Trangia 25 Vs 27 Comparison 

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I’ve had my Trangia 25 for nearly 30 years and has never let me down....brilliant kit

Man, I think I become a trangia fanboy just by watching this video. Thank you for the comparison between 25 snd 27 set.

Finally! A good informative comparison of the 2 systems. I didn’t know there were billy cans. Now I want the 27 billy can to finish off my set. Recently purchased a Chinese copy gas burner for my set. Brilliant addition at a fraction of the original cost and clean pots too.

Your a star! I just bought the trangia 27 series kettle and didnt even know anything about the 25 and the 27. Thanks a million.

Thank you for this video it has cleared alot of question I was thinking about the sets.

This is a great video. Useful to see them next to each other!

Excellent video for campers trying to decide which set to get. I decided on the 27 series with the billy can. I purchased the multi-disc strainer, winter attachment, prints gas burner, 25 orange cover bag, and a pan stand so I could use my percolator to make coffee. Brilliant design and it is so easy to use, even on a windy day.

Thanks for that was struggling to make my mind up on which set suited my needs an you’ve solved it thanks again.

As always, very informative. Cheers Paul. ATB

Great to see you back Doing vids again Paul. It's been a while. Keep them coming mate.

Excellent video once again Paul and a very handy comparison. You've pretty much convinced me to get the 24 set to add the billy to my 27 set.

Wow, excellent demo. The comparisons are exactly what I was looking for. Sir, I tip my hat to you!

Brilliant video thanks for showing us, I know now I need to buy the 27 series . Thanks 👍🍻🇬🇧

Fab.. just what I needed. Great video. So informative. Thanks!

A very informative review. Thank you. Very well done.

Thank you, this was really clear and helpful.

This is a really great video I found it so useful and helped me a lot. thank you Paul.

Thanks for a great video. I've recently stayed volunteering as a girl guide leader and encountered trangia cooking. Now I really want one for myself and this video was really informative

Thank you! This was a very helpful video.

Great subject for a video! I’m pretty much a 25 guy. I’ve put a few kits together and I really like it. I like that one can fit both the gas burner and the alcohol burner inside the 25 tea kettle. Also the 25 is compatible with the gsi stainless steel tea kettle which compliments the Duossal pots nicely.

Thank you for the helpful info. I have a Trangia stove I bought about 15 years ago and coulnd't remember which version it was... Just measured mine to be 18cm so I guess that'll be the 27 :)

Excellent video. Thanks for showing these two side by side. Thumbs 👍🏻 up ~John

Very helpful advice. Thank you!

I love the Trangia kettles. I’ve had the small one for 50 years.

Fantastic comparison video !! Subscribed

Nice comparison! Thanks for sharing! Stay blessed

I got the 25 Trangia.. specifically for "bugging IN" situations where there's no power. It's also great for Car Camping. I can see for a one person hiker that the smaller 27 model would be a good choice though. Both are excellent choices.. depending on your needs. Thanks for the side by side comparison.. most helpful.

Another great review Paul, can’t tell you how good it is to see you back.!! keep em coming mate and good luck to you, don’t forget if your ever in Essex call in for a cuppa & chat......Doug. (Doushal Kennels)

Thanks Paul for a brilliant video! I was thinking about doing the same, but with a couple of more trangias. Now i will feel like i copy You if i go along 😂. However there are differences in the kits so it could be interesting anyway. Great comparison!

Helped loads thanks mate 👍

Thank you for the comparison! The larger number for the smaller set = runs the same way for wire! Just getting into this so very helpful as was the making of the meatballs!

Great vid, told me just what i needed to know👍

Excellent review! You definitely helped me choose! Going to surprise my gf with a 25

Great comparison Paul... No bs, straight to the point and tells it like it is. Love your videos, keep them up and regards from Dublin 🍀.

thank you for doing this helps alot, I think I'll go with the 27-6 UL, and a multi fuel burner, intended for motorcycle camping.

Great comparison vid, thank you. Managed to pick up a 27 set almost unused with a 500ml fuel bottle for £35 - well pleased. You have the best theme music ever! Old skool junglist? Safe mate :)

I'm so incredibly thankful for you people who take the time to show things and share on RU-vid. I wanted to buy a Trangia set and was looking for info. 25 or 27 or what? Now I know, thanks to you. Thank you very much for your video and sharing.

This helps a lot! Thanks!👍👍👍

Thanks for making this vid Paul :)

Just purchased a 25, great video!!

Fabulous review! Thank you. 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻♡♡♡

I have a 27 from the 80s. Bomb proof! Going to have to get a Billy can now tho! Didn't know it existed! Very informative video!!

you are a legend - brilliant review - thanks mate :-)

This was great video, I was always confused on size so I never bought one , thanks !

Really useful review Thanks

Thank you Paul! Very useful video!

Love all your videos thanks an tell Peter hi ! Great channel man

Very helpful video. Thanks

The most comprehensive comparison between the 25 and 27 Trangia series one cand find on the internet. It's like it's like a bachelor's thesis about Trangia.

I got the 27ul earlier this year on the strength of your reviews and advice,haven't looked back,excellent bit of kit Paul. Got the triangle and mini too but i keep using my 27.Nice review again.Atb,Andy.

