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[classic33]

personally i wouldn't have anything but a trangia, i'm Swedish and so are trangia
they're so simple there is nothing to go wrong apart from clogged jets pretty much and that's a simple case of poke them out with a pin or so, and they are bomb proof. i was given mine as my birthday present from my nan and grand dad last year in january when i turned 15, i reckon so long as i look after it and i don't lose it or get it nicked it should last me till my times up
Cheers Ed

Mine will be celebrating its 30th later this year. Bought from Wakefields.

 

[compo]

My trangia is now almost vintage and still working well. My first meths cooker came from Woolworths and cost about 25p (5/- for those who remember). It was like a paint tin with a press fit lid, and the fuel cup sat in the tin. The tin had air holes in it. It weighed far less than the trangia and I would also say it was longer burning per fill than the trangia. I also have a Swedish army spirit stove which is very good, although quite heavy if backpacking.

I just had a quick look on Ebay, and here is a cooker almost the same as my old one from Woolies; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-Picni...550?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f490cc226

 

[Ganymede]

I can spend hours poring over stoves on outdoor websites. This is so light it's ridiculous: http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/bushcraft/RD103.html and there are loads of ways to make your own out of a tin can: http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Stove/ (don't click that link unless you have hours to spare... Ed I think you would like it).

 

[raleighnut]

This is mine

Altough it is a piccy off T'internet
The gas can be adjusted/without going near the hot bits. and the cylinder can be unscrewed and carried separately.

 

[mjr]

I ask people with broken bikes if they're OK unless I'm on my way to an appointment (but would still stop if flagged down). A lot of riders around the town seem to prefer to either bodge the bike just enough to ride home (repeatedly pumping up a slowish-punctured tyre) or to walk it. Further out in the countryside, not so much, but more riders there carry a toolkit.