Trangia 25 Storm Cooker - Honest Review, Gas Burner & Spirit / Alcohol Burner 

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Best stove in the world had one for 40years never ever let’s you down 👍

Thank you for this review and demonstration, your precise and careful presentation is very helpful. The gas or alcohol fuel options make this set very adaptable to different situations. 70 years and still selling is a good measure of a well designed, effective product!

Hi Rob. Very clear video and explanation. I just love the way you have MADE THE EFFORT to set up your tent in the background and done this video outdoors. Great Job. ATB Tom

The Trangia may be a lot bigger than a Jetboil - but you have so many more cooking options with a frypan and two pots. All the Jetboil seems to do is quickly give you boiling water - and not everyone is into dehydrated meals. Plus you have complete peaceful silence when a Trangia is burning alcohol, while the Jetboil sounds like a jet taking off. Also you can somewhat regulate the alcohol flame with the simmer ring - it's not incredibly accurate but gets the job done. Give me the Trangia over a gas stove any day!

I've used these since a kid, our junior school used them when we were on trips out, I have about 3 of them now, excellent stove systems.

I have more camp stoves than I care to admit, but the Trangia is still my favorite. It is almost as easy as cooking at home.

Great review Rob! I used Trangia a lot when I was a younger, but have started to use them again the latest years. I would recommend the Trangia multi disc md25 to the kit. Very useful item, you can replace the protection plastic in the pan with it. It will protect the surface, you can use as a cutting board or as lid when cooking or a strainer for pouring water when cooking pasta etc. Great supplement to the Trangia cooker.

Great review Rob. Thanks for your time to do this. I agree that it is a very reliable system. Not seen the gas system before so useful.

Thanks Rob for the very detailed review. It answered all the questions that I had😊

I find in winter (in snow) matches work better than a fire steel, the reason being is at lower temperatures the alcohol requires a wick to ignite. Main reason for using a Trangia is that they just keep going in crap weather. Rain and wind, no problem. No valves, no pipes and no moving parts...they are indestructible.

I just found one of these in my parents attic, so this was the video I did not know I needed. Perhaps I should give it a try. The burner was missing, though, but it has been ordered and ought to arrive in a few days. So, once again, thanks for the video. 👍

Great review, especially the gas burner heat protector position was very useful. Thanks

Very thorough review. I to struggle with the size of the coolers. I have had my 27 for about 30 years and have all the options, meths, gas and gel burner. It is still my go to stove if I am going to cook rather than use dehydrated rations.

Very well explained, especially about the gas burner. I am glad to find out about the metal tabs. Thanks.

Great review Rob, crisp and clear. I have used Trangia stoves since a kid and are still using them. I have different types due to different needs thru the years and type of adventure. Happy trails!

Thanks for your video Rob - very helpful!

I got a kit with the kettle myself. Only thing i dont like about it is the weight and size. The "Trangia Triangle" (windshield and pot stand) is probably much better for most hikers, but it is currently sold out everywhere (will be back later this year according to the Trangia website). I had an old cheap cookset with a thin aluminum pot that sits perfectly snug around the 25 series Trangia kettle (i have to pull just a little to separate them). So i drilled a bunch of 8mm holes around the edges and bottom, and it now serves as a windshield and stand (using a couple tentpegs placed horizontally on top for supporting the kettle). Weight is only 79g/2,8oz (31% less weight than the "Trangia triangle") and as it fits perfectly around the kettle, it takes up almost no room in the backpack. Very happy with this solution..!

Thank you! Best video and explanation of uses I've yet seen for a Trangia stove. I get that they might be a bit of a faff compared to say a jetboil, but there's something charming and romantic about something that looks timeless, and cooks both gently and with no noise.

Wow you explained everything with so well and so much detail ! Thank you!! Do you have any videos with meal ideas to cook outdoors !

Nice vid, thanks for posting.

Thank you for a great video explanation! Saved my roadtrip 😊

love that "cook cook" in the background ☝🤪

I boil water all the time with the trangia.. I can boil a full kettle in probably 5 min.. love it!

My dad bought me one when I was 9 years old , in 1979 . I still have it , it still works , I’ve used it my whole life . I’ve replaced meths burner to gas , I’ve had to replace pots pans to non stick and I’ve work out two or three sets of them . But I camp a lot , I used to go with my pals when we was 10/11 into the woods and camp on our own and cook up great meals . They do a deeper frying pan now , it’s better , you can cook much more in it , and it fits in just the same . Trangia is the greatest cooker .

