Originally Posted by
zoltani
cyccommute, it is extremely obvious that you have never used a proper trangia stove, instead only trying the homemade style. They are different in many respects. Also, you should probably not get so worked up over something as simple as ones stove choice.
I do not understand how the forest fire really started, it says the man turned away from the stove and when he looked back there was a fire. There is more to the story, IMO.
No, I have not used a Trangia stove. I don't see the point. I prefer butane but will use white gas if I have to...my stove will burn both as well as gasoline if I absolutely had to. Butane is relatively light, burns hot, can be easily regulated to burn not so hot, is safe and performs like the stove I have in my kitchen. Most importantly, it would be almost impossible to set a forest on fire with it.
There may be more to the story about setting a forest on fire with a camp stove. I will tell you that I was on a month long tour in the south when the guy set the forest ablaze. My wife told me about the fire and said that the reports said that it was an upset stove. I didn't even need to hear what kind of fuel he was using to know that it was an alcohol open burn stove. Quite frankly, I can't see how any stove other than an alcohol stove could start a fire like that.