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Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets
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Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets

Item # 653344

$5.95

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Use these fuel tablets for your Esbit stove. The nontoxic, nonexplosive formula is virtually odorless and smokeless.

  • Generates up to 1400°F of intense heat, providing 12 to 15 min. useable burn time per cube
  • Does not liquefy when burning, and leaves no ash residue; burns efficiently even at high altitudes
  • Easily lights with ordinary wooden matches, and can be extinguished and saved for reuse
  • Can also be used as a safe and easy-to-use fire-starter for campfires
  • 1 box contains twelve 0.5 oz. tablets

Flammable item - must be sent via surface (ground) shipping. Sorry, no air shipping. Can not be sent to Alaska, Hawaii, APO, FPO or international addresses.

Imported.

Item 653344

This item contains hazardous or flammable materials and is restricted to surface shipping only.

Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets Customer Reviews

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Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets
 
4.8

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Compact (6)
  • Easy to use (6)
  • Functional (6)
  • Lightweight (6)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Survival (6)
    • Winter camping (5)
    • Backcountry camping (4)
    • Campgrounds (4)
    • Day trips (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (5)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (3)

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    Sep

    7

    2007

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great fire starter!

    By camping guy 80

    from Colorado

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy to Use
    • Functional
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Day Trips
      • River
      • Survival
      • Trips
      • Winter Camping

      Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

      These things are great for starting a fire in the rain. They burn really hot and last quite a long time compared to their size. I especially like the fact that you can put them out, and reuse them. A must have in any survival kit.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jun

      8

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Most Reliable Stove type

      By tfruitz

      from Singapore

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Easy to Use
      • Functional
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Ineffective

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Campgrounds
      • Survival
      • Trips
      • Winter Camping

      Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

      This is the most reliable form of stove fuel.Fuel has many names, ESBIT/Hexamine Tablets/Solid Fuel.ESBIT does not seem to be a commonly known fuel outside the military. I had used up my fuel and couldn't find this stuff in any of the General or Camping stores in Yellowstone NP.[...] Only found it later in REI at Salt Lake City. Even there, there are employees who do not know what i was looking for (though one employee relished the opportunity to hunt for this obscure camping item).A windshield for the ESBIT stove is a must when there is a wind. Otherwise in my experience it would take two tablets to boil 2 cups of of water. ESBIT will leave black residues on the stove and cookery. Excellent for emergencies. Because the fuel is small, one can just dig a shallow narrow trench to use as a stove.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort Driven

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      12

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Hot stuff

      By Josh the Voyageur

      from Kansas City, MO

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Easy to Use
      • Functional
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Stinky

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Day Trips
      • Survival

      Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

      Up front: the stuff smells like fish. Not much fun to have in your pack. You can smell it through the packaging. My recommendation is to put it in a ziploc bag and keep it away from your food - and don't forget to keep it out of reach of scavengers at night. Once you put it in a ziploc bag, you can barely smell it.

      Having said that, it works great once you put it to use. It doesn't stink when it burns, and it burns really hot. You can easily boil 8 oz in a Ti mug on less than 1 Esbit bar, provided you are using a windscreen. This is great stuff for freezer bag meals or just cooking up a quick mug of hot water for coffee. You can blow out the fuel when you are done and reuse it later, as it does not liquify like Trioxane.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      11

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Tim Recommended These. He Has A Beard.

      By Actual Wizard

      from Portland, OR

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Cute
      • Easy to Use
      • Functional
      • Lightweight

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Bike Camping
        • Campgrounds
        • Survival
        • Winter Camping

        Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

        Tablets are easy to light in heavy rain. Great when used for starting a camp fire. Little, so you can fit eight of them in your back pocket. Wrap them in a zip-lock bag though. They leave a delicate fish smell.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jan

        10

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great backup

        By The Rambler

        from CT

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy to Use
        • Functional
        • Lightweight

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • River
          • Survival
          • Winter Camping

          Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

          It makes a great back up stove.
          I keep one in all my vehicles emergency kits.
          Never know when you want a hot drink or meal.
          A must for the family Emergency Preparedness Kit
          we all should have.

          • Gift:
          • No
          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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          Feb

          16

          2009

           
          5.0

          A MUST HAVE

          By Hiking Dancer

          from Covina, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Compact
          • Easy to Use
          • Functional
          • Lightweight

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backcountry Camping
            • Campgrounds
            • Day Trips
            • Survival
            • Trips
            • Winter Camping

            Comments about Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets:

            This was great. I was impressed and so were the others in my group. I just read from another person who used this product that you can put them out and reuse them again. Good info to know and pass along. One thing to remember when you light them is that make sure you hold up the fuel tablet and have the flame from your match or other fire source lick the bottm so that it can catch fire. We used a match and it the fuel didn't 'explode'or make much smoke. Most likely not recommended by the manufacture, but it works as long as you're careful and pay attention-just like everything else in life.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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