[pct-l] Esbit Cubes

[Linda Bakkar]

I use Esbit fuel.  I use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a tablet for a dinnertime
meal.  Then, I blow it out and save the leftover piece wrapped in a small
square of foil.  The next night I use another fuel tablet and save the
leftover piece again.  The third night, the two left-over pieces are enough
for another meal.  (Or I can use the pieces to make morning coffee, or to
extend the boiling of the water for something that takes more time to
make...)  In any case, I have found that if I plan on 1 tablet per day, I
usually have at least 2 or 3 unused tablets by the time I get to the next
town.

Blue Butterfly

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Austin Williams <
austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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