Over 1,900 posts... this is by far the longest thread I have seen on any forum! Went through it all, skimming through some posts but reading a lot of of them more carefully. A lot of catching up for a newcomer to the site! I used to use a Trangia 15 years ago. Never had a problem with it and was happy with the performance - boiling, simmering, even frying up several serves of bacon and eggs for 3 people that a crazy hiker offloaded on us one morning - and never experienced the boil over/ flare u…