[pct-l] Esbit Cubes

[Austin Williams]

I use Esbit frequently.  I use one tab per cooked meal.  It works very well
for me.  I like the fact that it doesn't spill and is easy to blow out and
reuse later.  Smells funny though, but that's a small price to pay.

Austin Williams


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On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Jessica Fadness <jsfadness at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I will be experimenting with the Esbit stove for the PCT (used JetBoil for
> the AT).  I haven't received the stove yet, but found a great deal for the
> cubes (80 for $18.95) that I will put in my bounce box.  Supposedly with a
> windscreen, it should take 8 minutes to boil 2 cups of water, so one cube
> should be enough for dinner and a hot drink, so for 7 days, that would be
> 3.5 ounces of fuel.  Here's the link for that deal...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290553792185#ht_2491wt_702
> Happy Trails!Crumbs
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