<Wes Boyd wrote: However, in view of the discussion we had recently about alcohol stoves, I made it a point to have a go-round with the gal at the MSR booth. It turns out that MSR still has the Mini-Trangia 28 in their current catalog. If you're interested, I didn't check, but if you can't order direct from MSR > You can't. Or, at least, you can't walk into their office for one. I called them last week (or maybe the week before) about this. I'd ordered one 4 or 5 months ago through a Seattle gear shop, which never arrived. MSR claimed last week that their new stock was in transit from Sweden, so I asked the retailer to re-order it. No sign of it yet. Since it's and *alcohol* stove, it would be appropriate if someone started bootlegging the things over the border! By now, I suspect everyone involved is bored with much ado about a $28 stove. (I mean me, MSR and the dealer, not Paddlewisenheimers.) Mike Wagenbach -Peeved at self for not putting a message in #1000, so posting his entire year's quota in 15 minutes. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:43 PM 3/13/00 -0800, M. Wagenbach wrote: > >No sign of it yet. Since it's and *alcohol* stove, it would be >appropriate if someone started bootlegging the things over the border! > I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Strines or Zedlanders on this list could score one so quick it would make your head swim . . . then there's just the cost of shipping . . . -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> > > > I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Strines or Zedlanders on this list > could score one so quick it would make your head swim . . . then there's > just the cost of shipping . . . > > Eggzactly right!! The population of Hamilton is a bit over 100,000. There are three or four shops in town where I could walk in tomorrow and buy one (swap you for a krill light?). Then every petrol station in town stocks methylated spirits to fuel it with, and most hardware shops too. So living at the centre of civilisation doesn't get you everything. Sometimes living upside down has advantages. Allan Singleton *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My advice to those of you looking to score a Trangia is to go with either the the 25-5 or the 27-5. This is with the two non-stick pans. While you have to take a bit more care with them, they are incredible. You can burn the hell out of a mess of hashbrowns, and they just slide out. No more bringing the scouring pads. Info can be found at http://www.trangia.se/trangia_inter/produkt/t25/default.html (and those of you simply curious can go and look at the system) The other great thin about this stove, the stove itself is small enough that pretty much everything I need for cooking fits inside the pots including a multi-spice dispenser, a spatula, matches, small bottle of oil, small bottle of basalmic vinegar, and silverware. -Patrick At 8:17 PM +1300 3/14/00, Allan and Joyce Singleton wrote: > > > >> >> I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Strines or Zedlanders on this list >> could score one so quick it would make your head swim . . . then there's >> just the cost of shipping . . . >> >> >Eggzactly right!! > >The population of Hamilton is a bit over 100,000. There are three or four >shops in town where I could walk in tomorrow and buy one (swap you for a >krill light?). Then every petrol station in town stocks methylated spirits >to fuel it with, and most hardware shops too. > >So living at the centre of civilisation doesn't get you everything. >Sometimes living upside down has advantages. > >Allan Singleton *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 3/13/00 8:45:16 PM Central Standard Time, wagen_at_u.washington.edu writes: However, in view of the discussion we had recently about alcohol stoves, I made it a point to have a go-round with the gal at the MSR booth. It turns out that MSR still has the Mini-Trangia 28 in their current catalog. If you're interested, I didn't check, but if you can't order direct from MSR > You can't. Or, at least, you can't walk into their office for one. I called them last week (or maybe the week before) about this. I'd ordered one 4 or 5 months ago through a Seattle gear shop, which never arrived. MSR claimed last week that their new stock was in transit from Sweden, so I asked the retailer to re-order it. No sign of it yet. Since it's and *alcohol* stove, it would be appropriate if someone started bootlegging the things over the border! By now, I suspect everyone involved is bored with much ado about a $28 stove. (I mean me, MSR and the dealer, not Paddlewisenheimers.) Mike Wagenbach You might take a look at www.piragis.com - they handle Trangia and have a #23 listed - don't know how it compares to the #28 - looks to be very economical and compact. They also have the Sierra Zip Stove, which was discussed a while back. Piragis Northwoods Company is a Boundary Waters outfitter, and they also have a nice on-line catalogue. Good reliable people from my experience with them - standard disclaimer yada yada yada .... Dan Williams *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"M. Wagenbach" wrote: > No sign of it yet. Since it's and *alcohol* stove, it would be > appropriate if someone started bootlegging the things over the border! > > By now, I suspect everyone involved is bored with much ado about a $28 > stove. (I mean me, MSR and the dealer, not Paddlewisenheimers.) You could try mail order from Mountain Equipment Coop in Vancouver. The Toronto store has a bunch of them in stock - I was looking at them after the discussion here. However, it's not in the latest catalog, so they may not sell it by mail. I can't remember the exact price, but it seems to me it was around C$30 with windscreen. That's only around US$20. www.mec.ca (the usual disclaimers apply). Mike PS - after cooking with an alcohol stove for three weeks on a sailboat twenty three years ago, I still can't bring myself to use an alcohol stove today. Too low a cooking temperature. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 7:56 PM -0500 3/14/00, Michael Daly wrote: >[SNIP] > >PS - after cooking with an alcohol stove for three weeks on a sailboat >twenty three years ago, I still can't bring myself to use an alcohol >stove today. Too low a cooking temperature. > Not wanting to beat a dead horse but... The Trangia actually has a very hot cooking temperature. I'm not just talking about boiling water either. I like to prepare pretty elaborate meals (as many here who have paddled with me can probably attest), that means Thai curries, hashbrowns with veggies, breakfast burritos and lots of things that need both high boiling heat and low simmering heat. In fact, I don't think I've ever actually cooked anything freeze dried -- I'm probably too cheap. The Trangia uses a "jet" (OK, I'm making the terminology up) system that works much like your typical MSR stove. Once the stove heats up, the small holes around the perimeter start to jet and kick out quite a bit of heat. I still have my Whisperlight to use as a back up or for really cold cooking, but since getting the Trangia I simply haven't needed it. -Patrick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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