Mini Trangia

Brian said:

Only problem is they didn't have Trangia fuel bottles in stock, so he sold
me an MSR fuel bottle - only when I got home did I read the small print on
the bottle saying that it can't be used to store alcohol.

Oh. I've been using Sigg fuel bottles to store alcohol in for almost 17
years now, and it's never been a problem. AFAICT the only differences
between Sigg and MSR bottles is the paintwork and the MSR ones (IIRC)
have cut threads for the stopper where Siggs have a threaded insert.
That's the reason that you'll apparently Die Horribly if you use Siggs
as the reservoir for pressure stoves, but I've not seen any evidence of
that from actually doing that. So though I won't give you a binding
guarantee, I can't see any reason why not to. Just don't mix and match
alcohol and petrol fuels in the bottle without an /extremely/ good wash,
as alcohol tends to do naughty things to the seals in liquid fuel
pressure stoves.

Pete.
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Oh. I've been using Sigg fuel bottles to store alcohol in for almost
17 years now, and it's never been a problem. AFAICT the only
differences between Sigg and MSR bottles is the paintwork and the MSR
ones (IIRC) have cut threads for the stopper where Siggs have a
threaded insert.

Really? it seems my MSR fuel bottle is unlined, which according to MSR)
means that it can't be used to store meths

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That's the reason that you'll apparently Die Horribly
if you use Siggs as the reservoir for pressure stoves, but I've not
seen any evidence of that from actually doing that. So though I won't
give you a binding guarantee, I can't see any reason why not to. Just
don't mix and match alcohol and petrol fuels in the bottle without an
/extremely/ good wash, as alcohol tends to do naughty things to the
seals in liquid fuel pressure stoves.

Pete.

Mind you, I'll only be storing meths in the fuel bottle when I'm actually
out and about, so perhaps I shouldn't worry to much!

Anyway, I'm going to try and heat some soup up in my new stove!

:-D

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Brian

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Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Oh. I've been using Sigg fuel bottles to store alcohol in for almost
17 years now, and it's never been a problem. AFAICT the only
differences between Sigg and MSR bottles is the paintwork and the MSR
ones (IIRC) have cut threads for the stopper where Siggs have a
threaded insert.

Really? it seems my MSR fuel bottle is unlined, which according to MSR)
means that it can't be used to store meths

Sigg fuel bottles are also unlined (their drinks bottles are lined) and
I have been storing meths in a pair of those for the last 20 years or so
without problems to the bottles or the meths as far as I can tell.

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Well, I have heated a cup of water for a nice tomato cup-a-soup.

While drinking that, I put half a tin of mixed vegetables in water in the
stove, and let it come to the boil, had the vegetables with a quiche out fo
the fridge.

Then for dessert I heated some custard (after cleaning the pot - vegetable
flavour custard?).

Lovely meal, all cooked on my little Trangia

I guess thats the stove christned?

:-)

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Brian

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Sigg fuel bottles are also unlined (their drinks bottles are lined) and
I have been storing meths in a pair of those for the last 20 years or so
without problems to the bottles or the meths as far as I can tell.

Guess I shouldn't worry then. Mind you, it's not like I'll be keeping meths
in the bottle permanently.

cheers

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Brian

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Apologies if I'm preaching to the converted but you'll get better boil
times if you use a foil windshield around your mini-trangia. Unlike
its bigger brothers its not too clever in the wind.

simon

Yes, I had read that - as soon as I get some tin foil I'll fashion myself a
windshield.

cheers

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Brian

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Well, I have heated a cup of water for a nice tomato cup-a-soup.

While drinking that, I put half a tin of mixed vegetables in water in the
stove, and let it come to the boil, had the vegetables with a quiche out

fo

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the fridge.

Then for dessert I heated some custard (after cleaning the pot - vegetable
flavour custard?).

Lovely meal, all cooked on my little Trangia

I guess thats the stove christned?

:-)

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Brian

Apologies if I'm preaching to the converted but you'll get better boil times
if you use a foil windshield around your mini-trangia. Unlike its bigger
brothers its not too clever in the wind.

simon

On 28 Jul 2004 17:19:07 GMT, Brian <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Well, I have heated a cup of water for a nice tomato cup-a-soup.

While drinking that, I put half a tin of mixed vegetables in water in the
stove, and let it come to the boil, had the vegetables with a quiche out fo
the fridge.

Then for dessert I heated some custard (after cleaning the pot - vegetable
flavour custard?).

Lovely meal, all cooked on my little Trangia

I guess thats the stove christned?

:-)

Congrat's :-) It's always fun to christen a new stove!

(Custard... yum....!)

Best wishes,
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Peewiglet

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Apologies if I'm preaching to the converted but you'll get better boil
times if you use a foil windshield around your mini-trangia. Unlike
its bigger brothers its not too clever in the wind.

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simon

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Yes, I had read that - as soon as I get some tin foil I'll fashion myself

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windshield.

Any recommended size/shape/material/design for a decent windshield that
deosn't blow away in a decent blow?

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Apologies if I'm preaching to the converted but you'll get better boil
times if you use a foil windshield around your mini-trangia. Unlike
its bigger brothers its not too clever in the wind.

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Yes, I had read that - as soon as I get some tin foil I'll fashion myself
a windshield.

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Any recommended size/shape/material/design for a decent windshield that
deosn't blow away in a decent blow?

Get a round biscuit tin, eat contents take the bottom off with a tin
opener et voila. http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/Oct03/exp3.htm
This rests on the triopd legs of my gas stove with a second C shaped
piece sitting on the floor.

For a semi disposable version more suited to the lighness of a mini T
setup, use the trays from disposable barbeques. Snip and bend to make
a C shaped piece from them to sit around your pot on the stove.
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"