Originally Posted by
MichaelW
With a few days experience, it is pretty easy to figure out how much alcohol fuel you need to boil a kettle of water.
The idea of adding a valve and fuel supply to a burner seems appealing but one of the main advantages of Trangia burners is that they never, ever fail. There is nothing to go wrong, break, replace....
I agree with the first part. I never wasted any fuel. I would fill it a little short, then add a few more drops if needed. My pepsi can stove retained so little heat energy in the few grams of aluminum, it took seconds to cool down and refill.
The only failure mode I can see with a Trangia is possibly stepping on it! I do not like camping equipment for which a repair kit is sold.