http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/caldera/ Recent content in Caldera on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2013/02/05/thoughts-on-meths-stoves/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2013/02/05/thoughts-on-meths-stoves/ <p>I&rsquo;ve been wanting to get back to a meths stove for ages. Gas is of course the ultimate in user friendliness but I always end up with a load of almost empty or could actually be empty little cannisters so end up carrying two. I used a Trangia for years and even lugged it up the hills as a youf as I liked a brew on the summits. I&rsquo;ve even used it inside the tent in winter with the simmer ring on and the door open a little to let fresh air in. The pans eventually started to have a sort of &lsquo;bloom&rsquo; grow on them and after the Pyrenees I moved to a remote cannister gas stove. These are pretty much essential in winter as you can invert the cannister to get at the denser liquid plus being very careful, I could pop the cannister on top of the pan for a bit to get it going. But I&rsquo;ve been hankering for the simplicity of meths and the market has expanded exponentially in the last few years, so a heavy Trangia isn&rsquo;t the only option these days.</p>