I own the exact set. For ~$120 it's actually not terrible value, made anywhere. But at the same time, it's just stamped aluminum that rolls off a decades-old assembly line... Some Japanese manufacturer would make a big deal of their ancient technology and charge any schmuck a lofty premium.
When I first got into Trangia stoves, the first one I got was the T28 mini Trangia just so I could test the burner, I really liked it and so got myself a 27-1UL which is now my standard go to cookset ,but what I`ve found is that the 800ml pot from the Mini Trangia will easily nest inside the 1litre pots of the 27 cookset for transport and will fit on to the pot stands of the 27 set for cooking since the base diameters of both pots are the same, it just gives you more options for cooking or heating water when you`re out in the field(3 pots and a frying pan) for only a tiny increase in weight.
Just a suggestion. When cooking the pasta put a couple of cup a soups into the water. It's a real easy way to give decent flavour to pasta. Assume they have something similar in States. Basically they are packets of powder that you add water to and get soup. I tend to find that doubling up the recipe level gives a decent thickness of soup. Not tried it with macaroni, but works great with noodles. Basically gives you two meals in one. Drink the soup, then eat the pasta.
My young wife and I loved to camp by the rivers in the wilderness, fishing. Since we were not skilled enough living on fish only, we used these things to cook our meals on brought with us food.
Nice review mate! I wouldn't part with my Trangia 25-1 (Hard Anodised) for all of the tea in China. Absolutely, without question, my Trangia is one of the best things that I own and will undoubtedly prove to be one of the best investments I have made. Trangia's are also popular here in England, although in my opinion, people tend to only use them sporadically - mainly on the odd camping trip here and there. I use mine virtually every day, cooking everything from the humble pot of porridge to more gourmet meals fit for a King. To date, I have cooked the following; Potato & Corned Beef Hash, Lambs Liver & Onions, King Prawns & Garlic Stir-Fry, the acustomary Full English Fry-Up, Chili Con Carne, Mashed Potatoes, Shepherds Pie, Stewed Apples & Cinnamon, French Toast, Beef Stew & Dumplings, Sausage Casserole, Tomato Soup and have even managed to 'bake' a Steak & Ale Pie with a little imagination. From Porridge to a Pie and from indoors to outdoors, I have enjoyed every moment of cooking on this baby! To anybody considering buying a Trangia, I would wholeheartedly recommend that you do. Has you can see, I have cooked various meals on mine from boiling water indoors to cooking gourmet dishes whilst camping and hiking up and down the land. Great video again mate and I have subscribed to your channel. Regards, Chris (UK).
Glad to have you onboard, appreciate the support! Sounds like you've got quite an attachment to your Trangia, I seriously love my set. That Prawns and Garlic Stir Fry sound great!
Thank you and you're very welcome mate. Yes, King Prawns & Garlic Stir-Fry is a speciality of mine. I wish I could make you some lol. I visit Cornwall a lot and the first thing I look for is a good fishmongers as the fresh fish and seafood caught daily from the Cornish coast is amazing. Scottish mackerel is also the best and at the end of an hard days rambling in and around The Highlands when visiting Bonny Scotland, a fried mackerel (or two lol!) served with mustard mashed potatoes or a baked spud on my Trangia is an added highlight. The point is, with a Trangia, people aren't just limited to rehydrating Mountain House meals and boiling potatoes. I must admit though, Mountain House meals are rather good in a pinch. Anyway, thanks again matey for your excellent demo. I enjoyed it a lot. All the very best, Chris (UK).
Good review. I ve been using this kit for many years and had hundreds of trips with it. the 27 series is designed as a one man kit. Also it weighs a tad over two lbs not one.
Interesting. Way more pieces than I'd care to pack. I prefer simplicity...canteen cup and stand, Esbit stove,Swiss M71, or MSR Pocket Rocket. Thanks for keeping vid short. Haven't got the time for these guys with their 1 hour videos.
