Re: [pct-l] Lighting Esbit stove

[CharlieJones@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/99 8:351 PM Pacific Standard Time, sfox@eskimo.com 
writes:

<< I tried an Esbit stove on my mini-thruhike this summer. It sure is hard to 
light. Anybody found the "knack" on how to get those things lit quicker, 
especially when the wind is blowing? Here are a few difficulties that I had: 
>>

FWIW:

I hiked with a person once that used "cotton balls covered with Vaseline" as 
his starter for fuel tablets. It's something you might try at home to see how 
well it works.

But, as Tom Reynolds says, "For virtually ALL stoves a MSR windscreen is 
worth the ounce to carry it."

BTW, my hiker friend did experience trouble with lighting the cotton ball in 
the wind. On more than one occasion during that 3-day trip, my friend 
finished cooking his meal on our Whisperlite Stove.

Charlie
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