Currently rehabilitating due to injuries from a motorbike accident, hence the channel name.
Join me here, looking at trips, camps and gear. I have been hillwalking and backpacking for almost 50 years and usually do long hikes in Scotland, Ireland and France. I have my eyes on other places as well.
All the gear I review has been bought and used by myself. In the unlikely event it is sent to me for review I will declare so and give an honest review after it has been used on a hike.
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Good video mate.... I love my trangia. Don't have the gas burner for it.. Will get one but not paying nearly £60 for it... Will get the clone typtthing for £20 odd.... Take care out there.
Aye the trangia is the biz Don't get the clone I got. The hose restricts it and it is basically a blow torch. Avoid the Go systems one or any that have holes in the top of the burner. The good thing is that it will also fit the triangle. Thanks for watching👍
They are good for the weight but only really good for boiling water. I recently bought an aluminium heat exchanger pot. Heavier but faster boiling and you can cook with it. Means less fuel needed so that might offset the weight difference.
I bet your feet felt great walking in the surf after all the hiking... I spent a lot of time in France but never on the coast, it looks lovely. Take care out there.
Thanks. Good question. The trangia triangle allows the simmer ring to open to about 3/4. It is better than the mini and micro but less than the 25 and 27. It is almost impossible to use the simmer ring on the mini and micro except for snuffing the flame. Using the adaptation on the video does not obstruct the simmer ring. It fits between the ring. The usual problem is that the ring is deep inside when on the burner. I tend to swap out my trangia simmer rings for the ones with handles on them. That way I can get more control over the ring. Of course that mean I have a load of unused clone burners 😂 Thanks for watching.
When things are not fit for purpose, it feels like a scam... I hate being scammed!!... sometimes it seems harder for them to make something so sub-standerd... send it back. Take care out there.
Terrific find, I've been using a couple of metal tent pegs. Sensible Trangia advice is hard to find in amongst all the weird & wonderful available on RU-vid!
Thanks Richard. The triangle redesign was a big help and also that they started selling the part as a spare. I think they probably meant it to work that way. Too much of a coincidence otherwise.
I highlighted the problem with mine in the father's day vlog.. mine is rigid.. thinking about it , I may be able to keep the coffee grinds at the top half of the cup and see if it permeates through all the water. Take care out there.
@@BrokenBackMountains I olso think those pots are inefficient.. I boiled the same amount of water in my titanium pot and my trangia kettle... Trangia kettle wiped the floor with the pot...can't remember the times, but the margins were big.
@@littlegrandadoutdoors Yeah, I have often thought of just taking the kettle as I usually only boil water anyway. I'm measuring a load of different ones today and timing them to see the difference.
@@BrokenBackMountains iam just getting ready for tonight's camp.. Tonight's cooking needs trangia and bushbox ( cheap chinese knockoff )... Take care out there.
@@littlegrandadoutdoors Enjoy the camp. Some interesting results from my boil tests. Needless to say I won't be using my own home made one, except for emergencies 😁
Expensive for what they are but are sized for Trangias equipment. If you can find a similar sized tin, it will do just as well. I find hand sanitiser works ok as fuel if using a gel burner.
I use a cheap drip filter I got for a quid. I am thinking of getting the reusable coffee bags , that you fill yourself ( that's what they look like, anyway).. I saw them on outdoor gear essentials.. they were cheap too.. thanks for taking the time to research and film this for us..Take care out there.
I like the idea of the reusable coffee bags but I've used the packs of coffee bags and they were a bit lacking. Whatever we use we would still need to carry out the used grounds unless someone can make the perfect instant. I may have found a similar reusable solution though...
What an improvement indeed and with the right attitude you'll be up the hills in no time. 💪The human body & brain has a remarkable way of healing itself. As someone who lives with MS I know a wee bit about having nerve damage & numbness & how the brain can create new pathways to heal. 👍
Thanks Kev. Your vid about MS was an inspiration for me. My sister in law has MS as well. If you put your mind to something, you can usually overcome it find a way round things.
Ironic considering I had been out for a ride after work and then only went back out to get food for my daughter's cat. Luckily I wear all the gear even for a short trip.
I'd say that the ferro rod is my go to method in normal cases, partly to maintain the skill since it takes some practice. I do keep a generic lighter or an old film canister with matches packed in my stoves as a backup if I feel lazy or if conditions are unfavourable for the rod. But as you say the quality of the ferro rods may vary a lot. Some are pure garbage, and more often than not the striker that comes with the rods a shit, even for the good rods. So far the only exception I've experienced is 'Light my fire'. Cheers Ewen!
Cheers! That is two people in favour of Ferro rods. Maybe I should dig out mine out and give it another chance. I also have a 35mm case with matches somewhere.
@@BrokenBackMountains With the risk of speaking way out of terms or maybe just being captain obvious, but I would wait with it until your hands get a better function. Both hands need to muster a tight grip on small objects and that might be a tall order at the moment. See you around!
@RedswedeOutdoors Yeah. Good advice, thanks The one handed jobs are the best for me and I don't know how long this will take to get back to normal Even once I get my dexterity back, a Ferro rod isn't much use for a gas or petrol stove that needs turned on with one hand and lit with the other. I don't use gas much but I do have my edelrid mutifuel that fits in the 27.
My set up is similar to yours.. I use the soto as my no1 lighting system. I olso carry a clipper lighter ( can easily be dried if it gets wet and the spark system can be removed and used if the gas runs out ) . A dry container and matches as a third option. I have a ferro rod in my fire making kit. Though that's really just for showing off and bushcraft. Take care out there.
Good to hear another Soto fan. The Ferro rod is fine for the alcohol stoves but you need a third hand for the gas stove to use one😁. I have enough problems with the hands I have. Thanks for watching
That is the Vango F10 Helium 1. Weighs about 1200 GM's and I can just sit up in it on my mat at the apex. It is quick to pitch and a small pack and roomy enough for 1. I've had it out in some horrendous weather and it has held up. I managed to get an Xmid 2p solid just after this trip so use that but the Helium is still in the gear cupboard for when I won't get a decent siz do pitch. The Helium pitches almost anywhere. The xmid needs a larger pitch. I'm spoiled by the size of the xmid though for the same weight as the Helium.
@@BrokenBackMountains iam going to get an ex-mid.. have not made my mind up yet , if I will get the 1 or 2 person... I normally go for the 2 person versions, yet the ex-mid is different. Plenty of room in the 1 person. Would you have got the smaller now knowing what you know ??. Take care out there.
I'd still have got the solid 2p as my wife and I often go together and the weight difference isn't that much between 1 and 2. To go significantly lighter you'd have to get the pro and I don't like single skin tents. If getting the xmid, get the solid. Better for UK. ATB Ewen@@littlegrandadoutdoors
