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Here's a Trangia stove setup that you might find interesting. Warning - this is not for pop-can stove gram-weenies.

So do you carry that frying pan with you when you go hiking too?

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Here's a Trangia stove setup that you might find interesting. Warning - this is not for pop-can stove gram-weenies.

For not how it cooks but a burn time on say 1/2 oz. alcohol if stove to close to pan burns raw fuel if to far from pot burns up to fast there is a sweet spot most of my alcohol stoves home made or the trangia is between 3/4 to 7/8 in. from pot. If it to hot for eggs put a coffee can cover on stove acts as a heat diffuser.Now that said i going to put a 6 in. work on one of my alcohol stoves and have a bite.

So do you carry that frying pan with you when you go hiking too?

When I was young and had muscles on my muscles, I carried a setup very much like this. I used to supplement my diet with fried cutthroat trout. I used to carry oil, flour, salt and pepper, and a 9" aluminium skillet. I also used to carry raw potatoes and fry them up too. I never was one of those skinny, wimpy, vegans in sandals trying to be one with nature. I always enjoyed being the apex predator.

Now I don't know where my muscles went and I freezer bag cook on the trail. But I still enjoy a hot meal when I'm fishing and I use what I've shown. I keep my gear & food in a lidded plastic bucket in the back of the truck.

But for the gram-weenies, I wonder how much that handle adds to the weight? Probably blow your nose twice before you left to offset it.

For not how it cooks but a burn time on say 1/2 oz. alcohol if stove to close to pan burns raw fuel if to far from pot burns up to fast there is a sweet spot most of my alcohol stoves home made or the trangia is between 3/4 to 7/8 in. from pot. If it to hot for eggs put a coffee can cover on stove acts as a heat diffuser.Now that said i going to put a 6 in. work on one of my alcohol stoves and have a bite.

You're right. I found the sweet spot with the Trangia to be a little over 1.5" and with my trail setup I have it closer to 1.75". But that's important only when I'm using it just to boil water and I'm going to run the burner full-throttle. Since the Trangia simmers nicely, there's no need to run the burner wide-open and regulate the heat by holding the pan above the flame. Seems like 1" or so is better for moderate frying when using the simmer ring.

I don't think frying those eggs took much more than 1/2oz - it didn't take much to top off the burner before I put it away. But I could've fried for a long time before running out of fuel. Eggs, pancakes, sausage and some hot water for coffee. All you need is a big cozy to keep stuff warm. And that, by the way, is one area where good-old cast iron shines.

If I'm tailgating, I'm carrying an MSR, stainless steel coffee press, Stainless Steel Frying pan and butter. I'm going in style.

I used to hike with a Primus Grasshopper stove in the late 70's and early 80's. It used a propane torch type of cylinder and had long legs (the cylinder was the third leg). Probably weighed 3 lb. all together. It did the job, though. I carried a complete MSR stainless cookset (the Sierra????), weighing in at close to 2 lb.

Weekend pack was usually around 42 lb.

Last spring I left Springer with a full winter pack (Gregory 1991 Shasta) with a week's worth of food (didn't plan on zero days in town, but took 2).

Weighed 37 lb. with a liter of water.

That's still heavy for a week.

Weekend pack was usually around 42 lb.

Last spring I left Springer with a full winter pack (Gregory 1991 Shasta) with a week's worth of food (didn't plan on zero days in town, but took 2).

Weighed 37 lb. with a liter of water.

That's still heavy for a week.

Yep, I used to push 50+lbs for a trek. But hey, your average Marine going for a stroll in the middle of less-than-wonderfull-ville can end up with 60-80lbs on his back, legs, chest and in his hand. So when you are young you can do this stuff. You can carry your pack, your children and your wife's pack and call it a good time. It's a guy thing.

Nowdays I rarely put more than 25lbs on my back.