Re: [pct-l] esbit tabs

[Stephen Martin <troubadour@pcthiker.com>]

A not so apparent benefit of using esbits, which may offset some of the
expense, is that they are so easy to use. There is no fuel line to get
clogged, or is there possible spillage of fuel in the pack. And, you never
have to guess at how long they might last. Who hasn't lifted up their MSR
fuel bottle, shaken it, and said, I think I have 3 more days worth of fuel.

Troubadour
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not afraid that summer may not come. It does come. It always comes." --Rilke




on 11/26/99 8:01 PM, Kelly Miller at aj7x@amsat.org wrote:

> I have one and I use it occasionally, but I do not consider the tabs
> reasonably
> cheap.  It's takes at least one for a meal, if not two, and for the price of
> four tabs at 50 cents each ($5.99 12pk Campmor) ,I can buy and use a whole
> gallon of unleaded gas for my whisperlite.  The Esbit's only strong point is
> its
> light weight, a principal factor in some circumstances.  Now, someone just
> needs
> to find an inexpensive fuel source for it.

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