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Subject Topic: No gas canisters at Reading!!!
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Personbaggett
01/7/2009 at 2:23am
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hi, ive just came back from download, the reason gas is banned is basically drunken people think its a good idea to throw them on camp fires that they start when drunk, not a good idea.

hex stoves are fine for boiling water but over four days there not to useful.

trangia's on the other hand are a godsend, i was there for about 4 days and used it a lot, even making chicken curry and rice and used less than 500ml of meths which was only £2.99 from b and q.

this set is great, very compact and quite cheap

http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-3-39-cat-0-brand-501-Gelert_Phoenix_Mini_Cook_Set___Burner.aspx

if you want a bigger set though you cant go wrong with this, its excellent for a few days away.

http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-3-39-cat-0-brand-590-Gelert_Phoenix_7_Piece_Cookset.aspx


PersonSafeway56
01/7/2009 at 9:50am
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The Swedish Army meths cooker is quite good...Although not marked as Trangia I've been told Trangia make them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trangia-Stove-Cooker-Swedish-Army-Camping-Fishing_W0QQitemZ260436508007QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportingGoods_Camping_CookingSupplies_ET?hash=item3ca339bd67&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50


Personspudz
01/7/2009 at 9:52am
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Quote: Originally posted by Ecocamping on 30/6/2009
...  Have a Trangia but it scares me lighting them!

Have posted this before so apologies in advance.

Handy hint for lighting Trangia burners.
Run some meths around the small rim, just below the burner holes and light this. It gets the burner up to operating temp. quicker than trying to light the meths in the centre hole and is generally neater and easier to do.

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PersonEcocamping
01/7/2009 at 1:32pm
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Thanks spudz I will try that, I will also try the green gel and see if that works.

J


PersonSoup Dragon
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It's been a few years since I went to Reading festival, sad seeing as I now live there LOL, but can understand why.

Trangia, or similar, would be great. I carry Greenheat gel in the car for mine and the boil time isn't too bad. Greenheat also do stoves for the gel. They're very safe to transport.


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Personspudz
01/7/2009 at 3:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Safeway56 on 01/7/2009

The Swedish Army meths cooker is quite good...Although not marked as Trangia I've been told Trangia make them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trangia-Stove-Cooker-Swedish-Army-Camping-Fishing_W0QQitemZ260436508007QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportingGoods_Camping_CookingSupplies_ET?hash=item3ca339bd67&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50



They have been made by any number of companies, including burners made by Trangia, Svea, 3 Crowns.
One sure way to improve the performance of those ex-military sets is to use a genuine Trangia burner in them.

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PersonRockford
02/7/2009 at 4:36pm
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I bought a Trangia and proper fuel bottle for this very reason.
It's annoying, but a very small minority seem to turn into morons at festivals!


PersonTent Dweller
02/7/2009 at 7:16pm
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You could always try this, it is a solid fuel burner, small one has 3KW output, more than enough heat for cooking a decent meal.


Personlw257
02/7/2009 at 9:17pm
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Lots of very good suggestions on here - thank you. I like the look of the Greenheat stoves, they sound like a safe, cheap solution. Any ideas for the cheapest place to buy these?



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