I've used the trangia storm cooker for years, really solid portable kitchen, heavy ...sure....but so many options, I use the gas burner and the extra plate and multidisc on my 25.

Excellent Video. Thanks!

Great review rob, calm and informative. One could almost think you were a swede. You did however spell your name wrong on your shirt ;)

Thanks for this video. I've had my eyes on a Trangia for a while, to supliment my Jetboil (from 2009) I wasn't sure if I should go with gas or alcohol. But I'm thinking to get both heating systems.

Another great detailed review Rob- thanks ☺️ just curious what you have cooked in the trangia so far and any preference for the gas burner over the alcohol stove?

Horses for courses, but I tend to use my Trangia 25 and Triangle the most. The only Trangia mistake I made is when I bought the 27 as the 25 is the most useable IMHO. I have various wood and gas stoves Firebox, Soto, MSR etc, the Trangia ( and Firebox) are the most relaxing to use, we even cook on them in the back yard on a nice day.

Thank you for all your great videos. Just wondering what you know about the 25-23 2.0 D and the wrinkles on the stainless inner pot I've seen on my new pots and was described in a printout with my pots? Is it as common and a non issue like they make it sound on the duossal page or is Amazon selling us defective seconds from trangia? Thanks for your help

I also noticed the small problems with the misplaced spring blade on the gas burner, as well as the burrs. For theses sharp edges, all you need is a small file to deburr them. Quick and easy. I don't think this gas stove has been produced since the beginning. Where does current production come from? Keeping costs down may explain the poor finish. Thanks for this "honest video" 😉

Generally you don’t want to be using the underside of the pots and pans when making a lid on extended trips - unless you thoroughly clean the pots and pan underneath all the time there will be a buildup of extremely bitter soot underneath (slightly depending on the fuel) and also bits of material tends to stick to the bottom if you’re cooking on the ground and get into the food.

enjoyed all your videos. can't wait to see hilleberg tarp and allak3 review. Nice pitching of those in the back!

I am like you, I didn't see any reason to buy the small set, that said I would consider the smaller unit if I were intending to hike with it.

My first line is a Littlbug twig stove. (Yes, the “e” is omitted.) Back up is a Jet Boil.

Thanks Rob :-)

The copper top function (9:39 in the video) is to regulate the flame, opening and closing the steel plate on top, not only for extinguish the flame. I use a Trangia alcool stove in my hunting cabin on the Alps since 1980, it's still my primary cooking stove!!!

Really good review, can I ask how long the spirit burner lasts for, I know you can’t add more fuel when it is hot, so could be an issue when boiling rice or potatoes.

maybe you know this, but we used something we called a "turbo" in Trangia in military, by placing some alcohol on the lid of the alcohol burner and placing the lid then below the burner.. when the alcohol in the lid burns, it starts to boil the alcohol in the burner and the burner flame becomes really strong... EDIT: ah I noticed the winter edition video you have... same idea there..

I have always used the Alcohol burner, I like how quiet it is. I've had one since 81, still have, still works great. It does not have the hole for the gas set up. So guess I wont use it :)

I know that a lot of people like these outfits. Personally, I never had any difficulties resisting the temptation to get one and lug it around the countryside. Just my preference, others like them. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying.

I'm using the alcohol stove with my ww2 water canteen and works great. Th 26 trangia set seems great but i'm only using is an my official cooking set. 90% i'm using just the canteen for a quick lunch break

I love mine, the 27-6, same as yours but smaller. I use mine in my Nordisk tent though.

Good vid

Do you have any tips on how to regulate the simmer ring easily when it's hot? I feel like that's only issue with the whole trangia set. As of now I just *try* to grab it with the handle and then use a towel or sth. similar to move the lid. But it's far from comfortable

From mid Michigan, Great Lakes country.

Is the burner you used a genuine Trangia? I noticed the little handle on the flame regulator. I don't think Trangia uses this. Also the gas burner is a great addition, but very expensive for what it is. Third party Go System burner virtually identical

I bought a 25 today but I have no idea if it's too big and heavy to take hiking.. I tend to eat a lot so I bought it because of that haha. Do you think 25 is overkill for one person? It's more futureproof in the sense that you can cook for others if you camp with more than one person though.

Hehe, the gas-burner wasn't an option in the 50s. A pretty new (relative) addition to the Trangia line-up, that's probably why it feels like an afterthought, because it is.

Neat little stove!

