battered
Guru
"I'd love to see you light a Trangia in a 50 mph wind in Scotland"
You can and I have. It's one of my favourite stoves, I've had one since before I was old enough to vote and it has *never* let me down. MSRs at 4x the price have, gas stoves have, the old Trangia may be slow but it never blows out or fails to light. You can use them in a tent too, with care. They are heavy though.
Those cheap tent links are fantastic looking, the Glen Orchy one is down to £35 and there are cheaper still. A French summer will hardly tax them too hard. That and a light bag and mat will see you right for very little weight.
You *can* get the Epigas pattern of gas cylinder in France, just as easily as in the UK. The pierce top Bleuet type are easier for sure, every supermarket has them, but outdoor shops all have Epigas.
Meths without colour and anti-drinking additive is widely available in France and dirt cheap. "Alcool a bruler" is about 1eu a litre in supermarkets.
I've been experimenting with meths stoves over the last couple fo days. My Trangia is hotter than a cheapo copy, and I'm going to try a cat stove and penny stove (almost weightless DIY jobs) for fun. I've made a pot stand from a couple of old bike spokes (a coat hanger would do as well) and a windshield can be made from ally trays like you get from the Chinese takeaway or an MSR windshield if you are flash. Use the Trangia burner here, maybe a hexy stove as backup, and you have a stove that weighs next to nothing. Cat stove or penny stove if you are really pinching grams and want to go a bit spartan.
You can and I have. It's one of my favourite stoves, I've had one since before I was old enough to vote and it has *never* let me down. MSRs at 4x the price have, gas stoves have, the old Trangia may be slow but it never blows out or fails to light. You can use them in a tent too, with care. They are heavy though.
Those cheap tent links are fantastic looking, the Glen Orchy one is down to £35 and there are cheaper still. A French summer will hardly tax them too hard. That and a light bag and mat will see you right for very little weight.
You *can* get the Epigas pattern of gas cylinder in France, just as easily as in the UK. The pierce top Bleuet type are easier for sure, every supermarket has them, but outdoor shops all have Epigas.
Meths without colour and anti-drinking additive is widely available in France and dirt cheap. "Alcool a bruler" is about 1eu a litre in supermarkets.
I've been experimenting with meths stoves over the last couple fo days. My Trangia is hotter than a cheapo copy, and I'm going to try a cat stove and penny stove (almost weightless DIY jobs) for fun. I've made a pot stand from a couple of old bike spokes (a coat hanger would do as well) and a windshield can be made from ally trays like you get from the Chinese takeaway or an MSR windshield if you are flash. Use the Trangia burner here, maybe a hexy stove as backup, and you have a stove that weighs next to nothing. Cat stove or penny stove if you are really pinching grams and want to go a bit spartan.
. So no tent and no voucher.
