I've used esbit stoves and fuel for years. During Terrill Hoffman's "Practice What You Preach III" this year, I experimented with alternative fuels for the esbit stove. I used esbit, USGI hexamine and trioxane, and Coghlan's brand fuel tabs. The esbit fuel typically required two tabs to boil water for 5+ minutes. The other fuels took three or more tabs to boil water for the same or similar time frames. A windscreen of some type is a must.

I'll be heading south tomorrow afternoon, to the VA tidewaters region. An Esbit stove and fuel will be along for the ride ...

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