Unbreakable Gear That's Never Let Me Down

Awesome video. I have had my Trangia Spirit burner for 10 years too. I use it not only for camping but international travel. Fuel is much easier to access than isobutane. I don't have the Triangle but I carry the Fire Box Nano . Best combination for me.

My best tip for alcohol stoves in to add a tiny few drops of water. Makes the flame blue and visible

I also still use my Trangia burner that I bought back in 1985. Had to replace the rubber ring once. Back then, I bought the entire set with the pan and all the cooking pots. I got more minimal with time. Now I have the mini stove to go with it. It doesn't pack flat, but it's not much larger than the burner, and it is light, so the difference is minimal. Sometimes I use the Bushbox from Bushcraft Essentials with it. Better wind protection, but it is a bit on the heavy side. Nice for a mini campfire, though.

I still have most of my backpacking gear bought in the late 70s and early 80s:
Saunders Fellpine tent(2kg) - 1978
Camping Gaz stove - 1978
Karrimat sleeping pad - 1978 (3/4 length to save weight! - maybe all of 50g!)
Blacks Icelandic down sleeping bag(3 season, 1kg) - 1980
Blacks Highlander sleeping bag(winter, 2kg) - 1978
Karrimor Vallot 65-70l pack(1kg) - 1982 - still my default backpacking carry today.
Karrimor Lynx 3 pack(63L, 850g) - 1978
Sigg 1L aluminium water bottle - 1980

It has all been used at some point in the last 5 years.

I also had a SVEA 123 petrol stove and a Trangia 27K stove set (including the gas burner attachment), both bought in 1980 but I sold them during Covid.
I still have my spare Trangia burner and little X-stand but rarely(like never!) use it. But my everyday carry these days is:
Durston xmid2 tent, Oex Fathom sleeping bag, Flextail air mat, Camping Moon(Soto windmaster clone) stove, Firemaple 1L pot(integrated heat exchanger), Sea2Summit collapsible cup and plate , all packed in my faithful Vallot pack.

Can't understand why trangia is so popular 🤔 really found it so awkward to use...

I love my Trangia and alcohol stoves in general. I haven't even owned a gas stove for many years. I was given a Jetboil for Christmas last year, but gave it to my gear mad nephew in law without even trying it out. I knew I would never use it. I love my Trangia 27 for car camping and cook everything on it, from fryups to pancakes as well as the usual pasta/rice etc. If I am carrying my gear on my back or on the bicycle, I use one of my homemade alcohol stoves with a very cheap [under £7] titanium windshield/potstand. I add a piece of heavy duty foil as an extra windbreak. The whole set up only weighs a couple of ounces. I also find myself still using my old stainless steel dog bowl, again with thick foil lid that weighs less than the Titan Kettle I coveted for years before finally splashing out to treat myself. My old, cheap makeshift gear works just as well as the fancy new stuff and has very similar weight. It may not be as robust or fashionable, but only costs pennies to replace or in the case of the stoves, they are free and found everywhere. I haven't bothered with the Trangia simmer ring magnet mod, as I find my mini Leatherman pliers do the job. I have however, loosened the swivel on my simmer ring by gentle tweaking with same pliers so it moves more freely and is easily adjusted with a knife or stick. Trangia 27 and 28 are great in any weather, and completely silent. They may not be as fast as a Jetboil or Pocket Rocket but they are almost bombproof and will last a lifetime if looked after properly.

Looks like we both use the original bag the Trangia came in.
Purchased my full stove set about 2003, replaced the joint once in 22 years

Japanese friends use a tool that looks like long sugar tongs too handle small hot items in the kitchen and move items on grill plates , they are dirt cheap on TEMU

I have a Trangia kettle that is 48 years old and I still use it with my Trangia and gas stoves and even my campervan stove found nothing better for heating water for a brew.

Thank you. I’ve been using my triangia for 30 + years now and have recently also purchased the 25. Brilliant. I like how compact and quiet it is. Thank you for inspiring me to cook more outdoors. Cheers buddy.