BushcraftWoodsDevil Unless it's someone I "know" online, I don't watch videos past 10 minutes so I try to keep the footage short and to the point. I roll with a metal canteen cup & Esbit stove for myself. The Trangia is a good fit to feed more than 1 person...which is why I'm putting in my primary emergency kit
"I'm just gonna shave this stick down so I can light my open alcohol burner with it..." I'm sure you've figured it out by now: IF you don't want to risk lighting the burner directly with your lighter and losing hair, you dip the stick in the alcohol, light the stick, and light the burner with that. Handles are cheap. If you can spring for Ti you can buy a replacement handle. You look comical juggling those pans. :)
+Billy Madge That's my OCD kicking in lighting the burner...I use my lighter now. I do have a handle since the video was shot...since juggling isn't my favorite circus act lol
another thing whit this set is. you can use it for day to day operation or just camping (or when I get any money for when power goes out that one time a year) or when I just whant some outdoor cooked food made 50 meter/yard from my front door. Bought a Emergency sewing kit and yes it was supper compact and all but after you open it its impractical to assemble again whit all the parts, I can but that is like several min of work. so that kit becomes a open and unpack ones never pack and close again. and thats the problem whit a lot of the survival kits they are super compact and great but they are almost a one time use only. the sew kit had some treads but it was to small to fit any standard Spool/bobbins meaning when you used up the little threads that was in the kit (that i used to fix one sweeter) you got a mostly useless kit and im not sure if I want to carry around lose spools in a survival kit. and as you said your usally not on your own but whit other and in that case better to carry kit suited for several and have them carry part of the load. a mess kit for one vs a mess kit for several is not exponential more heavier meaning the larger the group is the more each can carry individual. another thing I like about this kit (we used it all the time in scouting) is that the "frying pan" can be used as a lid anyway. and its usually hot enough to cook some food item on while you got a pan whit water and something else.
Hey there! I found that the combination of just the trangia burner and a hobo stove works great. That way you have more options in terms of fuel. Keep it up, I'll certainly subscribe. Greetings!
i really want to get one of these cook kits, i guess you have the version with the anti stick pots. i think i will spend the extra money to get the same version.
Hey man, best review of the Trangia I have been able to find. Definiatly sold me on this one, gonna get the 25 set. And you're right. Rambo won't do when SHTF. Another pro that came to mind is that alcohol is and will be pretty abundant. This thing could run gasoline as well, in a pinch. Can't say that about the canister stoves. Once you're out, you're out. Also the design seems very low-tech, which I prefer personally.
Glad you liked it! Still got the set, I break it out when I take the kids in the forest. Solid gear by Trangia and well priced. Good point about alcohol being available, preferably you want to have a stove that can be used with multiple fuel sources.
Yup, redundancy if you wanna use a fancypants words ;) If you've ever cooked on fire for any length of time you start to appreciate the stability of temperature you get with a liquid/gas fuel stove. What is that spoonlike tool you use towards the end?
Lol yup redundancy. That's why my favorite stove ATM is the Esbit 5 Piece Treker set. Can use wood or alcohol. I do prefer alcohol though for ease of use and like you say, temp stability. That spoon is the CRKT Eat'N XL Multi-Tool -> amzn.to/2fkGKMa
#1 That's isn't titanium. Your weight is way off. That version, without the kettle, is nearly 2 lbs. (amazon says it's 1.6 but it's closer to 1.9) #2 That isn't a new system, it's basically the exact same design used by NATO/ the Swiss and Polish armies for many many years, only that one is aluminum (check ebay ) #3 How are you getting "long term survivability" on a heavy system that relies on denatured alcohol? Don't get me wrong, it's great for something like short term power outages or car camping but far less than ideal for "SHTF gear".
Touching on great points -> training evolution and better gear choices based on experience. Now years later, I've chosen a cookset system that can burn wood or alcohol. Alcohol or burners like Crux stove are great for backpacking and quick meals when you don't have time or ability to start a fire just to heat up water or food. For 24-72 hr gear sets, the Optimus Crux is a great choice. No fire needed, just a fuel canister that can last for days on end.
