[pct-l] esbit stoves

[Jay Davis]

if it isn't windy, i can heat two cups of water off one tab. if it
windy i usually get about half that. but you can also slip a new tab
in as the other one is going out if you need a little more cooking
time. the tabs aren't that expensive.

the stove is small, and the area above the tab isn't very big, so you
can't do a lot on it. i use a pan from a cheap aluminum mess kit that
only holds two cups of water. if i were going to cook/heat water for
two, i'd probably do one person's and then the other's. or just grab a
second stove for the second person.

cheers,

jay


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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:18:29 -0800
From: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>
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> ... but only for solo hikes. you can't feed more than one person with it.

One tab wont boil enough water for a two person meal?

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