I was lucky enough to get a trangia burner from solo stove when I bought my Titan stove. It fits inside the Titan & allows you to utilise the cook top even when you don't have access to dry wood sources

I still use my mum's Trangia, which she bought (we think) around 1978. It's older than me but still works exactly like the day she bought it. I don't have any fancy mod cons for it like that stand you have, just the traditional one. I even have the original box it came in too! It's so simple with as few working parts as possible, which is why it's so good. The minute you introduce fuel regulators and lighting switches, you have things that can break or not work as well as another companies version. Trangia is just so simple. A tub with some holes in it and a lid to store the flammable liquid inside. Done.

Paul i tend to jse militry kit, like folding stove old type, bcb canteen bottle , cup etc it works. Also trangia 27 system used bg swedish army, so cant be that bad.

I do have a camping gaz bluet stove, its 60 years old, but needs maintenance on it now, but does the job and can get gas still.

I bought a Phazor dome tent in 1980. The fibre glass poles gave up the ghost around 1994 and were replaced with aluminium. I finally moved on in 2015 when the fabric started to fail. Incredible tent. I now use a Samaya tent.
My Optimus stove, also bought new in 1980 is still going strong as well.
I also bought a pair of Thermarest self inflating mats in 1990 and both still perform flawlessly - and have never leaked nor been punctured. Who remembers the cagoules we used to wear and which soaked us from within? Yup, I still have my 1980 version along with two Javelin fleece jackets that are still looking good. My Trangia, bought circa 1985 still looks like the day I bought it second hand in a market. I bought it with the pre-burner bottom attachment and everything still works just as intended. Oh yes, my 1980 Karrimor (Jaguar?) rucksack was fine as well until I stupidly lent it to a friend (now ex-friend) a few years ago and who liked it so much he just wouldn’t give it back.

I still have my first Trangia from 1986, still works like the day I bought it. Its been up most wainwright's with me too

boght my trangia over thirty years ago. granted i dont take the whole cook set out anymore, but i never go on a walk without the burner.

Great vid mate, but have a good listen, it sounds like a reason NOT to get this stove. Comes across as a big whinge. Not a normal positive Paul video. I Cant watch anymore.

Love the videos and I’m a long term trangia fan. One tip for igniting a trangia on a cold morning is to wam it up in your sleeping bag before trying to light it.

I've got that exact same Pathfinder nesting set, including the fishhook pot hanger., all bought on the basis of reviews by (going to say, though not 100% sure) either Survival Lilly or Shawn Kelly comparing pros and cons of stainless steel to titanium. Obviously, whist titanium is lighter than steel, and does cool down quicker, it isn't nearly as robust and can easily deform if, for example, you accidentally stand on it.

I bought an extra simmer ring and ripped the "sliding lid" off it so its just the ring, makes it fit all manner of stoves and holders for the burner. then just keep the original to snuff the flame with, i dont have the hassle of having a super hot simmer ring that i need to fiddle closed to snuff the burner. I found that just blocking the jets around worked fine for temp control, and i never used it half closed and such.

Any other stuff you got that’s lasted the time??? I have bought 2 sleeping pads the OEX flux 7r and the one Tigris obsidian and both have deflated only one that’s survived is the trekolgy ul80😂😂

I swear by the Trangia Triangle and Stormin Norman cone for all my WC cooking. The change I've made is not to user the Trangia burner, instead I use a Speedster/ SBP 50ml or 30ml burner with the TT (they're spill proof and lighter) and place the burner in the Trangia solid fuel or gel tray. Works perfectly and keep the flame at the correct height...and the simmer ring with the SBP stoves is much simpler to use.

I carry a Trangia burner and some alcohol in the trunk of my car for emergency use, but I wouldn't carry one in the backcountry again. As previously mentioned, many years ago my Trangia burner (part of a full top of the line cook set) spontaneously sprang a leak, causing an uncontrolled fire to spread over a wood table on onto the ground. And, I had NOT let it burn dry, either then or on any other prior occasion. Fortunately there wasn't a high wildfire risk at the time, but I've never trusted these burners since. Also, the uncontrolled nature of an alcohol stove means that they are not allowed in some jurisdictions; plus the energy to weight ratio is not as high as most other types of stoves.

I have a 'Tefal' bivouac cookset which I've had since the late 90s, still going strong nearly 30 years later. Some items you buy pay for themselves many time over when they work well and are looked after.

Tbs stove stand is much more practical than that trangia triangle stand.
Also a pair of leather gloves and a multitool with pliers on it helps alot with cooking in the bush.

