[pct-l] Esbit Cubes

[Peter Shaw]

I used this same set up in 09 and it worked really well. The only real
challenge is lighting the tablet in windy conditions. Just put a drop of
Purex hand cleanser on the tablet and it'll light easily. Also, make sure
you clear the site for the stove as it gets pretty hot in that cone and any
twigs or wood chippings will light up and could blow away when you lift up
the cone.

I didn't realize that Esbit came in a smaller tablet size. I can't see much
value in a 4 oz cube - it's just too small for anything really useful. I
suspect it's a misprint, but if it is correct, then the ebay price isn't as
good as REI. Also, there is no shipping cost with REI if you send it to a
store for pickup.

I just bought a big supply at REI. Interestingly the shelves were empty. In
fact many of the normal supplies were absent to the point I was concerned my
local REI was closing down. When I asked about the empty shelves, the
assistant told me they have had a major run on anything that might go into
emergency supply kits. This is all in response to the disaster in Japan that
has been so eye-opening to us all. I ordered the Esbits at the store and
their supply point only had about 32 boxes left. They said that the resupply
chain will catch up soon, but beware that you might find REI  (and
presumably other outdoor stores) are out of some things you might need. Be
prepared.

Peanut Eater

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Glenn Bradford
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:55 AM
To: Jessica Fadness
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Esbit Cubes

I just got my Caldera Cone and Gram Cracker kit - gave it a test last
night on the back porch and a 14 gram tablet was about 3/4 done when
my 640ml cup boiled...I could have probably at least warmed up another
cup full at 40 degrees.

On the math side...is that a deal? 80 4 gram tablets for $18.95 is
about 6 cents a gram. REI's standard Esbit pack of 12 14 gram tablets
for $5.95 comes out to about 3.5 cents per gram. Of course, there's
shipping costs, but larger orders have free shipping for many dealers.

Cheers,
Glenn

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jessica Fadness <jsfadness at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I will be experimenting with the Esbit stove for the PCT (used JetBoil for
the AT).  I haven't received the stove yet, but found a great deal for the
cubes (80 for $18.95) that I will put in my bounce box.  Supposedly with a
windscreen, it should take 8 minutes to boil 2 cups of water, so one cube
should be enough for dinner and a hot drink, so for 7 days, that would be
3.5 ounces of fuel.  Here's the link for that
deal... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290553792185#ht_2
491wt_702
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