I have both size Trangia stoves in the review. I have noticed it is hard to find other pots which sit in or on those two stoves securely. MSR does make fairly thick Stainless steel pots with lids and a folding handle to hold the lid on, or for storage, or to hold the pot like a frying pan, and they offer a size which fits each Trangia stove. Ideal for tomato based foods or sauces. Thanks for all your efforts. I am learning a lot. - FARMERIK in USA

Thank you for the comparison. Great information.

Hi Paul. Missing your vids mate. Please come back. Just a foot note, which you probably know anyway being the master of all that is Trangia. I've just discovered that the lid of the 14cm Zebra Lunch box fits on the 27 series Trangia saucepan a treat(give or take a nano mm). Happy Days. Hope you and Peter are safe and well.

Thanks for doing the vid. Just bought a 25-8 system. Weight is 1025g. The 27-8 weighs 825g, so only 200g difference. Insignificant difference in height of the packed systems, so it really comes down to diameter and weight. I'm using it primarily for motorcycle camping, so the added size and weight aren't really that big of a deal, and I felt the 25 system was more useful to do real cooking with.

Trangia has a rather difficult part numbering system. Will provide some basic pieces of the puzzle to give more understanding what these numbers mean. The larger storm cooker, 25, was the twenty-fifth item sold by Trangia. The Trangia 27 was the seventy-seventh item that Trangia produced and sold. This is the main rule for how Trangia has built up the item system. The next number, like the even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0, indicates that the set is equipped with a coffee pot. An odd number describes which material such as wind protection, pots and frying pans have. The number 3, 5, 7 and 9 means that the set has a non stick frying pan, but no coffee pot. The pots are made of the same material as the wind shields. Trangia 27-7, -8, -9 and -0 where wind protection, pots can be made of different materials, eg wind protection in standard alu, and frying pans in hard anodized aluminum or non stick and the pots in hard anodized aluminum, and with or without a coffee pot ( even or odd number). Duossal and Blackversion have a different part number system.

Got myself an 80s Trangia 25 cook system for less than 30€. And I was finally able to get a 25 duossal pan for the normal stock price (they've been sold out since several months and easily need a month to be stocked up again). I realized how the old (robust) 25 pan seems to weight the same like the 25 duossal pan (did not check the weight, just my impression). I must say, I dig the design of the old cooking system more with its sturdy look, even if it weights more. And those old ones on the second hand market are often less covered with dents, than used UL systems imo. Mine has no defects like that at all. Just needed a good cleaning to shine again. I think the aluminium pots of the old set are fine for cooking, as long as it's not something acidic. But panwise I love me some salty and sour stuff, so I feel more confident with a duossal pan. The teflon version has 50/50 opinions. Some love it, but admit how fragile the coating is. Others dislike it because some experienced that the coating stuck to their i.e. meat. So in that case I rather take the risk with pure aluminium than teflon or go duossal (like I did) and consider some scrubbing after dinner, which is at least not harmful to the pan. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, mate! It really helped when I had no Trangia system at all! Cheers!

I bought the 25 series HA Trangia. I do a lot of cycle touring and was told by other cycle tourists to get the bigger one as cooking with the 27 series you will often have to cook again as the pots are too small to cook enough to fill cycle tourers bellies. It was good advice. So pleased I didn't get the smaller 27 series. Also it doesn't help that Trangia reverse label the different size stoves i.e. call the smaller one the 27 and the larger one the 25 series. Bonkers. But aside from this they are great stoves everything you need packaged like a Russian doll. I would also get the HA pans, the gas burner and an extra pan handle. File down the edges as they can be a bit sharp! Also Trangia should provide them with the fabric carry bag which they don't which is extra and which is a bit naughty really, jacks up the total price if you want one to protect it.

Really useful video. Thanks very much.

Very informative. Thanks.

good wee edit this is dude very informative

Another great review. It's been quite a while. Pleas keep them coming Paul.

I just bought my first set..a 27. Disappointed. Never used it. Returning to get a 25. I always watched you with a 27. Thought i wanted it. Your right theres nothing to compare to in regular video. Thank you!! I wish i had seen this before i ordered. This video was 5 years ago...doubt youll see my comment but thank you sir...i have learned much from you. Florida USA

Wow, the 25 is huge! I had a 27 that I used years ago, but ended up selling it, I really wish I hadn’t! I am planning on getting a 27 for my wife, the size comparison was very helpful, thank you.

You certainly know your stuff ... a great video mate 👍.

Nice review, tx bro

I have both of these and the mini, but i still watched your video! I think I’m broken!! 🤪

Very helpful. Thankyou

Very helpful! Thank you.

I got a 1980 s 25 in a charity shop , mint condition for 3 quid , quite heavy as you say but built like a tank .

