Trangia Mini

Fantastic minimal cooking set. I like the lightweight pot-stand, and the fact that the frypan/lid does click in the main pot making a solid box that is convenient to carry.The frypan is great for cooking eggs (during my cycling trips I always pass in front of farms that would sell fresh eggs) and other stuff, the non-stick coating means that very little water and time is needed for cleaning. That is convenient when resources and time are limited.There is a thick plastic protector in the frypan, which helps to prevent scratching the non-stick coating. For the main pot, just keep a kitchen cloth inside to prevent rattling&scratches, unless there's someone so wise to travel without a kitchen cloth?Mind you, the main pot is small, holds 500ml of water at the most safe point, 550ml if you dare, 600ml if you're heating soup or other food that does not boil. This is enough for the solo user, if you're cooking for two get the 0.9lt pot for the Trangia27, and this Mini-Trangia kit will neatly fit inside :-)Also, the real weight of the mini-Trangia is a good 40gr more than stated. Yet, by using an alluminium burner (sorry Trangia for the brass one) you can have a complete kitchen with less than 350gr.See the picture:Mini Trangia 0.6lt pot, inside are the mini Trangia pot holder, an Alluminium DIY burner with cap, a kitchen towel, a small gas lighter, 1/4 of kitchen sponge, a plastic spork, a small wooden spatula, 1mt of kitchen alluminium foil; in the Mini Trangia frypan there is a 13cm tall pot windscreen made from alluminium baking tray. Not pictured the Mini Trangia pot stand.Field tested, works brilliant with no fuss.

If you're looking for a stove to boil water in 2 minutes flat, sounding like a jet engine then look elsewhere!This stove runs on denatured alcohol or methylated spirits, which is available to buy at any hardware store. Running on Meths has it's advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are: It's quiet - nearly silent in fact. Great for that "Getting back to nature" experience. The fuel is cheap. No empty gas canisters to throw away. You always know how much fuel you've got left (Just by looking). The flame, once lit, is *really* hard to blow out. The disadvantages are: It can be hard to start in near freezing conditions, the flame is virtually invisible, there isn't much energy in Meths as there is in gas canisters, so you can expect to double you cooking times compared to gas.This Mini-Trangia Cookest contains a Trangia Stove (lid & simmer ring), Stove stand or "Windscreen", a aluminium pot, a non-stick frying pan (with a small plastic sheet for protection) and a pot gripper. It is all neatly self contained as the frying pan lid clips over the top of the bowl and everything else is contained snugly inside. Providing the lid is put on correctly it will stay put as two tabs hold it securely in place. The actual burner has the usual screw thread top and simmer ring. This makes it very easy to store and carry. There is no strap like on the larger Trangias, however it's not really necessary on this model. There is space inside to store extra small items like matches, a lighter or a cleaning sponge.Setting up is simple. Fill the brass stove up with alcohol / meths, place it in the wind screen, where it is securely held in place and then light it. Put the bowl on top of the windscreen and use the frying pan as a lid on top of the bowl to help keep the heat in. To simmer, adjust the ring to the required diameter and place it over the burner. There is an art to using this simmer ring and you may need to practice. Once you have finished cooking, close the opening on the simmer ring (if it's already on the stove you'll need to flip it off first with the grippers). Drop the closed simmer ring on the burner to stop the flames. **Once cool** you can either just screw the cap back on to save the fuel for later or pour it out into your fuel bottle.Using this out in the field is really simple and it fits easily into any day or rucksack. Why only 4 stars then?Firstly - you'll need a proper wind shield in anything other than dead calm conditions. This stove doesn't have adequate protection from the wind, unlike it's larger versions. A sheet of foil / titanium will do.Secondly - Although the pan gripper is adequate and is able t hold a full pot of water with no trouble it does feel "rough" when gripping the bowl and frying pan. I feel that if you don't take your time in making sure the placement is right then there is a chance you'll scrape the non-stick coating.If you're looking for a nice compact stove for hiking / walking / solo camping then this is ideal.Recommended!

I always wait a month or two before reviewing a anything as items that look good on arrival sometimes let you down after a few weeks use or wear, whereas stuff l was not impressed with later prove to be valuable bits of kit.I have taken this out on several backpacking trips and am very pleased. Great for heating tins or vacuum packedmeals, frying eggs, bacon or bangers and making a brew. Being a spirit stove, IMHO more reliable than gas burners, and like most Swedish made gear, rugged and built to last. Be minded though that boiling time is slower, but I can live with that. Capacity wise it's only suitable for the solo camper or hiker unless you are both on low calorie diets.Only one caveat, it does need a windshield unless you can find a very sheltered spot or want to burn a lot of fuel.No withstanding this, a good buy and comes recommended.

Have cooked a few things on this now. It's an absolutely amazing little stove. Well designed, extremely portable and easy to use. The fry pan is easy to clean up after cooking messy stuff and the aluminium pan is decent quality. You can use the fry pan as a lid for the alu pan and the alu pan as a lid for the fry pan too. Make sure if you use it you dilute your meths by 10% though otherwise it'll got sooty very quickly.

My first spirit stove, and I'm mighty impressed. The combined set, with fuel, works out slightly lighter than my gas stove setup. I like that you can take the fuel you need, and don't have to buy pressurised gas cannisters.I've cooked a one man fry up on it, and can say that the pans provided are perfect for one person. Overall, it's my favorite Cookset!!!!

Good for solo use with supplied tins. Usual Trangia bombproof design (standard burner) and fairly lightweight, nests together well and lights easily.You do need a separate windshield - I have one that goes all the way round and it then is a lot more effective even in calm weather as it reflects the heat back to the stove - especially if you use larger pans. With that and a foil pie tin as a separate lid, I was able to boil water in the pot (using the lid to keep the heat in) and heat some croissants on top underneath the pie tin in a sort of dutch oven.I also use the pot grip to place the simmer ring on the stove to snuff it out. That is far easier than trying to place it by hand.