Roughing it easy: Alcohol Stoves (Trangia Triangle)

Pros

Small
Lightweight
Stuff sack
Trangia burner will also fit in stuff sack

Cons

Mediocre wind protection
Separate pot required
No included burner

Unlike the previous two Trangia stoves I have written about, the Triangle does not come with a spirit burner. Trangia clearly states the fact that the burner is not include on their web site. The packed weight (with Trangia burner) is 9 ounces (254 g). A Trangia burner can be carried in the same stuff sack as the Triangle.

Of all the Trangia stoves, this is the smallest and lightest. The stove contains three flat stainless steel panels, a ring to hold the spirit burner, and a stuff sack. The three panels nest and when disassembled lie flat. The whole thing, minus the burner is less than a 1/4 inches thick. You should also note that unlike the other Trangia stoves, the Triangle does not include a pot. The Triangle will not nest in a MSR Titan kettle, but will nest in the MSR Titan pot.

The boil test with 2 cups (~500ml) of water took 7 minutes. This is shorter than the Trangia Mini and I chalked this up to the slightly better wind protection. Note that I used the Mini pot for the test. Where Mini has some deep cutouts that expose the burner to the wind the Triangle is a solid wall up to the tab that supports the pot. The wind only chance in the small window directly below the pot. This is not complete wind protection, but significantly better than the Mini.

I am impressed with the Triangle. The Triangle packs small, but when assembled is very stable. However, the fact that a burner is not included seems odd to me. Why sell what is basically a stove, but without the heat source?