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Description   customer writes: I bought the Trangia stove a while back, having been a lifelong MSR Whisperlite user. All I can say is: thank you, thank you, thank you for going through the hassle of importing these and promoting/selling them on your website. Elegance. Silence. Simplicity. An absolute pleasure to use. The jet-engine noise, blowtorch-like heat production, and the mechanical fussiness of the MSR will never be missed. On a recent bicycle tour in Colorado my traveling companion said she just liked watching me cook on my "new stove" because I "exude a childlike joy." It's as simple as this: the Trangia is the Platonic Ideal of a backpacking stove. It could not be improved upon. ---Jason M. Trangia stoves and cook-kits were developed more than 70 years ago, all the bugs were worked out 60 years ago, refinements were added 50 years ago, and and the design has been 96 percent static and 99 percent perfect ever since. Trangia offers too many oodles of cookset variations all built around the same burner, base, and windscreen. We offer the ones that make the most sense and are the best value, with hard-anodized aluminum pots, plain aluminum pots supports and windscreen, and the same alcohol burner Trangia puts in all its cooksets. We're the only source for this combo in the states, and we have a limited supply. It was, frankly, a pain in the neck to get them, and we're well aware that not many bike riders have an interest in cooking sets. But IF you do, you can buy either of these blindly, and you'll have a killer set-up for the rest of your life. Trangia's world-wide popularity far exceeds its fame in America, but that's mainly because American products tend to be rated on the Nascar Rating System, which, in the stove and cookpot world, values boiling speed above all else. But when it comes to ease of use, pleasantness of use,  and even actual performance in howling weather, the Trangia is our favorite. It burns denatured alcohol, available anywhere, always cheap. It is as quiet as pure silence, so you can talk in normal tones around the stove. There's nothing scary, noisy, or explosive about it. There are zero moving parts. The ONLY part you'll EVER have to replace is the rubber O-ring in the burner lid, and a couple spares costs only four bucks and we have them. There's a simmer-lid, too. It's all there, and it's easy. There are no canisters to discard, and alcohol is not as volatile as white gas. One burner full of alcohol (2 to 3 ounces) seems to be enough for a meal and a half. There are Trangia nuts on the internet who have the fuel-efficiency program down to a science, and some claim 9oz lasts them a week. That's either quite impressive or a stretch of the truth, but it is not unreasonable that one could refine one's technique with constant use, and stretch the fuel out even more than the intrepid hacks here at Rivendell Bicycle Works. Denatured alcohol burns cooler than white gas or propane, but you don't cook on max heat at home, and you needn't do that in the woods, either. We use this all the time for tea, soup, spaghetti, pancakes, and fishy soup-stew combos. You can buy alcohol cheap by the gallon, and carry it with you either in a Trangia fuel can (if you want to buy into the whole Trangia system), or in small Nalgene bottles, available at REI and most camping stores. The pot support and windscreen work together to provide a rock-solid base and 99 percent protection from even 30 mph winds. Trangia makes a medium and a large set, with various combos of pot sizes and fry pans and finishes. We offer the smartest deluxo-combo available, with plain aluminum windscreen and pot support, hard-anodized aluminum pots, and a frying pan (which doubles as a top for the pots).  You also get the stove itself and a pot-gripper. Trangia stoves have proven themselves for seventy years all over the world, and are equally good in your back yard and in the high, snowy mountains. They are our stove of choice on our bike-camping trips, and if you can get past the relatively high price (they are made in Sweden, after all), you'll have the last camping stove you ever need to buy. This is one of those things that we have to offer, even if nobody buys it. It's really that good, and this incarnation--with the hard anodized cookpots--is the best one out there. And when you price premium (hard anodized, for instance) cooksets plus stoves, maybe the high price isn't so bad after all. Not cheap by any means, but it is top quality and made in Sweden. Get the 27 (small) for one to two people. Get the 25 (bigger) for 3-4 people. Weights and capacities and prices: Small (27): Two 1-liter pots and a frying pan. 720g (1 lb  9.3 oz) Large (25): One each 1.5-liter and 1.75-liter pots and a fry pan. 865g (1lb 14.4oz) If you're intrigued but confused about how to actually use it, go to videojug.com and search: How to use a Trangia stove. Trangia's website. Our kits are the 25-7 UL/HA (large) and 27-7 UL/HA (small). Related Products... Aardvark Saddle Cover Wiggy's Desert Mummy Trangia Aluminum Box - 52050 Randi Jo Fab grey Saddle Cover $11.00 $123.00 $15.00 $30.00 Snow Peak Ti Plate - 52058 Princeton Tec Remix 100 headlamp O-Rings For Trangia Stove - 52014 Esbit Stove - 52006 $16.00 $43.00 $6.00 $14.00 Average Customer Review: 5 of 5 | Total Reviews: 6   Write a review.

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My Favorite piece of camping gear March 3, 2013 Reviewer: Scot Schroeder from Holiday, FL United States   After I bought my bike I used the annual rebate that I had earned to buy this stove. I finally got to use it last fall when I took my family camping in the Ocala National forest. It came in very handy. I used it to cook breakfast every morning and several times to heat canned goods. It is very simple to use and fast, fast, fast. can literally go from packed to a piping hot can of pork and beans in just a few minutes. After doing some research online I have found the automotive product "Heet" to be a great fuel that comes conveniently bottled for packing. The Trangia stove is my very best piece of camping gear. Was this review helpful to you?

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Great little stoves January 23, 2013 Reviewer: Anne from California   The Trangia is light, small, simple and quick. You can get into camp, pull out the stove, pour in fuel, and in minutes you've got a hot drink.  Moreover, the fuel is readily available in small quantities, unlike white gas, which comes in gallons-- and what do you do with a gallon of fuel if you're a solo bike camper? While the other people are fiddling with clogged jets and worrying about priming, you're having your dinner. Whatever the promotional material may say, the stove only works for a solo camper or two people cooking together. It just doesn't produce enough food for more than two. But for one or two people, it's supreme. I can't believe I spent so many tours using white gas stoves. Was this review helpful to you?

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How could it be better? September 25, 2012 Reviewer: Liesl Chatman from Minneapolis, MN United States   simple, light, quiet, readily available fuel, inexpensive, does the job Was this review helpful to you?

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Superb! August 18, 2012 Reviewer: Glenn Case from estes park, CO United States   My dad bought me a Trangia 25 for a Junior High School camping trip. In 1985. Doesn't matter what I do, I keep coming back to it. I've even stir-fried in a big wok on top of it. Hasn't let me down yet. Was this review helpful to you?

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bliss to use April 3, 2012 Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Kansas   While my canoe/bike/hike friends are setting up their shiny stoves that look like adult transformer toys, I just open the lid and light and have coffee or soup or boiling water for anything in a bag.  It's a delight to use.  One extended power failure a few winters ago had me cooking with it in the kitchen. . . even more fun than using the stove top. Was this review helpful to you?

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