[pct-l] Esbit Cubes

[Don Amundson]

Jessica--Not sure if you noticed the esbit cubes you ordered are 4 grams each and designed for use with steam toys.  I've personally never used them for trail cooking but I think they would be a pain compared to the usual 1/2 tabs most people use. 

Don (Still Lookin')

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> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:38:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jessica Fadness <jsfadness at yahoo.com>
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> 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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