[pct-l] Esbit vs. Alcohol

[montypct]

> Yup, those are the ones.  I did not notice more ash, but I am not
> experienced enough with them to have notice.  At half the price though, do
> you think the ash problem is worth it?

They still worked.  I used them, but I havn'e bought any since.








> To: Bill Batchelor; 'Paul Magnanti'; 'PCT MailingList'
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Esbit vs. Alcohol
>
> BillB Ezhno
>
> When you tested them did they have more ash produced than the Esbits?  I
> tried some round ones, 24 in a green box, brand name something like
> Coleman's but not that.  They developed thick ash and lost heating ability
> in comparison to Esbits.  When Esbits get really low they develop the same
> ash I'm talking about.  They worked OK but not as clean or hot.  I'm not
> saying these are the same ones you are talking about, just that too much 
> ash
> may be a concern.  It would be nice to find a less expensive alternative 
> to
> Esbits that performed as well.
>
> Warner Springs Monty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Batchelor" <billbatch at cox.net>
> To: "'Paul Magnanti'" <pmags at yahoo.com>; "'PCT MailingList'"
> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Esbit vs. Alcohol
>
>
>>
>> FYI, an option to "Esbit" brand is another producer of the same stuff but
>> it
>> is about half the price.  I bought a sample box for a test hike and they
>> are
>> basically the same thing - only in round pellets about half the size 
>> each.
>> This is nice when you only need 1.5 esbits.  You use three of these for
>> the
>> same thing.  I got them from Lynne Whelden here:
>> http://www.lwgear.com/lwg-misc.html
>>
>>
>>
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