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26/3/2011 at 9:59pm
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Hi
Could anyone advise? I posted this under backpacking, but have only had a reply from a single kind person (suggesting a Trangia), so trying car campers....
I am after a very compact but stable and efficient stove (much smaller than our suitcase stoves) and one that we can use with a decent size saucepan of pasta for 3 and the standard mixed butane/propane cannisters. I've done some homework and currently like the look of:
The Vango Folding Gas Stove:
and the HiGear Inferno Folding Gas Stove:
Anybody used either or both and could offer up opinions...? The Vango is lower and has a good spread between the feet. It also has good reviews - but doesn't have piezo ignition. The HiGear one has the ignition but has little info given about it and I can't find any real reviews.
We are ultra compact vehicle camping so weight is not an issue, it is more size and stability.
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27/3/2011 at 12:56am
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I'm looking for something like this too. Sorry I can't help you with your choice. What kind of fuel do these two types attach to and how much are they?
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27/3/2011 at 1:13pm
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I had this quandary last year when my Christmas Present came up for debate
The Sunncamp Alpine at Towsure had been on my list and the Go Systems Sirocco from Cotswold - which looks identical to your Hi Gear to my eyes
Webtex also do something similar to the Vango for similar money
Looking at these and other pricier (Primus Express, various MSR etc) ones in the flesh there didnt seem that much to choose between them. Since I was ideally after something that could also be used in winter the stove needed as preheater and ability to use the canister upside down - neither of these was perfect but I was leaning to the £35 Go for its stability and ease of use. If I had seen the (apprently identical) Hi Gear for less it would have been my pragmatic choice
Two things you might want to consider, a wind shield is very useful if you are out and about, it will save a bit on fuel and speed things up. Some form of ground heat shield (like a rock) might be needed too as the ground underneath can get pretty hot
One other thing worth considering is an Edelrid adaptor, for about £18 you can use 99p pierceable 200gm canisters rather than than the £4 screw fit 200gm ones
In the end I got an MSR Windpro but that was down to other peoples generosity, for what they cost I am not sure they are worth the money. It doesnt have a piezo but is dead easy to use with a normal lighter/match
Also, I got a largish Zebra pot to go with it and it works great for storing in transit
hope that helps, let us know what you get and what its like
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27/3/2011 at 1:22pm
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Neither of them have a pre-heat tube where the gas pipe goes across the burner. This is very helpful in cool weather as you can use the gas canisters inverted. Apart from that either of them will be OK.
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27/3/2011 at 1:51pm
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DaveWr for 'normal' camping I am wondering if (in the UK) is the preheater that useful ?
It is handy for me as I do winter walking and being able to make a hot drink at subzero temperatures (when a non preheater stove clearly wont work properly as the gas cant vapourise) is useful
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27/3/2011 at 7:56pm
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Advice posted on Backpackers forum..hope it helps
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27/3/2011 at 8:10pm
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Thanks for the input!
I can get both the Vango and the HiGear ones at about the same price. I have a couple of different windshields and an aluminium plate for under the stove as I currently use a esbit stove for emergencies. Don't think I want to rely on the solid fuel stove for though for 4 nights... The Eldrid adapter seems a good idea.
I have just got some extra info on the Hi Gear one: Carry case size: height 9cm width 11cm depth 6cm. Furthest distance between pan supports once opened are 16cm...
The Dimensions for the Vango are (open): 14.5 x 14.5 x 4.8cm. Pack Size: 9 x 6 x 11cm
So the pack sizes are the same but the pan supports seem slightly bigger on the HiGear one. They both use screw top butane/propane cannisters, but Gelert do an adapter for the click cannisters that I guess would fit. If they were of the same build quality - I'd tend to be pulled towards the HiGear with its piezo ignition.
I wish there was someone on here who could report back on the actual ones...
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27/3/2011 at 8:25pm
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Posted an option on the backpacking forum.
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28/3/2011 at 5:17pm
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Just to say thanks for the suggestions.
Having read the limited discussion boards on the HiGear one and given that it has piezo ignition, packs equally small and I can get it for £17 delivered at the moment, I've gone for that one. Hopefully I've made the correct decision!
Thanks again,
Helen
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28/3/2017 at 8:43pm
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Hi, I haven't been able to view the picies on my laptop. I purchased one of these two years ago http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GAS-CAMPING-STOVE-WITH-3000W-BURNER-FOLDABLE-COMPACT-COOKING-POWERCUTS-ETC/162419974436
I have found it very stable and quick to boil a kettle. I use a normal on canister. Using a cheap cartridge as fitted to suitcase burners carries a risk in that it must be operated the correct way up.
Regards bob
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28/3/2017 at 9:07pm
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As well as the trangia, we have an edelrid hexon with tradapter. It uses gas and petrol and the tradapter means it can go in the trangia. We also have an adapter for suitcase style canisters (keeps the can the right way up) and because it is a remote stove there is room to use the long screw on weedburner gas canisters. It has a preheat tube which can help in cold weather. We mainly use not on petrol though. The wife says it is noisy. She prefers the big twin burner.
We also have an optimus climber (svea). That is a petrol stove and my favourite but I tend not to use it much these days and an optimus biker which is a fun (lethal) petrol stove and needs new seals.
I prefer liquid fuelled stoves. The petrol ones take a knack but will work anywhere and the trangia is bombproof and great in wind. Gas is hit and miss. It is convenient but more weight and bulkier. It isn't very ecological and is rubbish in the cold unless it is pure propane. When you have to resort to a preheater for gas, you might as well use petrol. For car camping we do take the twin burner and patio cylinder but we also have the petrol or trangia as well for walks or as a back up.
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28/3/2017 at 11:23pm
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Aye - thinks have moved on since the original post in 2011 but the Trangia & Optimus Climber (Svea 123r) are still classics!
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