just got a or swedish mess set with trangia stove in it but all i can get is one big yellow flame, its second hand thanks
Trangia
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how long have you left it burning ???
you are using meths yeah??
have you tried cleaning the little holes with a pin?
mine usually takes a few minutes to blossom....
you are using meths yeah??
have you tried cleaning the little holes with a pin?
mine usually takes a few minutes to blossom....
sounds like the holes need a lil clean then,...
but then,...even an open pot of meths burns clean,.......is the meths in good condition? sounds like a contaminated fuel possibly
let us know,...
Stu
but then,...even an open pot of meths burns clean,.......is the meths in good condition? sounds like a contaminated fuel possibly
let us know,...
Stu
ok o have pocked a pin in the jets, the but i dropped a match in? like the web site says?
fuel is white spirit for cleaning paint brushes but its new
fuel is white spirit for cleaning paint brushes but its new
how do they work ? there it 2 small holes at bottom of fuel bit? and appears to have something in it, a wick?
its the fuel mate,.....
you need to use methelated spirit, or denatured alcohol
not 100% sure but white spirit dosent boil at the same temp (or at all) ,...
how it works,..
the fuel runs into the double wall thru the little holes at the bottom of the resevoir
when lit it gets hot enough so the fuel boils and gives off a gas (the fuel vapour)
this vapour exits the cavity thru the fine ring of holes on the top at pressure, and gives a nice hot burn at the ring ,......
hope its clear ,....
you need to use methelated spirit, or denatured alcohol
not 100% sure but white spirit dosent boil at the same temp (or at all) ,...
how it works,..
the fuel runs into the double wall thru the little holes at the bottom of the resevoir
when lit it gets hot enough so the fuel boils and gives off a gas (the fuel vapour)
this vapour exits the cavity thru the fine ring of holes on the top at pressure, and gives a nice hot burn at the ring ,......
hope its clear ,....
stick with it mate,.....the swedish mess kit is in my eyes a brilliant all rounder, (if a tad heavy for some)
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Raikey is right mate I've had mine for quite a while now and it works brilliantly. I have never tried it with anything other than Meths and used the pots on an open fire and to me it's a great bit o kit.
I've not used the Swedish forces (Svea?) version but have tried the Trangia and Tatonka (stainless steel) ones. They will burn fuels other than meths as you've alluded to (I tried some old surgical spirit that was hanging around in the Tatonka, just to see how it'd work) but I'm guessing you don't get the same performance out of them as you would with the meths - at least mine prefers meths to surgical spirit.
I use a home made version and i agree with raikey brill allrounder, i use a priming plate with mine which just involves putting some fuel on a tin lid around the stove and lighting that, it gets the stove up to temp a lot faster imo i get a blossom after 15-20 seconds.
Dave
Dave
its a coke can stove used in a waylenesc ikea hobo stove i fill the stove with fuel through hole (about10mm) in the centre then cover this with a penny pour a cap full of mths on and around the stove and light approx 20 seconds later its going great guns. Takes about 4.5 - 5 mins to boil 0.9 litres of water
Dave
Dave
If you find the meths are making your billy can all sooted up add a drop of water and you should find the soot disappears! It makes it harder to see the flames during the day - almost invisible in direct sunlight - but it makes the clean up easier 
ALCOHOL ONLY in these Swedish Army Alcohol cooksets the same as when using a proper Trangia, nothing else, Meths or Methanol or Ethanol, nothing but alcohol fuels please.
Burn a couple of fills of clean fuel through the burner to clear the crap old fuel out.
Burn a couple of fills of clean fuel through the burner to clear the crap old fuel out.
You can also drop some meth on the rather large ring of the military Trangia in order to make it blossom faster.
It needs that help as its a slow burner compared to a real Trangia
Don't add water to the fuel, it only slows things down.
I'm looking to get a stove at the moment for use whilst in the van at work - I'm on the road all day. Are these little Army stoves worth the money (they seem to sell at about £8 + £5 postage)?
I only want it for heating my lunch (leftovers usually!)
I only want it for heating my lunch (leftovers usually!)