Good short and to the point review but you either bought you pots from another manufacturer or they're definitely not titanium. Trangia only builds aluminium pots.
This cookset is better suited for two people to use and cook on vs one person. The size of cookset that you choose really depends on what you have planned..is it a multi day trip with more than one person? How much food will you be taking? What kind of food? Will it be food that requires prep work or is it just freeze dried meals that just require water to cook?
Ash When I did my sivil servant in the army that was my kitchen in one year. There is no better than this product. Some times we collected our food from the forrest or lake and made that meal with this. You have to get new handling tool. Great video by to way :D
Rite on man. In the past couple of years I have been real realistic about pack load for long term survival. that 90-110lb shit will be useless in no time. It is best to diversify you training with some more primitive skills. But a lot of the E&E forest ninjas seem think it's not cool unless it's tacticool.
Anti-Social Outdoors And it's about being practical too and thinking about the other people who are with you in a real type situation. That canteen cup and pocket stove ain't going to cut it for more than one person
+Croaker Main difference is that the HA is not non stick so you'll need some cooking spray or oil when using the pan. The HA has that surface treatment that makes it scratch resistant and more durable.
Just landed on this video of how not to use a Trangia. Most Trangia's are used for camping; not preparing for some dystopian future. First, this isn't titanium. It's aluminium, with non stick pans and frying pan. Opening it upside down isn't a good look. Didn't your kit come with a handle grabber? Put the pan or the strainer on top of the pan would heat your pasta a lot more quickly. Chopping up your sausage with what looks like a metal spork on a non stick frying pan is not recommended. Sad video.
Wrong,,,. Trangia did make a titanium kit, but that is not it. It is also not the Hardanodized kit, I have one, the HA kit is a darker color, but not black like this kit. This is the regular Alum kit with non stick option on pans and fry pan.
Made in Sweden! One company that deserves to be supported for not moving their operation to China! That's worth any amount of money.
Yes indeed, they get big credit for that!
I own the exact set. For ~$120 it's actually not terrible value, made anywhere. But at the same time, it's just stamped aluminum that rolls off a decades-old assembly line... Some Japanese manufacturer would make a big deal of their ancient technology and charge any schmuck a lofty premium.
It came with a handle!
Paul Bisseker Unfortunately the handle was damaged
When I first got into Trangia stoves, the first one I got was the T28 mini Trangia just so I could test the burner, I really liked it and so got myself a 27-1UL which is now my standard go to cookset ,but what I`ve found is that the 800ml pot from the Mini Trangia will easily nest inside the 1litre pots of the 27 cookset for transport and will fit on to the pot stands of the 27 set for cooking since the base diameters of both pots are the same, it just gives you more options for cooking or heating water when you`re out in the field(3 pots and a frying pan) for only a tiny increase in weight.
Trangia is just the best! I've got my own for a couples of years ago and I love it. It will definitely last my whole life.
Yes awesome stove. This was my first time with the stove set..more than a few years back and now today still working great
Just a suggestion. When cooking the pasta put a couple of cup a soups into the water. It's a real easy way to give decent flavour to pasta.
Assume they have something similar in States. Basically they are packets of powder that you add water to and get soup. I tend to find that doubling up the recipe level gives a decent thickness of soup. Not tried it with macaroni, but works great with noodles. Basically gives you two meals in one. Drink the soup, then eat the pasta.
Great kit, I have the same kit. If you check, you'll find that the frying pan and the bowls are anodized aluminum not titanium. Otherwise a nice vid.
Thanks for the info!
My young wife and I loved to camp by the rivers in the wilderness, fishing. Since we were not skilled enough living on fish only, we used these things to cook our meals on brought with us food.
Nice review mate!
I wouldn't part with my Trangia 25-1 (Hard Anodised) for all of the tea in China.
