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GoSystem Trail Classic

£10.00

LFTO rating rating is 4
Owners' rating rating is 4

This is a basic camping stove that just gets on with the job and doesn’t bother with the frills… and I love it. Its clean, simple design is easy to fathom, you get a decent burner that kicks out plenty of heat, it’s small and light and comes with a carry box containing a ‘stove first aid kit’ (O rings and a spanner and a spare burner jet), and the whole caboodle burns a canister over an astonishing 2 hours 5 minutes. You’d feel cheeky asking for this much on far more expensive stoves, and yet there’s even more – with an adaptor, it burns the common Campingaz canisters found in bountiful supply all over Europe. And there’s a 3 year guarantee. For one measly tenner, the Trail Classic is a complete and utter no-brainer. But the pan supports feel a touch flimsy and can be bent out of shape (they can be bent back again, mind!), plus the flame control is not as accurate as on more expensive stoves. Still, these are minor niggles. The biggest problem is stability, but that’s an issue common to all canister top stoves.

Verdict Buy it if you’re on a budget and need an efficient, basic stove that will be ideal for most hill-walking situations. With the adaptor, it’s perfect for European travel too.

Fuel types gas (screw-top canisters and Campingaz with adaptor)

Also included carry case, instructions, stove first aid kit, 3 year guarantee

Dimensions 10.5x8.4x8.4cm

Boil time 3min 17sec

Weight 148g

Pan support diameter 13.2cm

Max burn time 2hr 5min

 

Users' Overall Rating rating is 4(2 reviews)

  • GoSystem Trail Classic

    tim nixon

    CANNOCK, UK_England

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    Value for moneyrating is 5

    fantastic little piece, had no problems with it, only problem requires a broad based gas bottle for stability, other wise a great piece, still going after several years of service

    (Written by: fetch1333)

    26 March 2009 11:13

  • Someimes NOT being a Pocket Rockets a virtue

    Roy Pollard

    nottingham

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    OK, so its not a Pocket Rocket, its about twice the weight of MSRs little messianic stove and it aint Titanium - But its still quite light and quite good. Its simmer is better than an MSR PR, it doesn't insist on incinerating your beans.You can get quite a small flame out of it without the guttering noises and gassy smells. Its made of mild steel (some of its cast, yes CAST) and so its fins don't tend to bend when you try and squeeze it into a Ti cup (more weighty though because of all that steel) - I have NO IDEA what planet the original reviewer of this was on when he talks about flimsy fins - Go see how flimsy a MSR PRs fins are!! Its really cheap - I got mine for 8 quid by shopping around on the internet. Its more stable for pot-holding. The three fins are wider and use GoSystems impressive system of having a bowl-like curve in the general seating of a pan on the finds. Problems? It'll rust? Erm, paying less than 10 pounds may make you feel a little 'dirty'? .. erm, maybe an MSR Titanium snob will take the mick? Other than that, it'll do.

    (Written by: Requiem)

    23 December 2008 20:01

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Iain

Iain says

Re: GoSystem Trail Classic

Excellent value for money.  PAy more and you can get smaller, lighter etc, but for a standard stove that does the job this is spot on.

19 December 2007 21:41

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