Using the Swedish army issue trangia with hexamine or spirits?

[johnboy]

Still need a nice mug with lid for the cooking vessel on the Etowah and after much browsing and research I've found 3 contenders...

Primus Litech Trek Pot/Kettle 1 litre 400g
Optimus Terra Solo - 600ml 300g
Optimus Terra Weekend HE 950ml 300g question: is the heat sink/spreader on the bottom of this pot a provden design or a gimmick??
Alpkit MytiMug 750ml 110g

Thats 4 contenders???

Why not just get a gas stove with a pot and take a plastic mug.. That way you can have a brew while cooking say some soup....

[lub0]

Ok I went for the Alpkit MytiMug which is 110 grams and holds 750ml. The 200 grams I saved by going for the titanium mug over the aluminium can be used for extra alcohol fuel.

[rik_uk3]

One of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OT-4A-ford...item1c1b14a2dd
One of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PHOENIX-He...item1c1b14c05c

Very fast to boil, simmers well, frugal on gas, job done.

[lub0]

Not really interested in gas at the moment to be honest. I want to see how light I can go with an alcohol stove. I reckon the full kit being stove, pot and windshield , under 250g!

The alpkit timymug arrived and I'm not impressed with the size. Logic tells me that only the minimalist/ultralighters will buy these, so one can also assume that these people will not be taking any other pots or pans with them and so will be solely relying on this mug for both cooking their food and brewing drinks, but the problem is you'd never be able to cook a proper sized dehydrated meal in one of these so really they are only useful for day hikes and absolutely no use whatsoever for extended trips... crap! Where the hell can I get a titanium pot just like the Alpkit, but wider and not at the stupid prices they go at. £25 was more than enough for this thing! I may have to go back to aluminium, which I'm fine with. Might just use the ****e alu pots than came with the akaslitt stove, lol.

[lub0]

Oh dear, I take back everything I said about the size of the Alpkit MyTiMug. After testing it in this thread here http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/sho...18#post1124018
I can actually say that this mug is quite the opposite being nearly 3 times big enough for cooking a large portion of dehydrated meal in.
I absolutely love this mug, I'm so glad I went ahead and bought it instead of fishing ebay for weeks.

[spiritwalker]

if you need O rings for the SAT then military mart sell spares very cheap
oring for the army burner is a quid

http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index....product_id=886

spare meths bottle is a quid

http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index....roduct_id=1049

and the windshield is £1.50
http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index....roduct_id=1050

Nice, can you link me to where I can the genuine trangia potlifter, please.
Also I just checked my SAT for the rubber o-ring inside the burner lid and it's not there, the cheeky bugger who sold it me as new!

I bought some meths from ASDA last night and gave the burner a go and it really dawned on me just what the hell I was playing at using solid hexi over this beautiful meths! I will be experimenting with the "bang for buck" of using meths as a fuel so I can decide if carrying meths over solid hexi will result in my ultimate aim of reducing pack weight.

p.s yeah I see them on ebay thanks wook. Also is "paintbrush cleaner" methylated spirit or something else, because I've got a huge 2 litre can of it here!

[lub0]

thanks for the links spirit walker!

The Etowah II stove arrived after I finally paid the extortionate customs fee after being ransomed with a royal mail card through the door. The boil times are pretty much the same as the Akasalitt although far lighter in weight. The mini brass trangia burner in the Akasalitt stove fits the outer burner pot of the Etowah II perfectly...