Cooking on a trangia stove

What fuel do you need to cook with a trangia?

• Petrol

• Wood

• Gas

• Methylated sprits

The safety circle around your trangia should be what distance?

• 0.5m

• 1.0m

• 1.5m

• 2m

What is this part of the trangia used for?

• Draining your pasta

• Lighting your trangia

• Adjusting the flame to adjust the heat

• Slicing vegetables

What can you do to ensure your water boils as fast as possibe?

• Make your flame really hot even if it burns the pan

• Put a lid on the saucepan

• Add some salt to the water

• Do a trangia dance around your safety circle

Which of the following is NOT an important safety measure?

• When moving saucepans and lids use only tongs (not hands)

• Make sure your hair is tied up

• Make sure you have no dangling clothing

• Only cook things in boiling water

What safety measure must you take when using the methylated spirits?

• If spilled on hands, make sure you wash them immediately

• Keep the metho bottle next to the trangia incase you need more

• Carry metho in any bottle, even a plain water bottle is fine

• You can put metho in the brass burner, even if it still alight

When cooking with a trangia, which of the followng is not recommended?

• Set your trangia up on flat ground

• If it is really windy, cook in your tent so it doesn't go out

• Keep the area around your trangia clear and tidy

• Place mugs on ground if pouring hot liquids from the saucepan into them

Why should you never use the screw cap on the brassburner to put out the flame?

• The brassburner will be hot and you may burn your hands

• It's hard to screw on while the flame is burning

• It will melt the rubber O-ring and be unable to seal effectively

• No reason, you can use it.

What are these parts of the trangia called?

• Saucepans

• Windshields

• Brassburners

• Adjustable burner top

Which of these scenarios should be avoided when cooking

• Cooking outside

• Cooking on a bench

• Cooking with friends

• Cooking for breakfast