I have a alocs brand , hope I spelled correctly, my 16 billy can will d set in not tried my 120 oz bushpot in it but I believe it'll work too . Been thinking about getting the wind s reels and find a stainless pan for the 25 Trangia. To have a backup kit . Because ive already have a extra burner and Trangia style aochol stove . If it will accept a bigger pot . Otherwise the setup i have , cost under half the Trangia

Excellent super useful man thank you

Got the 25 where I can buy once an the bushbox xl titanium.. best investments and a jet burner to put on the gas burner where I can cook 3 things at once if needed. I have 4 people in my family but can use it if by myself also

Some good info thanks

Thanks Paul 👍

I enjoyed your 25 27 trangia comparison review... I just got the 27 and will end up buying the 25. Thanks again, take care.

Thank you Sir. Great video.

Thanks for this! Cheers!

Great video. As you say, a side by side comparison of the 2 sets is useful. I have a fairly venerable 27 "Duosel" kit (aluminium lined with stainless steel - no longer made) which has stood the test of time. With the arrival of grandkids I have sometimes thought a 25 might be more useful. I have the 2.5 billy on order and, as you say, it will bring the 27 up to 25 level potential! Keep up the good work.

After falling in love with the 27, I had to get the 25 (bigger is better right?) I’m definitely a Trangia fanboy. Whether I’m hiking 5 miles or 20, I have one of my Trangias with me.

Very useful. thanks

Paul just got my 25 kit in Witj non stick pan an bowls . Do the bowls an pans last along time if used with soft utincels an oil.. I ordered a set of soft spoons ladle an tongs… didn’t come with chopping strainer but got that also.. now need to buy a good kettle that will sit in the 25

Thank you for this video. Very helpful! I wonder if they are compatible - as in: can you put the smaller pots in the bigger series windshield? I have a trangia and for now I am using a minimal setup with just the stove, a cross stand and aluminum foil. But for more cooking I want more comfort...

I just got 27- 3 Series and it's by far the best. What I found is it's adaptive to other pots. If I'm going to cook for more than one person, instead of taking a heavier 25 series I'll just take an extra pot. I found that it adapts quite easily to my 1.5 L jetboil or my 1.5 L Primus Camp Lite pot by putting the clips in the fry pan setting. Both of these have much higher capacity with heat exchangers for faster boil times. The Primus is a heavy guage non-stick and I can fry with it all day long and is much lighter then carrying both cooker sets. It's my favorite set up.

Love these things. Sod ultralightweigh, eat well and more fun. Way more fun.

Nice one Paul. I bought the 25 system originally and ended up adding a 27 when I realised how big the other one was, far too big for solo use. I added the Billy to the 27 and now it’s, as you say, the perfect cook system. Wish there was a video like this back then as it would have saved me lots of money and some frustration trying to get a sense of scale for comparison.

I just purchased one awhile back. One thing I’d like to know is how heat resistant the aluminum is. Trangia says it is a higher grade aluminum but Generally they say aluminum can melt from open flame. One thing I’d really like to see a video of is somebody trying to start a small fire in the base / windscreen which is big for me because if you could use this with as a cook set and a personal fire pit this would be absolutely the perfect camp set

watched this and bought the 27 basic kit from milletts,great piece of kit thanks

Nice to see you back out there Paul, it's funny they say both 27 pots are one litre. I seem to remember checking once (that's the kind of life I live!), and the inner one is only 800ml. Pedant? Me?

For me it was the kettle that was the main difference . I love Trangia I have the 27 but had to get the bigger kettle in case I had company .

Hi Paul. I just dug out the box for my 25-2 set. I think it is 1990s vintage, but can't find a date on there. The correct capacities are: 1.5 and 1.75 litre pots, 900ml kettle, and 22cm frying pan. Weight of 1290g. I too added the gas burner you recommended, which brings it up to about 1500g, with my home-made bag. The second number denotes whether it has a kettle in the kit (even numbers) and the surface finish. Plain ally, non-stick, or anodised. Keep 'em comin'. All the best.

i'm lucky enough to own a 25 and a 27, both with duossall pots and i love them and no, they are not for sale... like this guy in the video says the 27 is a personal stove, the 25 is a 2-3 person stove. when reading the specifications for both stoves you wouldn''t think there would be much of a difference but in-person, the 25 is much larger and also a lot heavier.

I have the 25-2 series but not got the chopping board with it it was delivered today

Cheers mate. 👍

l was thinking to get one while back Thank you for the lesson

Hello ! Sur ! 👋🤗. I. Apreciate Your Vidéo ! I didn't Know Really What Was a TRANGIA & How It's Work ! I Was Looks n'y For the Optimus Oven Blue ! ..& i Knew a Site IT SHOWN & i Saw With That Just Under TRANGIA But They didn't Ahow All.! Si i Realized IT a Couple Of Aluminium Pot But Nothing Else ! (sorry for my English) Thank You So Much !! ..From Downtown Montreal ⚜️🇨🇦👋👋🤗 🤩🥰💞💞💞

I like that intro music a lot.

Am working on getting a -27 set going. Just ordered the 600 ml kettle…

Hi Paul your videos are great. I hope you can answer a question for me. Is the pan for the camping set 24 the same pan for the Trangia 25 set? The Trangia website says that the 25 set pan is 220 mm whereas the camp set one is 200mm. I'm trying to figure out if the 25 series pan will sit atop the billy just the same. Thanks so much!!