View Full Version : New stove for me---Triad XE
MedicineMan
08-10-2006, 10:25
Just returned from another round of Pa and got to use this stove:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/vargo_triad_titanium_xe_stove.html
I used it in 'Esbit' mode and was very impressed...of course it shouldnt take a lot to boil water when the air temp is 94F :)
The tablets did leave a residue on the bottom of the titan pot but it wiped off easily, didnt notice any offensive smell when burning either.
I think its an option to consider versus alcohol stoves since you cant spill the big esbit tablets.
StarLyte
08-10-2006, 10:38
ANOTHER positive esbit user :banana ----thanx Medicine Man. I usually get snotty comments when I preach esbit.
Where's the pics? :D
StarLyte
08-10-2006, 10:51
Hey MM-
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/1/6/8/102.jpg
ha ha ha ha
MedicineMan
08-10-2006, 11:00
as soon as i posted on the good of the esbit i remembered the down, Chalumeau took an alcohol stove and EVERCLEAR...you cant drink an Esbit :(
Hana_Hanger
08-10-2006, 12:38
Nice to see this...was just getting ready to purchase some and try it out before our hike :)
Welcome back MedicineMan and I got my LL in the mail the other day :)
MedicineMan
08-10-2006, 13:29
probably the best pack of all time...i doubt you will have reason to return it to Bruce yet that too is another positive of dealing with LLP....yep, back from PA for 2 days then off to Kings Canyon...enjoy your hike!
Chalumeau
08-11-2006, 11:14
as soon as i posted on the good of the esbit i remembered the down, Chalumeau took an alcohol stove and EVERCLEAR...you cant drink an Esbit :(
True; however, what I liked about the concept of this stove is that it can burn alochol or esbit. Should you have inadvertently dropped/forgotten your esbit, you could have used the alcohol adapter and some of my alcohol (I always carry extra you know ;) ). On a long hike this stove gives you options that it seems to me might be useful.
SGT Rock
08-11-2006, 11:58
My Ion can do that LOL.
Chalumeau
08-11-2006, 12:46
My Ion can do that LOL.
I certainly wasn't suggesting it is the only stove that can do this - as someone new to this, my knoweldege of what is available is sadly lacking, but I am willing and wanting to learn :) and am loving the discussions here are Whiteblaze amongst those of you who have built up such a knowledge base and from whom I can learn!
Cool stove.
I've checked out other Vargo products before and they appear extremely well made, but as Sgt Rock suggests it's easy enough to flip over an alcohol stove and use Esbit.
SGT Rock
08-11-2006, 14:01
Well I don't know about this new Vargo alcohol stove. But the old one was a dog.
Well I don't know about this new Vargo alcohol stove. But the old one was a dog.
Why's that? I've never actually used one but they do look good.
SGT Rock
08-11-2006, 14:11
They are basically a titanium version of a pressurized soda can stove like the penny stove. But they are a pain in the ass to fill because of the ultra small hiller hole. IT was a royal mess to fill the darn thing. Next they are not sealed. See, those types of stoves build up pressure, but because of how they were put together, there is a large area where there is no good seal between the two stove half which resulted in sputtering and flames coming out where they are not supposed to. The stove on these aluminum home made versions help heat the alcohol and pressurize them because aluminum is a great heat conductor. Titanium is not a good heat conductor AT ALL. Aluminum, then silver, then brass, steel, etc. Titanium is WAY down at the bottom.
So it is a cool titanium novelty with a great AWWW factor, but it sucked as a stove.
KnightAvNi
08-26-2006, 15:48
Agreed. The original Vargo alcohol stoves were horrid. I owned one for about 10 min before returning the thing. Alcohol would leak out at the seal and burst into flames.
The XE doesn't burst into flames like its predecessor, but I still prefer a homemade pepsi can stove.