Trangia25/27 Winter Attachment

I do use my alcohol stove in the winter. And the attachment makes SpaceX engines look puny. A MUST HAVE for Trangia fans!

For whatever reason, Trangia sells this "Winter Attachment" product to include not only the snap-onto-burner-base pre-heater attachment and an 8" Aluminum plate to serve as perhaps as an insulating standoff from winter frozen ground (when inverted) for their 25/27/28 cook-sets, but also another Trangia Alcohol burner identical to one that comes standard with most 25/27 and the 28 cook-sets. Now some 25/27 sets do come with their canister gas burner, so perhaps this is why this set includes the Alcohol burner. In any event, after many uses and expansion/contractions, these brass burners often do exhibit stress fractures, and a new one is needed, so having another is positive.The snap-onto-burner-base pre-heater attachment will work with Esbit's version of the Trangia Alcohol Burner or any of the other no-name-brand imitations. It will not work with the Evernew Titanium Alcohol Burner, which lacks the depressed ring onto which the pre-heater snaps.The concept is to ignite a teaspoon or so of Denatured Alcohol or Methanol poured onto the insulation-material pad on the bottom of the pre-heater attachment snapped onto the ready-to ignite Alcohol Burner, allowing the lazy flame of the burning Alcohol in the pre-heater to both heat and even ignite the Trangia Burner, which should then work quite well despite wintery-cold temperatures.All in all a good value, in comparison to the price of each of the components, of special value are the all-seasons useful 8" Aluminum plate and additional Trangia Burner. If you only want the snap-onto-burner-base preheater, it is separately available, but costs about half the price of this kit.

My experience with alcohol burner based stoves overall has been relegated to warm weather mainly due to poor performance in the cold. I've has to use a gas burner for winter camping if I wanted a hot meal. The reviews I came across for the Trangia Winter Stove Kit led me to try this contraption out. I was not disappointed to say the least. The first morning in the field it was a brisk and windy 15 degrees fahrenheit. It almost seemed like the burner worked better than it did in warm weather. You can see that we were prepared for failure as we had the gas burner adapter at the ready. But we never needed it. All of out meals were cooked using the Trangia alcohol burner. Considering that you get a burner, the adapter and the plate in this kit, it is a fantastic value. If you are a cold weather camper, it is a must have.

great simple stove.

It has a small dimple that makes it unstable when setting on a surface. Only for the Trangia compatible stove kits where the burner hangs with enough room underneath. It's potentially dangerous when setting on a surface that isn't level, or when it could be moved slightly. Only for stove kits that hang the whole thing without the bottom touching.

Bought this addition to the Storm Cooker for cold and winter use, I have a few white gas stoves for winter use but I love the old school feel of the Trangia Storm Cooker. The kit is actually a good price concidering you get a burner, heater and the plate/ reflector.

I'm going to preface this review by saying that I've never had a problem with any Trangia gear that I have purchased. I got one of the 25 cook sets, and I absolutely LOVE it. I have used it camping, I have used it tailgating, and I have used it during power outages when our electric stove would not work. You can really do much more cooking with it than you would think, and it has been a true blessing during power outages.I decided to buy the winter attachment to add to my collection, and while it seems just as durable as any other piece of Trangia gear I own, I really do question whether it is truly needed. I have never had an issue getting one of the burners to light in freezing temps when I've warmed it up through body heat, or had it snuggly packed away, or just used a lighter underneath it for a few seconds, but I also have never used one of these consistently in sub-zero temps either.So to anybody contemplating on purchasing one of these, I would advise you to consider your actual uses. For 3 season weekend camping, you probably don't need to buy this. If you live in Alaska or plan to climb Mt. Everest or something, then you may want to consider it I guess. If you just really like Trangia stuff, then you may want to just go ahead and buy it. You are getting a plate/pot cover, the burner, and the winter attachment for not too much more than what the burner itself costs. Having two burners will also expand your cooking capabilities as well.

This attachment is really grabby and everyone that has a Trangia burner should have at least one of these things lying around. Dunno about the plate as, even though it is VERY heavy-duty aluminum, it it not lightweight by any means.Having the winter attachment thingy for my Trangia helped me to boil water very fast in a yurt this last winter.