Consider a second spirit burner and the Trangia Triangle as a second burner. It's minimal weight/bulk and it lets you take advantage of having two pots and two frying pans.
I ditched the kettle to fit a small gas container, alcohol burner, gasburner, extra collapsible tripod for the alcohol burner, grip, lighter and a cleaning sponge into the small pot. Still need to pack extra gas and alcohol seperately though… 😅
If you were cooking a pomodoro sauce, would you avoid putting the sauce in the aluminum billy (because of the reaction between the acidity of the tomatoes and the aluminum)?
Tip: it’s easier to light the burner with the wind screen part off, might also be easier to put the simmer ring on that way. It’s easy to re-attach without moving the entire thing if you pay attention to where the slots are.
If you wanted to make a red sauce, what pot would you use when cooking with your Trangia? I'm wondering if using an aluminum pot with the acidity of a red sauce creates any issues. Thanks.
It's really the key to mitigating the concentrated flame of the alcohol burner. It's an aluminum disc that's 1.5mm thick. I cut it the same diameter as the pot supports with a plasma cutter, and then drilled holes to save weight. Indestructible, lightweight, and improves simmering performance noticeably! Thanks for watching.
Im a ramen connoisseur and I have to agree that these are quite delicious, and nothing like cheap ramen. I definitely put all of the chili paste in 🔥 I usually dehydrate my own ramen veggies, but that prepack stuff looks like a perfect cheat!
LOL - the whole packet of chili paste is just outside of the limit of what I can enjoy, but the flavor is out of this world. I used to dehydrate my own veggies too, but I have been experimenting with the mixes because the variety is just amazing. Thanks for commenting!
Hi. I usually thread the strap through the attachment points on each side of the billy pot. It’s a tight fit but no chance for the strap to lose the grip around the frying pan.
The simmer plate really the key to mitigating the concentrated flame of the alcohol burner. It's an aluminum disc that's 1.5mm thick. I cut it the same diameter as the pot supports with a plasma cutter, and then drilled holes to save weight. Indestructible, lightweight, and improves simmering performance noticeably! The pot lid is just the one that comes with the Trangia Tundra pot set. Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed watching your video, nice set up. I have a thrift store cake pan that I was planning to make a simmer plate from. I was going to make one shaped like the Trangia pot stand so it would fit in both the 25 and 27, but may look for another pan to make a round one like yours. You could add a Trangia triangle for an additional pot stand and burner to allow cooking more than one thing at a time.
Great points - I have two firebox stoves (which I always have with me), both of which can accept a trangia burner, so I might just bring an extra burner. Thanks for the push!!
I use this one now because it keeps the intake tube in the correct orientation - it's on Amazon: CAMPINGMOON Butane Canister Adapter Camping Grill Gas Stove Adapter(Safety stand),Input: Butane Canister, Output: EN417 Lindal Valve Z10
Can you not just use the homemade aluminium plate for a small pot stand instead of the trangia one? P .s how's the new frying pan getting on, i have one on my wish list. Thanks
I'm not sure what you mean, because I wasn't using the trangia pot stand. But yes, you could use them interchangeably. The fry pan has been great! Quite satisfied.
No argument there. The trangia burner has a bit too wide of a flame for my taste when I'm using a very small pot. The Trangia burner is also twice the price. However, it's a quality burner!
Nice channel, new sub. Im confused tho, the gas burner on tragia's site is cheaper than the one on firebox's. And they appear to be the same, or are ther differences? Thx..@DansTrangia
Thats from Trangia, as well... weirdly enough, they seem to only make it with a non-stick coating, as of now. Anyone got a clue why? I dont see the purpose in a non-stick pot lid...
I also don’t understand why they are non-stick. But they are actually quite handy if you want to go light - you can just grab a pot plus lid and fill them with a Trangia Triangle and the burner you wish to use (spirit, gas or gel/tab). I have the smallest one that fit the 1 liter pots of the T27 and with the help of the lid I have a really handy mini-ish Tragia.
I've been running my trangias off a 20lb propane tank for years, i have a tee that lets me connect both gas burners at the same time. The tundra lid used to be available separately but i think you have to buy the whole set now to get the lid.
So nice using the Trangia Kettle for a good brew-up. The Trangia STORMCOOKER T27 kit was my 1st Alcohol setup and is still my GoTo of choice, even after the many other stoves I have acquired during my decades of camping, hiking, fishing, boating, kayaking and traveling. Almost 60 years of my outdoor adventuring and still loving the outdoors and my Trangia kits.
Hi Dan. I just came across your videos this evening (here in the UK). Really enjoyable. I have the T27, the T25 and the Trangia triangle, and I love cooking on them all. I have been trying to make a better simmer ring to stop hot spots and allow more control over the heat. It seems like you've nailed it with your diffuser plate. I will give it a try. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks! The diffuser plate was something I made because I had access to all the right tools at the time… I don't think I could make something quite that finished on my own. It's cut from an aluminum sheet with an automated plasma cutter. Then I drilled all the holes in it, and then chamfered the edges to remove the ragged bits of aluminum. It has worked out very well, and I made it from a sufficiently thick aluminum that it definitely prevents scorching, and I think will last me a lifetime.
Thanks. I'm thinking I will try to find a paint lid of the right size, drill some holes and give that a go. It looked like you placed it directly on top of the burner. I assume it doesn't snuff out the flame because of the side holes?
👍 Very good description of a comprehensive cooking kit it probably works well for truck, car, or RV camping. Would be too large for me to use backpacking. However, I am not a fan of aluminum cooking gear; stainless steel would probably be too heavy for this extensive kit and titanium would probably make it price prohibitive.
@@DansTrangia Thank you for the support on the aluminum. I have become very opinionated (perhaps too opinionated) on this subject in my old age. At 73 I can say that during my pre-college youth most (if not all) of my meals were prepared using aluminum cookware. And, probably many meals after that by restaurant kitchens. Is the damage already done? Have I been able to reverse any potential damage by trying my best to avoid aluminum cookware over the last 30+/- years? 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Dan, and thank you for sharing this information. Looks like you have a great kit! Could you tell please what size is it 25 or 27? I did not understand. Thanks for answer
I made it myself about eight years ago. I had a piece of aluminum and there was a local place I could go to to cut it in a circle to fit on a plasma cutter. So I did that, and then drilled a bunch of holes in it.
