Originally Posted By: frenchy
I include an Esbit "stove" in all my survival kits :
* they do not take a lot of space ;
* useful to help starting a fire ;
* useful to warm some water for a hot drink/soup ;
* OTOH, they will not boil a great amount of water ;


this in addition to alcohol stoves, that I take for more "serious" "cooking" ...


I pack an Esbit and a Trianga titanium alcohol stove because it's easy to find fuel for them...it's not so easy to find Esbit fuel just anywhere. Neither are especially potent but they'll boil enough water to reconstitute a freeze dried meal or a cup of tea fairly quickly.