[pct-l] Esbit Stoves

[StoneDancer1 at aol.com (StoneDancer1@aol.com)]

I used the Esbit for the entire PCT.  Never had a problem with it and  plan 
to use it again on the CDT next year.  I put Esbit tabs in resupply  boxes and 
had no problems....except one.  In the Sierra I miscounted so I  didn't have 
enough.  I remedied that by breaking them in half and using  twigs to 
supplement.  One tablet was enough to cook  1.5 cups of water  for a miso-type soup and 
2 cups of water for dinner.  There was  generally enough left to heat a cup 
of water if I had a hot breakfast....which I  generally didn't.  Just blow them 
out.  They smoke a bit, but are  still perfectly usable.  Lighting was a 
problem sometimes, which I remedied  by carrying an ounce of denatured alcohol.  A 
couple of drops on the tab  and it caught right away.  One ounce lasted me 
more than a thousand  miles.  
 
 
 
"No Way Ray"  Echols