[pct-l] Esbit vs HEET fuel savings

[stillroaming at earthlink.net (Scott Parks)]

Shawn,

The cost of Esbit is 50 cents per tablet. Put another way, $60 for a 120
days worth.
You buy it all at once, up front and either mail it with your resupply pkgs,
keep it
in your drift box or a little of both. You NEVER have to search for fuel.
It's always
readily available.

The 'stove' which is just a metal folding stand cost me $7, 4 years ago. So
the total
cost of this stove and fuel for 1 PCT trip is ~$67. The stove is almost
indestructable.
(Try stepping on a Pepsi can stove)

I'm sure the cost of HEET compared to Esbit is cheaper. How much HEET is in
a
bottle and what does it cost? Anyone know? At 2 oz's a day, CO$T / (oz's /
2)
will give you the cost per usage.

I'd be curious.

Scott Parks

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Fuel Amounts for Pepsi can stove


> Where do you find this Esbit, how accessible is it in towns along the way,
> and how expensive is it compared to a (free) pepsi can stove, and $1.30
> bottles of HEET?
>
> (I just made a stove and yes, am very emotionally attached to it...)
>
> AJ
>
>
>
>
> > Here are the results including Esbit for 12 days:
> >
> > Stove_Type Total_Weight
> >
> > Esbit                               11.0   (optionally, 6 oz)
> > MSR WindPro                  18.5 oz
> > Pepsi Can                        26.5
> >
> > Per Bill's Calcs, Esbit is a whopping 15oz less than the  Pepsi can
stove,
> > and 7.5 oz lighter than the MSR, initially for a 12 day supply.
> >
> > Esbit stove 5 oz, fuel 0.5 oz x 12 days = 11 oz
> >
> > For the ultra-light purist you can exclude the stove
> > and use 3 tent stakes (doubling their duty) to hold
> > your pot and a small stone to place the fuel on. This
> > reduces your weight to just fuel, 6 oz.
> >
> > Thanks Bill for your stats. You have FURTHER proven
> > that Esbit is the best pragmatic choice for cooking.
> >
> > Emotionally speaking, Pepsi can is clearly the winner. Don't fight
> > it. :)
> >
> > Scott Parks
> >
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