Absolutely, without question, my Trangia is one of the best things that I own and will undoubtedly prove to be one of the best investments I have made.
Trangia's are also popular here in England, although in my opinion, people tend to only use them sporadically - mainly on the odd camping trip here and there.
I use mine virtually every day, cooking everything from the humble pot of porridge to more gourmet meals fit for a King. To date, I have cooked the following; Potato & Corned Beef Hash, Lambs Liver & Onions, King Prawns & Garlic Stir-Fry, the acustomary Full English Fry-Up, Chili Con Carne, Mashed Potatoes, Shepherds Pie, Stewed Apples & Cinnamon, French Toast, Beef Stew & Dumplings, Sausage Casserole, Tomato Soup and have even managed to 'bake' a Steak & Ale Pie with a little imagination.
From Porridge to a Pie and from indoors to outdoors, I have enjoyed every moment of cooking on this baby!
To anybody considering buying a Trangia, I would wholeheartedly recommend that you do. Has you can see, I have cooked various meals on mine from boiling water indoors to cooking gourmet dishes whilst camping and hiking up and down the land.
Great video again mate and I have subscribed to your channel.
Regards,
Chris (UK).
Glad to have you onboard, appreciate the support! Sounds like you've got quite an attachment to your Trangia, I seriously love my set. That Prawns and Garlic Stir Fry sound great!
Thank you and you're very welcome mate. Yes, King Prawns & Garlic Stir-Fry is a speciality of mine. I wish I could make you some lol. I visit Cornwall a lot and the first thing I look for is a good fishmongers as the fresh fish and seafood caught daily from the Cornish coast is amazing. Scottish mackerel is also the best and at the end of an hard days rambling in and around The Highlands when visiting Bonny Scotland, a fried mackerel (or two lol!) served with mustard mashed potatoes or a baked spud on my Trangia is an added highlight. The point is, with a Trangia, people aren't just limited to rehydrating Mountain House meals and boiling potatoes. I must admit though, Mountain House meals are rather good in a pinch.
Anyway, thanks again matey for your excellent demo. I enjoyed it a lot.
All the very best,
Chris (UK).
Good review. I ve been using this kit for many years and had hundreds of trips with it. the 27 series is designed as a one man kit. Also it weighs a tad over two lbs not one.
Interesting. Way more pieces than I'd care to pack. I prefer simplicity...canteen cup and stand, Esbit stove,Swiss M71, or MSR Pocket Rocket. Thanks for keeping vid short. Haven't got the time for these guys with their 1 hour videos.
BushcraftWoodsDevil Unless it's someone I "know" online, I don't watch videos past 10 minutes so I try to keep the footage short and to the point. I roll with a metal canteen cup & Esbit stove for myself. The Trangia is a good fit to feed more than 1 person...which is why I'm putting in my primary emergency kit
"I'm just gonna shave this stick down so I can light my open alcohol burner with it..."
I'm sure you've figured it out by now: IF you don't want to risk lighting the burner directly with your lighter and losing hair, you dip the stick in the alcohol, light the stick, and light the burner with that.
Handles are cheap. If you can spring for Ti you can buy a replacement handle. You look comical juggling those pans. :)
+Billy Madge That's my OCD kicking in lighting the burner...I use my lighter now.
I do have a handle since the video was shot...since juggling isn't my favorite circus act lol
My preference is flint and steel, never fails and far easier.
That looks state of the art cooker👌🏼
It's top stuff!
Really tempted to get one of these for when me and my buddy go camping.
You won't regret it
another thing whit this set is. you can use it for day to day operation or just camping (or when I get any money for when power goes out that one time a year) or when I just whant some outdoor cooked food made 50 meter/yard from my front door.
