Trangia
Trangia is a registered trademark of the Trangia AB, a Swedish company that manufactures since 1925 alcohol stove. Company headquarters are longer in Trångsviken in the community Krokom in the County of Jämtland.
History
Trangia was founded in 1925 by John E. Jonsson and his father. The company was in Sweden more than half a century in the making storm- resistant cooking leader.
Became famous for the company mainly through the Trangia stove, a manufactured since 1950 Outdoor alcohol stove. The cooker produced in Sweden made one of the most successful Trangia stove manufacturers in the market.
Trangia is distributed worldwide by twenty License dealer outside the mother country Sweden. The license dealers located in the countries of Australia, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Holland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic and the United States.
Products
The products from Trangia mainly aimed at hikers, especially friends of the "lightweight " movement (lightweight ). Trangia stove are characterized by a long shelf life and are designed in a simple design.
Trangia burner
The patented Trangia burner is the heart of the storm cooker. The three components consisting of the burner is made of brass. He is ( a well-fitting regulatory ring ), which can also be used as quenchers, provided with a screw cap with rubber seal ring and the sparring so-called. The burner is similar to a chafing dish, but also comes with an outer cylinder which is provided at the top with 23 or 24 small nozzles. At least recent specimens appear to have a " wick ", located between the cylinders and the entire periphery extends to the nozzle.
The principle of operation:
- The fuel was poured before lighting into the inner cylinder (center) burns there first. At temperatures below 10 ° C ( flash point of ethanol 13 ° C) it may be difficult if not impossible to light the burner, it must then be preheated ( see below).
- The flames in the inner cylinder heat up the inner metal jacket until the fuel at its lower end is boiling. The duration of the heating phase is dependent on outdoor temperature, wind speed and level.
- The subsequent to the nozzle gas escaping alcohol ignites and burns there comparatively effective.
By placing sparring, as well as the attached to the sparring sliding cover, a regulation of the flame is possible. If the cover is completely closed, the flame goes out completely of air.
Closes the torch with the screw cap, in the burner fuel can be carried. The rubber seal prevents leakage of the fuel. The screw is protected by the turned- on and firmly pressed sparring against accidental unscrewing. The leakage of vapors is prevented by a tear-resistant polyethylene (low density ) protection bag. Before closing should be allowed to cool the burner, otherwise negative pressure, the more difficult the next opening.
For operation at low temperatures, a so-called Vorglühkralle is available, which is tucked under the burner and the bottom has a trough with fiberglass wick- like tissue. A few drops of alcohol can catch fire easily there and then heat the fuel in the burner through the focal point. Moreover, there is still the possibility of the container filled with alcohol burner to use on the body ( pants pocket, etc.) carry, to keep the fuel temperature on flammable. Any leakage of alcohol is not to be feared at the proper closure of the burner.
The Trangia burner has, for alcohol burner, impressive performance: 5 centilitres denatured alcohol bring a liter of water within 10 to 15 minutes to cook, which corresponds to a net output of about 300 watts. One filling of the spirit burner is enough for a burning time of around 25 minutes.
Trangia system
The system consists (not on all models) and the actual burner of a windshield, two pots, a frying pan that doubles as a lid, a water boiler. In addition, a pot gripper and a pack strap, which enables low-noise transport in traveling luggage. All items can be nested to save space stowed for transport. To protect against dirt and damage the cooker can be stored in a tailor-made orange stuff sack with drawstring.
The standard stove kits are available in four series with up to eight models:
- Series 27, suitable for 1-2 persons
- Series 25, suitable for 3-4 persons
- Series 35, Series 25 is identical to, but entirely in black
- Mini Trangia, ( sometimes referred to as Series 28 ), suitable for one person; includes only one burner, a stand, a 0.7 - liter pot (aluminum), a lid or a pan ( non-stick aluminum) and a pair of pliers with a.
Materials
The previously distributed as a standard aluminum version series was replaced in 2007 by the cooker from "Ultra Light Aluminum", an alloy that is harder according to the manufacturer and allows the use of thinner material thicknesses allowed. This reduces the weight of the cooker according to Trangia 22-25%. The additional available version in "Ultra Light aluminum Hardanodized " consists of the same material, but that has obtained by hard anodizing an extremely hard and scratch resistant surface finishing. This is also characterized by an easier cleaning and less pronounced hard baking in the skillet. So you replaced the models no longer produced in titanium ( very easy ) and Duossal, a laminate made of stainless steel and aluminum ( scratch- resistant). All series are available with non-stick frying pan.
Alternative lighting
In addition to the alcohol burner such as gasoline, kerosene, gas, etc. can be used in the windshield of the system and burner for other fuels. These burners are offered by both Trangia, as well as other manufacturers.
A special way of lighting is to use the windshield as a combustion chamber for solid fuels, Esbit For this, the opening for the burner in the windshield is covered with wire or sheet ( can lids, etc. ), in order to produce a " grate ". Thus, the Trangia system gets into a modern Hobokocher.
Tea lights in the windscreen offer the possibility to heat cold food.