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#80368 - 12/18/06 04:27 PM Re: Esbit stove
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Quote:
Esbit tablets will boil a pint of water if you have the larger size tablets (they come in two sizes)


I was wondering if there is any differency between this one from a surplus store:



and this one:



The latter has a package from MPI Outdoors. Are they the same? Are the bigger tablets 14g? I think the smaller tablets are from FireLite and are 10g. I've never seen Esbit stoves in store. I will try by mail order.

Thanks

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#80369 - 12/18/06 07:40 PM Re: Esbit stove
BlackSwan Offline


Registered: 12/05/06
Posts: 37
Frankie:
Quote:
The latter has a package from MPI Outdoors. Are they the same? Are the bigger tablets 14g? I think the smaller tablets are from FireLite and are 10g. I've never seen Esbit stoves in store. I will try by mail order.


The Esbit tablets are 14g. Other vendors, like Coglan's, have smaller tablets. You can get them online at places like REI or Crapmore I mean Campmor.

More than you ever wanted to know about Esbit tablets and other types of fuels can be found here at Zen Stoves

Hope this helps,

Jeff

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#80370 - 12/18/06 11:07 PM Re: Esbit stove
Old_Scout Offline
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Registered: 11/03/06
Posts: 95
Loc: Delaware
The alcohol stove rigs I use (several different ones) just need to get started - after that they heat themselves (vaporizing fuel). Of course, it could be argued that at that point you're just doing what you do with gasoline. But I still like alcohol - plus my vaseline/Bag Balm soaked cotton balls!
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#80371 - 12/19/06 09:09 PM Re: Esbit stove
adam Offline
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Registered: 04/07/03
Posts: 256
Loc: Long Island, NY
I've used my esbit quite a bit...I use an MSR titan kettle it has a tight fitting lid. I also use a homemade windscreen. I have allways been able to boil a pint of water w/ one tab.

Adam



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#80372 - 12/20/06 12:10 AM Re: Esbit stove
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Yes it's probably true and some tricks seem pretty far fetched, for exemple: "Seagulls can be caught by wrapping food around a stone and throwing it in the air. The gull swallows the bait while still on the wing, gulping down the stone with it, and the change in weight causes the bird to crash." I have already thrown a rock on a gull when I was a kid but this trick is funny. I guess it most work sometimes since it's also highlighted in the book.

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#80373 - 12/20/06 02:12 AM Re: Esbit stove
gunsmith Offline
Newbie

Registered: 03/16/06
Posts: 35
Loc: Co.'Douglas 80125
Esbit stoves basicly ; Suck , theres a lot beter, but the stove/ fuel combonation make it a popular option ; neverless , with a windscreen an esbeit should do a lot beter results than you got (with a wind screen)
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#80374 - 12/20/06 07:17 AM Re: Esbit stove
aloha Offline
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Registered: 11/16/05
Posts: 1059
Loc: Hawaii, USA
Aloha Adam,

How did you make your wind screen and what is it made out of? And how important is that piece that you put under the Esbit? Is it a heat reflector of sorts or to catch embers that might fall out?
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#80376 - 12/20/06 03:59 PM Re: Esbit stove
Simon Offline


Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
And of course there's what, Alka-Seltzer and Rolaids or such that are illegal to carry on some beaches now? Of course you would have to go and retrieve the bird after the antacid takes effect.
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#80377 - 12/20/06 04:05 PM Re: Esbit stove
ironraven Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
I can't imagine being hungry enough to eat a seagull. They taste like a cross between stale dumpster and rotting fish (don't ask how I know, just trust me), and the stink alone can almost put out a fire.

I think I'd cook my socks first.
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#80378 - 12/20/06 04:11 PM Re: Esbit stove
Simon Offline


Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
Yeah, I wouldn't either. Never heard nothing on Pelicans. Are they the same? Probably taste about a cross between a Spotted Owl and a Whooping Crane anyway in my book, I just haven't ever considered it.
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