen your bonfire there buddy, but the only bit I can see as being described as stainless is the grill! with the rest if the set being aluminium.

The Irish and British sites give a slightly different description. Irish: "stainless steel grill pan" whatever that means. British: "stainless steel grill rack"

 

[Motorbike Man]

Try this link That looks like a stunning bargain!!

 

[MagiKelly]

Worth it just for the Burner alone!

 

[raskusdrotti]

Hi,

I've got a copy just like this - the burner is good. I also use the clamp handle a lot!
I'm upgrading to a SS Swedish army trangia as i find this one a little bulky - but it works well! Very light

Neil

 

[PC2K]

waiting till that is for sell in the dutch lidl!

 

[Ahjno]

waiting till that is for sell in the dutch lidl!

Idem dito

IIRC We've got scuba gear this week: wetsuits (full length or the surf dude type thingy), goggles, vins, etc. And the week before that we had fishing gear
LIDL - the shop for the low budget bushcrafter

Any of you guys already purchased one (or two ... or three ... )?? What about the burner? Same quality / type as the Trangia one? Any comments or thoughts on the kit?

Cheers,

 

[PC2K]

ahjo, this week is tool sale at the dutch lidl, scuba kit was last week.

and uh.. that trangia stove there are talking albout is only for sale next thursday... So i quess we have to wait another 6 days before we can hear anothing about the quality.

 

[jamesdevine]

I was looking at this as well it looks OK for the price I'll have to go do check it out. My trangia set (I think a 25) is showing it age and one of the pots has a small hole so this might a part time replacement set.

My set is not much heavier or that much bigger then my alu SAM set, but I can't fit my food in the civi set which is the big diffenence.

Will certainly give it a look do. They are also doing 60tlr dry bags.

James

 

[Galemys]

waiting till that is for sell in the dutch lidl!

Until then I'm gonna use the "old" Lidl bushcraft BBQ set, cheaply available somewhere near you...

 

[scruff]

surely the stainless steel "rack" is just gonna be like the three flip-down/up rests that holds the pan above the burner on the real tranny??

i've already got the real thing but i'll be sure to check em out.

cheers fot the tip

 

[anthonyyy]

I had a quick look in Lidl today (stove available from monday in Ireland, Thursday in Britain).
All aluminium.
For my trangia copy (different make) I use a non stick frying pan I picked up in a pound shop that fits - works just fine for frying.
Looks fine though I couldent see what the burner looks like.
Well worth £7

{For my trangia copy (different make) I use a non stick frying pan I picked up in a pound shop that fits - works just fine for frying.}

By the way in Ireland they are also selling a dry bag which is pretty robust but a HUGE 60L.

 

[PC2K]

it's for sale next monday in holland ! http://www.lidl.nl/nl/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20050718.index

 

[Ahjno]

ahjo, this week is tool sale at the dutch lidl, scuba kit was last week.

and uh.. that trangia stove there are talking albout is only for sale next thursday... So i quess we have to wait another 6 days before we can hear anothing about the quality.

Sorry for the late reply mate.
Thanks for the info! Next monday overhere hmmm sweeeet I'll have look by than.

Cheers

 

[fa11en ange1]

I picked up one of these yesterday to see what it was like. When I got it home I did a quick boiling test to compare it to my Military version. I supplied the same amount of fuel to both, used no lids and was trying to boil 1/2 a pint of water on each.

The Swedish Army version boiled in approximately 7 min, much as it always does. The Lidl version however never reached a full rolling boil, despite leaving it to burn for 20+ minutes. I had treated the burner in exactly the same way as I had the SA version when new, in that I let the wick soak up one load of meths and then refilled before using. The Lidl burner stayed alight for the duration of the test but never seemed to achieve the 'gas ring' effect of the SA burner.

So I'm curious, did I do something wrong in getting the thing going or is the burner just duff? I suspect it may be an issue with the burner because there are fewer holes in the ring and they are all a lot larger than the proper Trangia burner.

Also the Lidl burner is a touch smaller than the SA version. Is the Civi Trangia burner also smaller than the SA version? If so I'll just replace the burner as the rest of the kit is perfectly OK. Failing that I can always adapt the burner stand to fit the SA burner.

 

[PC2K]

the civilian trangia burner is smaller than the milliairy. Doesn anyone else bought that "trangia" and tested it ? Would like to hear more reviews about it.

 

[Wavey Davey]

I picked up one of these yesterday to see what it was like. When I got it home I did a quick boiling test to compare it to my Military version. I supplied the same amount of fuel to both, used no lids and was trying to boil 1/2 a pint of water on each.

The Swedish Army version boiled in approximately 7 min, much as it always does. The Lidl version however never reached a full rolling boil, despite leaving it to burn for 20+ minutes. I had treated the burner in exactly the same way as I had the SA version when new, in that I let the wick soak up one load of meths and then refilled before using. The Lidl burner stayed alight for the duration of the test but never seemed to achieve the 'gas ring' effect of the SA burner.

So I'm curious, did I do something wrong in getting the thing going or is the burner just duff? I suspect it may be an issue with the burner because there are fewer holes in the ring and they are all a lot larger than the proper Trangia burner.

Also the Lidl burner is a touch smaller than the SA version. Is the Civi Trangia burner also smaller than the SA version? If so I'll just replace the burner as the rest of the kit is perfectly OK. Failing that I can always adapt the burner stand to fit the SA burner.

The civvy Trangia burner is about 70mm in diameter across the reservoir, with about a 3mm lip to support it. The Swedish one is about 84mm across, with a similar lip. The business ends of both are the same.

Couldn't see the Lidl one in Ipswich yesterday.

 

[fa11en ange1]

Cheers chaps,

I've ordered a replacement Civi burner now, although it cost more than the whole Lidl kit!!! But on the bright side It means I'll have a kit that should perform as well as the Trangia 27-1, but for about £30 less

Plus I can have a fiddle with the cheap burner and see if I can get it working properly, giving me a spare.

 

[Angus Og]

I just tried out one and it work ok. You should try it with a lid on got a good rolling boil this way.