[pct-l] Esbit wing stove

[whitethunder10 at hotmail.com (Joseph Niemiec)]

I'm using esbits and a bought a cool little thing called a" esbit wing 
stove" it was $3.00 -- it is just a superlight little thing purchased at 
that Mountain co-op place that is in canada.. I bought it online  I can't 
remember the web site address though...

Joe

>From: "Scott Parks" <stillroaming@earthlink.net>
>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Esbit vs  HEET fuel savings
>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:32:15 -0700
>
>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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