[at-l] Trangia Stove (Stove stories)

[karinclaus@yahoo.com (Karin Claus)]

I just switched from my Zip stove (because it fell
apart on the trail), to a Trangia stove.  Zip was very
good, and drop-shipped me a new stove on the trail,
but by then, I was in love with the alcohol stove.

A fellow hiker (LWOP) made me a tin can stove in the
field.  I then got to the outfitter at Daleville, and
bought a Trangia. (They sell them with just the
burner, or with the burner and the pot support).  The
stove that was made for me in the field was pretty
rough.

When I head out next week, I am going to take my Tin
Can Stove, from the TinCanMan.  The Trangia is a
beautiful stove, but for now, I want the weight
savings of the tin can stove.

I also changed from my heavy stainless steel pot, to a
greasepot <g>.

I am thrilled at how light my pack has become. 16
pounds without food/water/fuel.

Greasepot



Message: 17
From: "rick boudrie" <rickboudrie@hotmail.com>
To: lpatton@mailer.fsu.edu,
at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 16:18:53 -0400
Subject: [at-l] RMt Rogers Outfitters, was Alcohol
stove

>OK folks, thanks for all the info.  Just ordered the
Trangia Westwind
>from Mt. Rogers outfitters in Damascus...

I just got a burner from them yesterday (being super
paranoid I wanted 
a 
virgin stove for air travel).  Not only were they the
only folks I 
could 
find who would sell just the burner element, not only
did they not 
bother to 
charge me the $3.00 shipping charges, not only did it
come very quickly 
but...

They also stuffed a bag of candy in the
box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know the Mt Rodgers Outfitters from Adam, but
I do know the 
value of 
good customer relations.  I suspect they might see a
few more dollars 
from 
me over the years.

Rick Boudrie


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