Bought a Emergency sewing kit and yes it was supper compact and all but after you open it its impractical to assemble again whit all the parts, I can but that is like several min of work. so that kit becomes a open and unpack ones never pack and close again.
and thats the problem whit a lot of the survival kits they are super compact and great but they are almost a one time use only.
the sew kit had some treads but it was to small to fit any standard Spool/bobbins meaning when you used up the little threads that was in the kit (that i used to fix one sweeter) you got a mostly useless kit and im not sure if I want to carry around lose spools in a survival kit.
and as you said your usally not on your own but whit other and in that case better to carry kit suited for several and have them carry part of the load.
a mess kit for one vs a mess kit for several is not exponential more heavier meaning the larger the group is the more each can carry individual.
another thing I like about this kit (we used it all the time in scouting) is that the "frying pan" can be used as a lid anyway. and its usually hot enough to cook some food item on while you got a pan whit water and something else.
I GOT ME ONE OF THEM.....KEEP IT MOVIN ....U DA MAN....
Best cook set ever 👍🏻
We agree!
Hey there!
I found that the combination of just the trangia burner and a hobo stove works great. That way you have more options in terms of fuel.
Keep it up, I'll certainly subscribe.
Greetings!
RaubElch Thanks, always great to hear other options!
If you want bullet proof equipment, look swedish army stov. It has made from stainless steel
Does the colinder / lid fit the frying pan ??
I cant recall tbh
Could you use Trangia 27 to cook for 3 people?
might be a little small
when i use mine the pot in the middle does not stay in balance and leans to one side :/ Do you know how to fix this?
Maybe look at adding a bit of a shim from tinfoil?
How much was this when you got it ? Because now it’s $200
No idea this cookset is OLD
Nice one rambo
thanks I feel just like Rambo
i really want to get one of these cook kits, i guess you have the version with the anti stick pots. i think i will spend the extra money to get the same version.
+james edwards You won't regret it, thanks for watching.
Very nice video!
Hey man, best review of the Trangia I have been able to find. Definiatly sold me on this one, gonna get the 25 set. And you're right. Rambo won't do when SHTF.
Another pro that came to mind is that alcohol is and will be pretty abundant. This thing could run gasoline as well, in a pinch. Can't say that about the canister stoves. Once you're out, you're out. Also the design seems very low-tech, which I prefer personally.
Glad you liked it! Still got the set, I break it out when I take the kids in the forest. Solid gear by Trangia and well priced. Good point about alcohol being available, preferably you want to have a stove that can be used with multiple fuel sources.
Yup, redundancy if you wanna use a fancypants words ;) If you've ever cooked on fire for any length of time you start to appreciate the stability of temperature you get with a liquid/gas fuel stove.
What is that spoonlike tool you use towards the end?
Lol yup redundancy. That's why my favorite stove ATM is the Esbit 5 Piece Treker set. Can use wood or alcohol. I do prefer alcohol though for ease of use and like you say, temp stability. That spoon is the CRKT Eat'N XL Multi-Tool -> amzn.to/2fkGKMa
!!DO NOT!!DO NOT!!DO NOT!!
PLEASE DO NOT put gasoline in an alcohol burner. It will not end well.
I really like your video. The stove is nice. Id like to buy one.
I got the 25 both nice cook set
good stuff I still ahve mine
Zombie invasion, lmao.
#1 That's isn't titanium. Your weight is way off. That version, without the kettle, is nearly 2 lbs. (amazon says it's 1.6 but it's closer to 1.9) #2 That isn't a new system, it's basically the exact same design used by NATO/ the Swiss and Polish armies for many many years, only that one is aluminum (check ebay ) #3 How are you getting "long term survivability" on a heavy system that relies on denatured alcohol? Don't get me wrong, it's great for something like short term power outages or car camping but far less than ideal for "SHTF gear".
Touching on great points -> training evolution and better gear choices based on experience. Now years later, I've chosen a cookset system that can burn wood or alcohol. Alcohol or burners like Crux stove are great for backpacking and quick meals when you don't have time or ability to start a fire just to heat up water or food.