Looks like the fry pan ( without the plastic sheet) turned upside down would make a good lid for the pots. 🤔

I’m thinking that the term “open”, as in open flames, gets defined politically rather than by thinking. In many places, a fire in a twig stove is not considered as an open flame, since it is contained within a stove. A campfire, on the ground, is an open flame. A Dakota hole fire is contained in a hole in the ground. Maybe an unknown, or not commonly used technique in Europe?

Can someone please tell me if a Trangia can use wood as fuel?

Hmmm... it's really nice listening to your voice! Very soothing! And you do articulate in a very lovely way all the parts about this gear! Can I come hiking with you? You seem like such a nice,calm guy! Probably such good company 😅😅

Whats your tarp setup please?

Pro tip: you can bevel the edges with sandpaper and cut down on the noises with fire tape. Enjoy

25 is the largest right

Being a gear geek I have many different cook systems but my go to is always my trusty trangia. As you said Rob, it's a modular system, so no matter what your requirements are, there is a combination to suit. You need to throw that fake trangia burner in the bin and buy an authentic trangia burner lol.

If you use the frying pan upside down as a lid instead of the way you do, you speed up cooking time a bit more, creates more heat and makes it work even better in hard wind. I know they say that you should have it as you show. That's not how that recommend back in the days. The higher efficiency was what they where aimed for. That's what the logo symbol is all about. Guessing someone hade wrong fuel in it had the lid on as recommended old school. Got to hot and it turned in to mayhem, and the hade to change the recommendation. Use the right fuel and your ok (even better of) with the lid cooking surface down.

Trangia is a well designed cooking system, no wonder it has endured little changed over decades. Remember that boiling water is not equal = cooking...!!! Ease of use, fuel efficiency/economy and availability/price of fuel are all important aspects, but also simplicity! (fewer parts + no moving parts = fewer potential problems). Actually my favorite systems are alcohol stoves (Trangia!) and twig-stoves (Firebox), which I usually carry together (back-up). If high efficiency/output is needed my old Primus/Whispy will do. I am not a great fan of IsoPropane (environmental issue) but it is a clean, efficient and easy to use method, because of regulatory restrictions about open-flame systems I am sometimes forced to use it, but I think that wood-burning stoves are by far the most logical alternative (you do not have to carry fuel). Some people flip over about how much time a stove needs to boil some water... BUT unless you have to urgently feed a hungry bunch of boyscouts, does it really matter some minutes more or less? are you really so stressed to forget that you are in nature exactly because you want to enjoy another kind of time experience?? enjoy the scenery and relax while you wait...

I like the review; however, I have the exact same stove with the Trangia burner, and it boils water in my kettle in about 4 minutes or less. I'm surprised at how fast it boils enough water for a meal.

Nah, let’s get onboard with the nostalgia of slicing up your fingers. 😂

Quick question. If the Trangia cooking system uses pot, pans and kettles made from Aluminium then you are poisoning yourself with aluminium oxide. Even the non stick surface coating (Teflon) on the upmarket Trangia cookware is cancer causing, so are you aware of this?. Chiefs etc are not permitted to cook with Aluminium, copper or Teflon coating. Only Stainless steel, cast-iron or pure ceramic cookware can be used. My Trangia gear has been thrown out other than the burner and now I use the MSR stainless cooking gear. Love your videos

Should change the name of the channel to AMSR Camping

Cook something 😋

So just file the edges with a fine sandpaper.

Alot of info in this video. I wish there was a 27 non stick.

Is a whole freaking cooking system in a package just a little bigger than a breakfast bowl...

Great video mate. I’m not the biggest fan of Trangia stuff. Too much of a faff.

you could always take a fine cut file and smooth the edges down. Its not rocket science.

Just like camera the bigger the number,the smaller the appature

Get an X2 burner... it's multi fuel!

Made by the Chin , you can get a honest chines version cheaper and its nicer made ( less sharp edges ) , my mates got one , Trangia fan boys can go take a jump ! Rob gets my sub no crap music no bull shiet , nice in today's mental world .

it's weird that so many people are hooked with water boiling time ... in their holidays! so much that they buy an overpriced fiddly loud annoying one-function piece of crap only to min out one senseless number. others go for a trangia alcohol stove and relax with birds and wind sounds in the background while cooking a delicious meal from fresh ingredients 😘.

Alcol no gas

Toxic non stick pan, great idea...

Those things are a relic from the cold war. It is stamped sheet metal. Produced as fast and cheap as possible. The price in the store for that is silly. They are probably still using the same machines as back then. The burner can start to cook and they can explode. A fireball. Dont use it in your tent. I wouldnt use it at all, except in an emergency or the when the Russians invade. You have great reviews and really funny jokes! But Trangia is trash.