Vargo Triad Multi-Fuel Stove

I've tried a load of other ultralight alcohol stoves and invariably ended up selling them on. This is the only one I've kept. Looking at some of the other reviews, it appears that a lot of people don't know how to use a stove like this. For a start, you need to use a windscreen with EVERY stove, not just this one. Secondly, for those who find it difficult to light, pop the stove and the fuel bottle in your jacket for about ten minutes - the stove will then light with a flint & steel first time EVERY time. The "legs" are a great feature on this stove. Whichever set faces the ground can be pushed into the earth, giving a very stable cooking platform. The opposite set of legs provide a pot support at the ideal distance from the burner. Any unburnt fuel can be poured back into your fuel bottle, using one of the "legs" as a guide. Realistically, you're not going to be doing anything other than heating some soup or noodles or boiling some water with this stove but that is what it's designed to do. Nobody knocks up a three-course gourmet meal on a lightweight alcohol stove. Overall, this is a great stove. It's beautifully designed and manufactured, with no rough edges, super light and with nothing to go wrong. Pair it with a Vargo windscreen and you've got the perfect ultralight alcohol cooking set-up.

The stove primes well only if it is nearly full of alcohol, if you only add a small amount of alcohol then it often won't prime at all! It is best used with a good windshield. The stove can be blown out and the remaining fuel tipped back into the fuel bottle (after it has cooled), there are a number of drawbacks, the pot used has to be of sufficient diameter otherwise the legs are too far apart, unlike other stoves the pot can be placed on the burner before the priming cycle is completed. There is no way of adjusting the flame so it can't be used for simmering. Overall my opinion is that it is a good stove as far as meths stoves are concerned and seems to burn more efficiently than the equivalent Trangia style burner (less soot), it isn't suited for people who want to use limited fuel but this can be overcome to some extent by using a pre-primer of some kind heating the fuel before use. The older version of the triad is more efficient in use and burns most of the fuel residue, this newer version is less reliable in these respects.

Super light. Can be used for esbit block burning also. Will fit inside a 450ml titanium cup for nesting. I Recommend using a wind shield with this.

This stove simply is not good enough. It looks great and is very slim but it is not practical. It does work if you want to boil 1 cup of water (300ml) but it is not very efficient. It requires a minimum of 44ml of fuel or else it will not prime. I have found dropping a penny in the centre increases its efficiency but reduces its boil time. In summary I have found this does not work for me while I'm out and about and has already been resigned to the drawer.

The only good thing I have to say about this stove is that, at 28 grammes, it's very lightweight. If you're in the market for a titanium alcohol stove, that's probably an attractive feature. However, in all other respects, this thing is very poor. It takes ages to prime, which is wasteful of fuel. It also often blows itself out during that process and needs relighting, which sucks. This is especially true if you only add a small amount of fuel (e.g. if you're just boiling some water for a cuppa or to rehydrate a meal, rather than heating something more substantial), yet if you add a more generous amount of fuel to help with the priming, it's difficult to snuff out and reclaim any unused fuel afterwards. Finally, whilst the built in legs and pot support do work, they're not particularly stable. I've bought lots of lightweight stoves for backpacking over the last couple of years, and this is easily the most disappointing purchase I've made. In contrast, the Toaks Titanium Siphon Alcohol Stove costs half the price of this white elephant and is superior in every way. It doesn't come with a pot stand, but I coupled it with the Evernew Titanium Alcohol Stove Cross Stand that fits snuggly on it, and together they still cost less than the Vargo stove. Don't waste your money on this stove!

Revisen la reseña que recomienda usar una bandeja de imprimación debajo de la estufa para que funcione aún mejor

It doesn't hold a lot of fuel for each burn, requires some modest priming beforehand to really burn well, and some kind of windscreen is essential, but with that, I was able to boil 400ml water in a titanium cup in under ten minutes in a light breeze. A great pice of kit for ultra-light, ultra-minimal adventures (but realistically? only those! still, for that it excels: pretty easy to find alcohol fuel anywhere before setting off on your adventure).

Finition au top, très léger, très pratique, que demander de plus Assez stable sur ses 3 pieds il fournit une bonne chaleur, j’ai réussi à faire du café ou du thé avec. L’orifice plus gros faire un remplissage plus facile, et après avoir soufflé la flammes il est encore possible de transvaser (on peut écouler l’alcool grâce aux pieds)

湯沸かしに使おうと思ったら、火力に物足りなさを感じると思う。 けど、この物足りなさが炊飯には丁度良い。 燃焼時間は30mlの燃料で20分前後。あとは調整次第ですね。 土鍋の台が、風防状のゴトク代わりになるので、 脚(ゴトク)の付いてない方が良かったかも・・・ まぁちょっと特殊な用途ですが、充分満足のいく物でした。 追記 本燃焼に入るまでの時間が長いって声が多いですが、 少量のアルコールだと確かに時間掛かります。 44mlいっぱいとまでは言いませんが、 30ml以上入れれば割りと早く本燃焼に入ります。 (35mlで１分程で本燃焼になりました)

Lightweight, practical, functional. Simply perfect.