Re: [Paddlewise] alcohol stove ?

Yes Patrick!  And.....don't forget that as far as I know no one has done the
towering inferno remake with the Trangia.  I watched my parents stove light the
picnic table on fire, while mine slowly died due to clogged jets.  As you know my
housemate Sarah is a MSR devotee, and she will likely flame me as a heritic.  She
has explained to me that if you take it apart  and clean it hundreds of times a
year and replace the o-rings etc. on regular maintenace schedule the odds that it
will fail or explode and kill you are greatly reduced.

Anyone out there have any exploding MSR tales of terror?

Patrick Maun wrote:

> A slow reply. I have been out of town for two weeks (and came back to
> 1200 emails). I was one persuaded by Robs non-stop rattling on about
> this stove and got one. I love it so far. Sure, it is slower than an
> Whisperlight (was there ever a so blatant misnomer?), but we're out
> kayaking, what's the big hurry?
>
> Like any stove, the Trangia takes a few outings to master the quirks
> (of course, remember learning how to prime a Whisperlight?), but
> after that it is trouble free. The only thing that can go wrong is
> some sand clogging up the intake holes. I was just sick of *always*
> having to service my MSR out in the field, getting covered in smelly
> gas, and listening to the roar of the whisper. Not to mention, the
> no-stick pots that came with my Trangia are really really really cool.
>
> -Patrick
>
> >45 minutes seems a bit long based on my experience.  Usually I am just cooking
> >up half liter to one liter for a quick one to two person one-pot meal, but my
> >experience is that it takes about 10 minutes with the Trangia vs. 5 with that
> >ever so popular jet engine the MSR Whisper-light?  It is a little slower and
> >cooler, but it is not a big deal.  I usually light the stove when I hit the
> >shore (set up an lighting the stove takes a few seconds), and by the
> >time I set
> >up my tent water is ready for dinner.  I have not really pulled out the stop
> >watch, but if it was taking long enough to be a problem I might have bothered
> >to time it " don't forget a watched pot never boils!".
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