I still use my Trangia and I love it!😊

I have owned and used the Trangia for over 35 years now.

Recently, after watching your video, went to GO in York, their tills will thank you! I purchased a more modern gas system, for when i just need to boil water, as my trangia doesn't have the hole in the side for the gas conversion kit. I think i needed a new base or a hack saw plus the kit. For camping, cooking and nostalgia the Trangia is my favorite.

Paul, keep up the good work. I hope your knee is nearly fixed.

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As always great video 👍

I’ve got all that kit from back in the day and wouldn’t touch any of it, a twig stove 💩 all over the Trangia and the boundless voyage 1L titanium bottle paired with the Pathfinder pot from the set is unbeatable. Trangia’s are useless for actual cooking.

I also use the Trangia burner and Pathfinder set, but with a cross stand and 7 panel windshield, which I find a quick and easy set up.

I love my trangia 25.
However, I use the gas burner for it which kind of defeats the purpose of the original invention.
I really tried to get on with the meths burner but found it a bit of a faff and it made the pots dirty etc,
I’m a car camper so I can afford to carry the extra weight of gas and gas burner, but still carry the meths burner.
If I were backpacking or in a serious situation, I’d rely on the failsafe meths design

Love my trangia too, I put mine in a Sistema 210 ml pot to stop my pots smelling of fuel...😊

Neat.

I've also had a Trangia in use since the 1970s. I'm not sure if I still have the first one, because new ones and different sizes have come out over time. As well as the so-called storm pack and gas versions. DIY stick Trangia too. Credit for the life of the stove. The best stove system in the world, although as a Finn I say this about a Swedish innovation. 😄

Trangia suck, I hate that burner. 99% of what you said was negative. There should be no negatives to a stove.

Still got my crusader cup had it at least 15 years, it’s not the lightest and I seem to work my kit around keeping it. Recently switched over to a trangia stove to use with it, so far so good.

I've had my Trangia for 30 years and still going strong. I've got a MSR Whisperlite stove that's a similar vintage. It's still going strong. I've only recently retired my Macpac Eclipse tent bought in in 1986. It was lightweight back then (2.4kg). It has been up and down New Zealand and around Australia. It's survived some gnarly southerlies in NZ and a good dose of outback heat. It never let me down. Good gear can last a lifetime.

Something that magical about the Trangia. It's silent.

Hey Paul ! Love your channel! As a 14 year old I’ve hiked trough Dartmoor as a Dutch boyscout. Question? Do you know the place , a 1door military bunker , besides a road , behind it a rock formation , a standing in front of the bunker the door is on the right side ,road on the left than a valley and a high peak in that area. Sounds a bit crazy it was 1986 but if it rings a bell !? I’m planning a trough hike this summer and like to visit the place .

I have an old Karimor Jaguar I got as a kid doing D of E expiditions. Back when they were actually made in the UK. 1989 maybe?
It's still a decent weight at 1500g. The elastic went in the hood years ago but it basically works just as well as when new.

The patent for the trangia stove expired in 2017 and you can get cheaper ones now, I recently bought a clone for less than a tenner and the one difference is the simmer ring has a folding handle

I would like to see a comparison video of the build quality

I'm a Trangia fan too Paul but I've just got my hands on a Jetboil flash with cook ring (a kind gift) and it sure looks like a very quick and convenient stove, maybe not as reliable in the long term when compared to a Trangia burner though

The only thing that catches me out with the PFS cup is I forget the holes are in the rim and have poured coffee out of them over myself 😂

Stainless bottle full of hot water in the sleeping bag before you are ready to sleep. 😊

How about them Premier League Mackems Paul. You'll have had all the bragging rights after the other week! Haway the lads

Great vid, more of this sort of thing please. Just a couple of bits, i just ordered fish mouth spreaders from TEMU and about £1 ea so cheap to replace. But the WISH Trangia burner was slightly too big for the Trangia set so will have to buy a genuine one.
I went down the Stanley brew kit route which has never let me down but quite fancy a Pathfinder kit as an alternative to try out.
Have you tried Hammock camping? Not seen many tarp and hammock reviews from you and that might be another avenue for your content?

I love my trangia setup. For me it’s all part of it. Cooking a decent and tasty meal is part of the experience. I hate the gas stoves that make such a noise. Spoils it for me.