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47: how not to fry yourself with a trangia stove

Suggested answers

1. The stove might tip over.
2. Stuff might melt or catch fire.
3. Your stove might get knocked over & you might get scolded.
4. You might scold yourself.
5. The flame might blow back into your face.
6. The fuel bottle might catch on fire.
7. You might make yourself really sick.
8. You might start a bushfire
9. You could die from poisonous fumes.

further activities

1. Ask students to draw up a series of safety rules for use of Trangia stoves. For example, always move slowly & deliberately around stoves.
2. Demonstrate other sorts of stoves & discuss their relative merits (e.g. efficiency, safety, etc.).
3. Ask students to research Trangia accidents on the net (Trangia + accident) & write up/report on a case study.
4. Make a half class set of this worksheet, laminate each sheet & use it to revise basic safety principles before cooking in the field.

teachers’ notes

Trangia management is probably too complex a topic to properly address here, but it is key part of keeping your group safe. Cooking circles, fuel stations, revision mini-lessons & having at least one designated staff member watching beginners are all worth considering. For more information, see the chapter on stoves & cooking in Bushwalking & ski touring leadership (2000).

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