For 24-72 hr gear sets, the Optimus Crux is a great choice. No fire needed, just a fuel canister that can last for days on end.
Glad mine came with a pot gripper!
mine was lost a long time ago...
Good short and to the point review but you either bought you pots from another manufacturer or they're definitely not titanium. Trangia only builds aluminium pots.
this is a very old cookset that was gifted to me from my parents. they may have replaced some parts or pieces before I got my hands on it.
looks pretty big and looks like it occupies too much space in your bag. smaller burner stand and pot stand thingy would have been better.
This cookset is better suited for two people to use and cook on vs one person. The size of cookset that you choose really depends on what you have planned..is it a multi day trip with more than one person? How much food will you be taking? What kind of food? Will it be food that requires prep work or is it just freeze dried meals that just require water to cook?
Ash When I did my sivil servant in the army that was my kitchen in one year. There is no better than this product. Some times we collected our food from the forrest or lake and made that meal with this. You have to get new handling tool. Great video by to way :D
Great.....now I'm hungry.
Nice stove I like it. Made me hungry and i just ate lol!
+redline6871 It was a good meal, glad I made ya hungry :)
Where's ur pot holder
i have gloves for that
No cheese?
Hamburger helper?
I think it was...
Why not just put lighter to burner
lol
Be carefull around the fire with thmose mechanix gloves.Fire and synthetics don;t work together well.
good point
Rite on man. In the past couple of years I have been real realistic about pack load for long term survival. that 90-110lb shit will be useless in no time. It is best to diversify you training with some more primitive skills. But a lot of the E&E forest ninjas seem think it's not cool unless it's tacticool.
Anti-Social Outdoors And it's about being practical too and thinking about the other people who are with you in a real type situation. That canteen cup and pocket stove ain't going to cut it for more than one person
Anti-Social Outdoors You just have me a great idea...a tactical Velcro Forest Ninja patch
:D
Great video and kit, been eyeing one myself. Any advice over the alum vs the HA alum?
+Croaker Main difference is that the HA is not non stick so you'll need some cooking spray or oil when using the pan. The HA has that surface treatment that makes it scratch resistant and more durable.
+The Survival Outpost Appreciate the response. just subbed
looks like you've lost your trangia handle🍳
Makes cooking a little difficult. Still need to order a replacement handle, aside from that, great stove and super lightweight design
The Survival Outpost
You had the handle by your left hand at 2:37!!
Not titanium.
yep
That's big actually the old Swedish military Trangia is half the size.
Just landed on this video of how not to use a Trangia. Most Trangia's are used for camping; not preparing for some dystopian future. First, this isn't titanium. It's aluminium, with non stick pans and frying pan. Opening it upside down isn't a good look. Didn't your kit come with a handle grabber? Put the pan or the strainer on top of the pan would heat your pasta a lot more quickly. Chopping up your sausage with what looks like a metal spork on a non stick frying pan is not recommended. Sad video.
lol this video from years ago...you're right I had no clue what I was doing back in then, bumbling around lol
@@TheSurvivalOutpost lol - hope you're still using the Trangia - everything else is forgiven!
Trangia don't make titanium kits
you have the Ultralight Aluminium/Ultralight Hardanodized aluminium mixed kit there. :)
Outsider Yes that was a mistake on my part lol
The Survival Outpost I guessed that, it happens once in a while to everyone. :)
I can't be perfect, thanks for watching :)
Wrong,,,. Trangia did make a titanium kit, but that is not it. It is also not the Hardanodized kit, I have one, the HA kit is a darker color, but not black like this kit. This is the regular Alum kit with non stick option on pans and fry pan.
I like that non-stick option. Don't think I will ever cook on bare aluminum ever again.
yer makin me hungry..
:D
Ti mangi anche Gesù bambino zio
Titanium? yeah nah. It's aluminium pal. And the dark version is hard anodised aluminium. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trangia
Yes that is 💯 correct I had no idea what I was talking bout