I have a rapter stove for civi use. I use a peak 1 at work as well as the coleman 2 burner stoves and lamps. other than that for small scale we use yukon stoves when it gets really cold. everything else that cooks or requires heat is a static setup which requires a generator. the peak 1 is given to us as a section stove to be used by a group of people at small level. the individual troop gets esbit type tabs which are used in the canteen cup cooker. some troops carry a peak 1 camping/hiking out side of army life etc because they are so used to using one at work. tarus for example. plus he can get free parts so I guess there is an upside. I hate the dammed stove due to its size for humping around and switched to the raptor. as a sup or replacement to esbit tabs I was looking at those pepsi can style stoves that I could make myself. this would sup both my civi and army gear in places where even the raptor may be too much to carry.

someone here must have used these a lot. my question is.

are they better than esbit tabs for the same ammount of weight? how long do they burn using a full tank of fuel? does the alcohol burn as long as an esbit? How bright is the flame from the stove from a tactical point of view? does it give off a terrible stench and muck up the bottom of the canteen cup like the tabs do. etc etc

I was considering putting a small pepsi can stove in my TAC gear to replace the esbit tabs and maybe one in my hiking gear for summer use but I am undecided which will be better.

anyone have feed back? Thanks